The South Florida Water Management District is scheduled to conduct a 145-acre prescribed burn in the Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed (CREW) Management Area in Collier County on Wednesday.
The burn unit is in the CREW Management Area and is located approximately 5 miles south of SR-82 and one mile east of Corkscrew Road.
Smoke may be visible in the area of the burn as identified in the map below:
Prescribed burns are important to protect conservation lands from uncontrolled wildfires while supporting the health of South Florida's ecosystems.
The South Florida Water Management District routinely conducts prescribed burns to maintain the health and ecological function of natural areas and to help manage certain invasive vegetation for the benefit of native plants and wildlife.
See an interactive map of actively controlled burns provided by the Florida Forest Service.
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