The Escambia County’s Natural Resources Conservation Division is preparing for a prescribed burn in the Jones Swamp Wetland Preserve of approximately 70 acres. The burn is expected to be conducted one day between the time frame of Wednesday, Dec. 14 and Friday, Dec. 30 in the area south of US Hwy. 98, west of Fairfield Drive, north of Gulf Beach Highway, and east of Blue Angel Parkway. The final decision of which day is best to conduct the prescribed burn is based on the day's predicted fire weather forecast and comes after a burn authorization from the Florida Forest Service. A second notice will be sent the day before the anticipated burn date.
According the U.S. Forest Service, prescribed burns can have many benefits including the reducing the risk of fires by reducing fire fuels, removal of unwanted species that threaten an ecosystem, improving habitat for game, recycling nutrients back in the soil and promoting the growth of trees, wildflowers and other plants.
The burn will be conducted by a certified prescribed burn contractor with assistance from the Florida Forest Service and oversight provided by staff from the Natural Resources Conservation Division. For more information about the Jones Swamp Wetland Preserve and the proposed prescribed burn please call 850-595-3496 or 850-840-9089.
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