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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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February
8, 2016
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(352) 395-4943,
cell (352) 258-6084
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Gainesville, FL – The Florida Forest Service
will be conducting an 8,525 acre prescribed burn this week on Goethe State
Forest beginning Tuesday, February 9. The prescribed burn operation should
take two days to complete.
Roadclosures will be in place at northbound SR 121 at US 19 and at southbound
SR 121 at CR 326. In addition, CR 337
between SR 121 and CR 326 will also be closed due to smoky conditions and
heavy equipment working in the area.
Drivers should use caution.
This
prescribed burn will be conducted by a Florida Forest Service helicopter and
ground crews. Traffic control on the
roads surrounding the affected area will be under the direction of the
Florida Highway Patrol and the Levy County Sheriff’s Office. Drivers and
residents are reminded of the possibility of smoke on the road during
prescribed burns. If the public encounters smoke on the highways, slow down,
turn on your low beams and drive appropriately under the conditions
The
Florida Forest Service is reminding citizens and landowners that the benefits
of prescribed fire in Florida are plentiful, and include:
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Providing improved forage for wildlife and
livestock
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Returning nutrients to the soil
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Helping control certain plant diseases
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Reducing the buildup of dry and flammable plant
materials
The Florida
Forest Service manages more than one million acres of public forestland while
protecting 26 million acres of homes, forestland and natural resources from
the devastating effects of wildfires.
Learn more about the Florida
Forest Service.
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