Burn Notice St. George Island Unit 4

Public Notice

February 15, 2012

Over the past few months plans have been made between the Florida Forest Service and the Florida
Department of Environmental Protection (owners of the undeveloped property in Unit 4) to work
cooperatively using prescribed fire to reduce wildfire risk on the DEP property bordering E. Pine Ave.
from the bridge to 11th St. E. on St George Island. Burning this area is scheduled to occur during the
week of 2/17- 2/29. If you suffer from lung or breathing issues it is strongly recommended that you
avoid this area of the island or plan to leave the island on the days when burning is being done. This
project is performed by trained and qualified professionals from our agencies and will significantly
reduce the wildfire risk to those living in Unit 4.

Prescribed fires are only conducted when weather parameters are suitable. The final decision to burn is
made daily, after reviewing the Predicted Fire Weather forecast for that particular day.

Prescribed burning mimics natural fire cycles to restore healthy forests and natural communities,
reduce undergrowth that accumulates over time and decreases the potential for wildfire. Burned lands
experience an increase in native wildflowers, birds and other wildlife.

We appreciate your patience during this week as we ask you to tolerate a little smoke now so we can
prevent the smoke a wildfire would produce later.

Further questions: Todd W. Schroeder, Wildfire Mitigation Specialist, Florida Forest Service, (850) 519-
0666 or Lee Edmiston, Manager, Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve, (850) 670-7721.


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