TALLAHASSEE, Fla., March 11, 2021 – The U.S. Forest Service is prescribed burning today in the Apalachicola National Forest.
A 3,871-acre prescribed burn will occur in Liberty County, in the Mud Swamp Wilderness, north of the Forest boundary with Tates Hell State Forest, east of Forest Road 120, west of Forest Road 126, and south of Forest Road 183. The burn will improve wildlife habitat, eliminate vegetation build up and reduce the threat of wildfires.
People are reminded that the smoke they may see today and tomorrow in this vicinity is not coming from a wildfire. Motorists are cautioned to drive slowly with lights on while traveling in smoky areas. Drivers should be particularly cautious in areas where prescribed fires have taken place when it is foggy; morning fog can mix with smoke and further decrease visibility.
This is just one of many prescribed burns the Apalachicola National Forest is doing during the 2021 prescribed burning season. This season, approximately 100,000 acres have been proactively treated in the Apalachicola National Forest. Today’s burn is in burn units 83, 84 and 85. View the Apalachicola’s planned burn map here: https://bit.ly/3kS9ZWf. | 
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