Prescribed burns planned north of I-10 in Santa Rosa County on Friday

SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. — The Florida Forest Service – Blackwater Forestry Center says prescribed burns will be in the area just north of I-10 on Friday.

According to a Santa Rosa County release, a contractor is scheduled to conduct two prescribed burns on privates lands. They say this could be visible to passing motorists.

“The first burn is north of I-10, east of Avalon Boulevard, and is 260 acres – highlighted in yellow on the first map,” the release says. “The second is on a 30-acre island in the Blackwater River.”…

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