Sea Pines Forest Preserve Prescribed Burn Scheduled for Tuesday, March 12, 2024
3/12/24 @ 11:00 AM
The prescribed burn referenced below is proceeding and should be completed by late afternoon. Please click here to view a map of the Forest Preserve and the areas that will be restricted during the prescribed burn. There is a possibility parts of the community may see or smell smoke during the active burn and potentially into the night as mop up operations are conducted.
Another prescribed burn has been tentatively scheduled for tomorrow, Wednesday, March 13th beginning between 10:00 am-noon. The Forest Preserve will remain open, but there will be a restricted area near Lake Joe (click here to view map). Please note this restricted area surrounds the Shell Ring (i.e. there will be no access to the Shell Ring during the burn). Please note this schedule is based upon the most current weather forecast and the decision to conduct the burn will not be made until closer to 10:00 am tomorrow morning.
3/12/24 @ 8:00 AM
A prescribed burn has been tentatively scheduled for today, March 12th beginning between 10:00 am-noon. The Forest Preserve will remain open, but there will be a restricted area near Vanishing Swamp. Please click here to view a map of the Forest Preserve and the areas that will be restricted during the prescribed burn.
Please note this schedule is based upon the most current weather forecast and the decision to conduct the burn will not be made until closer to 10:00 am.