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Sanibel task force details planned prescribed burns for 2021
By TIFFANY REPECKI / [email protected] - | May 11, 2021
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The Sanibel Prescribed Fire Task Force recently outlined its plan for this year’s prescribed burn operations on the island, which consist of four areas in total, with two being a high priority.
On May 5, representatives for the J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation and city’s Natural Resources Department announced the spring-summer plan for the targeted conservation lands during a joint public meeting held virtually this year via Zoom.
The areas for the refuge and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service are the Bailey Tract, Botanical Site and Legion Curve, while the SCCF and city staff are focused on the Erick A. Lindblad Preserve. ....

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