SRWMD touts benefits of prescribed fire

Last week of January is Prescribed Fire Awareness Week.

  • The Suwannee River Water Management District recognizes January as Prescribed Fire Awareness Week and said it reduces intensity of possible wildfires. (COURTESY SUWANNEE RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT)
    The Suwannee River Water Management District recognizes January as Prescribed Fire Awareness Week and said it reduces intensity of possible wildfires. (COURTESY SUWANNEE RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT)

    LIVE OAK — Maintaining North Florida’s natural resources and reducing the risk of wildfires is a priority of the Suwannee River Water Management District.

    Part of that effort includes the district…