Planned burn taking place until 10 p.m. Friday in southern Brevard at St. Sebastian state park
An authorized burn is scheduled all day Friday in southern Brevard County in a section of the St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park.
The fire, which was requested by Florida State Parks, began at about 9 a.m. Friday, stretching from near Wheeler Stormwater Park in Micco to an area near Buffer Preserve Drive, according to Florida Forest Service.
The burn area, which was about 1,200 acres, is about 1 ½ miles east of Interstate 95. It was scheduled to end at about 10 p.m. Friday.
The burn's purpose is to control growth to help restore habitats and recycle soil nutrients, according to the request received by Florida Forest Services.
The preserve covers almost 22,000 acres and spans from Brevard County into Indian River County.
Finch Walker is a Breaking News Reporter at FLORIDA TODAY. Contact Walker at 321-290-4744 or fwalker@floridatoday.com. Twitter: @_finchwalker
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