Prescribed Burn Notification for Starkey Wilderness Preserve for October 20

The Alert is for the Tampa Bay Region – Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas counties

Notification | October 19, 2026
Southwest Florida Water Management District

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Conditions permitting, staff from the Southwest Florida Water Management District will conduct a 155-acre prescribed fire at the Starkey Wilderness Preserve Serenova Tract in Pasco County starting at 10:30 a.m. on Oct. 20, 2026. The burn unit is located 1.25 miles west of the Suncoast Parkway, 0.5 miles south of SR 52, and 2 miles north of Ridge Road.


Map Image Courtesy of Southwest Florida Management

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