2,300 Acre Prescribed Burn Taking Place at Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge, 500-Acre Burn in Micco

By  //  January 9, 2021

controlled burning is a technique used in forest management

Officials in Brevard County are working a 2,300-acre prescribed burn today at the Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge and a 500 acre burn at Buffer Preserve Dr., west of I-95 in Micco.

BREVARD COUNTY • MERRITT ISLAND, FLORIDA – Officials in Brevard County are working a 2,300-acre prescribed burn today at the Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge and a 500 acre burn at Buffer Preserve Dr., west of I-95 in Micco.

Prescribed or controlled burning is a technique used in forest management, farming, or prairie restoration.

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