Smoke might be visible in southern Martin County on May 1 from a 225-acre prescribed burn near Interstate 95 and Florida’s Turnpike.
The South Florida Water Management District was conducting a prescribed burn of up to 225 acres along the east side of the I-95/Turnpike corridor, according to a news release. It’s in the Loxahatchee River/Cypress Creek Management Area.
It was located about 2 miles north of exit 116 on the Turnpike and exits 87A and 87B on I-95 for Indiantown Road in Jupiter, according to the release. It’s on the north side of the Loxahatchee River.
Laurie K. Blandford is a breaking news reporter with TCPalm. Email her at laurie.blandford@tcpalm.com.
This article originally appeared on Treasure Coast Newspapers: Smoke may be visible from large prescribed burn in South Florida
Reporting by Laurie K. Blandford, Treasure Coast Newspapers / Treasure Coast Newspapers
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