This event is subject to cancelation due to drought. Thank you for your patience and understanding!
Join us at Prairie Creek Preserve for an exciting opportunity to learn up close about prescribed burns as a conservation and restoration tool. Take a tour led by ACT Staff of an active burn site as the ACT Land Management team conducts a burn on the preserve to facilitate conservation and restoration. We suggest that participants wear long sleeves, pants, and sunglasses. Spots are limited to 10 participants, please register to reserve your spot on the list.
WHEN
This event will take place on a Friday in March or April, the conditions for prescribed burns are variable and hard to predict in advance. Please register for this event ahead of time and the week of the event an email will be sent out to the first 10 people registered, spots will be freed if those cannot attend. The event will last 1-2 hours and will take place in the afternoon, more details will be sent to participants the week of the event.
Friday, March or April
1:00 AM to 4:00 PM
WHERE
Prairie Creek Preserve
7204 SE CR 234
Gainesville, FL 32641
WHAT TO BRING
Be sure to wear closed-toe shoes and long pants. Bring water, snacks, bug spray, sunscreen, and hat if possible.
ABOUT THE PRESERVE
Prairie Creek Preserve and the surrounding 1,150 acres were purchased by ACT from 2005 to 2009. Over 500 acres were then added to Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park, while another 96 acres were added to Alachua County Forever’s Conservation Lands Program. The remainder comprises Prairie Creek Preserve, a 606-acre nature preserve that includes Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery, a natural burial ground that also conserves land.
Prairie Creek drains Newnans Lake, one of the largest lakes in north Florida, towards Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park and Orange Lake. The upland areas of the preserve are made up of flatwoods, mesic and hydric hammocks, and wetlands that include cypress swamps, depression marshes, and blackwater streams. Learn more about the preserve here.
FOR MORE INFORMATION & TO RSVP
Contact Alachua Conservation Trust by email at info@alachuaconservationtrust.org to RSVP or for more information. Space is limited to the 10 first people who RSVP. The date will be set the week of the event.
