Prescribed burn set for Spruce Creek Preserve

Posted On: November 30, 2020

Because of favorable weather conditions, Volusia County Land Management personnel will conduct a 120-acre burn in Doris Leeper Spruce Creek Preserve this week. The exact date has not yet been set.

The burn will be north of Pioneer Trail and east of the Martins Dairy Road parking lot. Trails to the east of Martins Dairy Road will be closed the day of the burn.

According to Land Manager Cindy Venuti: “Controlled burn events are weather dependent with advance notice typically 48 hours or less. Land Management staff and assisting personnel prefer to conduct burns with a cold front producing north and northwest winds that direct smoke east of and away from I-95.”

The burn is being done to eliminate dry and overgrown vegetation, reduce the risk of wildfires, and increase public safety.