In an effort to reduce wildfire risk, the Southwest Florida Water Management District will conduct several prescribed burns in Pasco County through December.

Those fires will be conducted at: Starkey Wilderness Preserve, East of New Port Richey, west of the Suncoast Parkway, between State Road 54 and State Road 52 –

500 acres; Conner Preserve, South of State Road 52, west of Ehren Cutoff — 450 acres;

Upper Hillsborough Preserve, east of Zephyrhills, south of County Road 54 and east of Chancey Road — 300 acres;

and Cypress Creek Preserve, east of Ehren Cutoff, one mile south of State Road 52 — 150 acres.♥