The St. Johns River Water Management District is conducting a 276-acre prescribed fire today at the Hatchet Creek Tract of the Newnans Lake Conservation Area, south of State Road 26 and west of County Road 234, in Alachua County. The purpose of the burn is to reduce hazardous fuels and maintain fire-dependent ecosystems. [Jan. 22, 2015]
Source:: http://webapub.sjrwmd.com/agws10/news_release/ViewNews.aspx?nrd=nr15-008