Golden Aster Scrub Controlled Fire Behind Powerlines, Gibsonton, Florida

Creator

Hillsborough County ELAPP

Files

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Creation Date

5-2-1996

Abstract

A controlled fire in the Golden Aster Scrub area is managed behind powerlines, demonstrating careful vegetation management near infrastructure to prevent wildfires. The Golden Aster scrub is approximately 1,236 acres located west of Interstate 75 and north of Big Bend Road.

Keywords

Environmental protection, Wildlife management, Environmental restoration, Prescribed burning, Saw palmetto, Pinus clausa, Leavenworth's tickseed, Electric lines

Extent

1 color photograph

Geographic Location

Hillsborough County (Fla.); Gibsonton (Fla.)

Physical Collection

Environmental Lands Acquisition and Protection Program Collection

Digital Date

2021

Media Type

Color photographs

Identifier

E22-00202

Recommended Citation

Hillsborough County ELAPP, "Golden Aster Scrub Controlled Fire Behind Powerlines, Gibsonton, Florida" (1996). Environmental Lands Acquisition and Protection Program Collection. Image 410.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/elapp/410