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Legion Curve Burn a Success on July 1
The J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge reported that, in partnership with the Sanibel Island Prescribed Fire Task Force, it successfully completed a prescribed burn on July 1 at its Legion Curve Unit on Sanibel-Captiva Road on Sanibel.
Conditions cooperated for the five-agency task force to plan, test and execute the fire to eliminate the fuel that heightens the likelihood of wildfire on the island. It was the first controlled burn on the island since Hurricane Ian.
SCCF, the Refuge, the City of Sanibel, Sanibel Fire & Rescue, and the Lee County Mosquito Control District are the five agencies that make up the Sanibel Island Prescribed Fire Task Force.
The task force thanks all who participated in making it a safe and effective burn and all of the residents and businesses who cooperated.