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WingedMonkey
05-09-2011, 22:08
Jarhead Wildfire in Big Cypress National Preserve has closed the southern section of Florida Trail between US 41 and I-75 (Alligator Alley).
http://www.inciweb.org/incident/article/2212/11182/

Four Florida Panther cubs are killed by fire.
http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2011-05-04/news/sfl-wildfire-kills-florida-panther-cubs-20110504_1_panther-huge-wildfire-core-habitat

Giggity
05-09-2011, 22:12
Yeah the smoke on the westide of Jax is pretty thick. Alot of ash too. I'm sure it's alot worse along the trail.

WingedMonkey
05-09-2011, 22:22
Yeah the smoke on the westide of Jax is pretty thick. Alot of ash too. I'm sure it's alot worse along the trail.
Must be a different fire.

Great White
05-09-2011, 23:07
It is sad to hear about the cubs. At least the mother survived. :(

I follow the Go Hydrology! (http://www.gohydrology.org/) blog. The author posted an entry (http://www.gohydrology.org/2011/05/how-historic-is-this-drought.html) for today discussing the current dry season. The graphic displayed puts this season in context, it is one of the driest years for southern Florida.

moytoy
05-10-2011, 03:03
I'm in Hialeah this morning and it's smoky here. The reversal of the sea breeze must be bringing the smoke in this direction. I'm heading out to BC on Wed. so hope I can get through.

JaxHiker
05-10-2011, 10:12
Yeah the smoke on the westide of Jax is pretty thick. Alot of ash too. I'm sure it's alot worse along the trail.

That's coming from the Okefenokee and/or 12-mile Swamp in St. Johns. The former has burned over 80K acres. The latter is closer to 200. I-95 was closed a couple of weeks ago.

WingedMonkey
05-10-2011, 13:18
A good source of Florida active wildfires can be found on a PDF map at:
http://www.fl-dof.com/wildfire/information.html

Sickmont
05-10-2011, 13:26
That sucks about the cubs.....

WingedMonkey
05-11-2011, 23:48
38,130 acres burned, 85% contained.

http://www.inciweb.org/incident/2212/