Engineering Prescribed Burns 2024

This year, City of Madison Engineering Division staff in partnership with Madison Fire Department will be conducting prescribed burns on areas of existing native vegetation. Prescribed burns are an important management tool for Wisconsin’s native plant communities. The timeline for these burns to occur will be between March 11 and May 31. The correct conditions for prescribed burns can be difficult to predict, so it is not usually possible to provide exact dates, however I will send you an email alerting you the morning of the burn(s). Burns may not occur at all if correct weather conditions do not occur.

Prescribed burn(s) that will occur in your area include:

• Waban Hillslope native planting and Waban roundabout native planting, at intersection of Chippewa Ct, Council Crest and Waban Hill

  
• Verona Rd Biobasin NE and SE Ponds, NW of intersection of Verona Rd Frontage Rd and Atticus Way*

 *this burn may be conducted by Madison Fire Department staff as part of wildland fire training

 The prescribed burn Project Manager will be mailing postcards to residents to notify them about the prescribed burn in their neighborhood.

 All burns are being conducted by certified staff with approval by Madison Fire Department. The burns will only take place under specific weather conditions in order to manage smoke and minimize impacts to neighbors. In addition, the burn professionals will install appropriate road signage on the day of the burn.

 A list of project contacts and more information is on our website at:

https://www.cityofmadison.com/parks/projects/2024-prescribed-burns

Please share this information with your neighbors and neighborhood association sites or blogs. 

Thank you,

Greenway Vegetation Coordinator