2024 Engineering Prescribed Burns for Vegetation Control in District 19

The City of Madison Engineering Division will be conducting several prescribed burns in District 19 in 2024. The purpose of these burns is to properly manage 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, Engineering will send me an email on the morning of the burn(s), and I will endeavor to post a blog, if my schedule allows. Burns may not occur at all if correct weather conditions do not occur.

Prescribed burn(s) that will occur in District 19 include:

• Spring Harbor Beach Bioretention Pond, 5417 Lake Mendota Dr
• Indian Hill Park Bioretention Pond, 5001 Flambeau Rd
• Old Middleton South Pond, 6027 Old Middleton Rd (burning of a brush pile, not a prairie burn)

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 the Parks website at:

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