Possible prescribed burn in Midvale Heights

This year, City of Madison Engineering Division staff have asked Madison Fire Department to help conduct a prescribed burn on stormwater pond that is vegetated with native prairie plants. Prescribed burns are an important management tool for Wisconsin’s native plant communities. The timeline for this burn 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 we should get an alert the morning of the burn. The burn may not occur at all if correct weather conditions do not occur or if MFD staff are not available to do this work.

Prescribed burn(s) that will occur in your area include:
Beltline @ SW Bike Path Pond, W dead end of Hammersley Rd

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

This burn is being conducted 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 city's website at:
[https://www.cityofmadison.com/parks/projects/2024-prescribed-burns[