District 1 Prescribed Burns for Spring 2025

Madison Prescribed Burns General Information

The City of Madison Engineering Division 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 1, 2025, and May 15, 2025. The correct conditions for prescribed burns can be difficult to predict, so it is not usually possible to provide exact dates, however Engineering will email alders alerting them the morning of the burn(s). Burns may not occur at all if correct weather conditions do not occur.

Prescribed Burns in District 1

• LBMC Midtown-Woods Retention Pond, 1951 Woods Rd
• Ashworth Dr Pond, 2009 Hawks Ridge Dr
• South Point Streets Facility Rain Garden, 400 South Point Rd
• Watts & Gingergrass Greenway, 9902 Watts Rd: brush pile burn only at this location
• Hawks Woods System Pond, 10006 Soaring Sky Run: brush pile burn only at this location

Prescribed Burns Notices and Procedures

The prescribed burn Project Manager has mailed postcards to residents to notify them about the prescribed burn in their neighborhood.

These burns will be conducted by certified staff with a permit from the 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.