The Woodridge Park District will be conducting prescribed burns at various parks and properties between October 24, 2022 and April 30, 2023 when weather conditions are suitable.
Prescribed burns are part of a natural areas management process and will be conducted by trained Park District staff or an experienced contractor. All burns are supervised by an Illinois Certified Prescribed Burn Manager. Prescribed burns are a management technique used for improving site conditions for high quality native plants while reducing invasive weeds.
During the prescribed burn, smoke conditions will occur, but shall be kept to a minimum. Should any of your family members have health situations that may be affected or irritated by these conditions, please contact Christopher Pollack, Natural Resource Manager at cpollack@woodridgeparks.org or 630-353-3373. Visit the Rainout Line webpage or subscribe for alerts via the Rainout Line app to receive prescribed burns updates.
The Woodridge Park District will be conducting prescribed burns at various parks and properties this fall and next spring. The burns will take place between October 24, 2022 and April 30, 2023 when weather conditions are suitable.
Prescribed burns are part of a natural areas management process and will be conducted by trained Park District staff or an experienced contractor. All burns are supervised by an Illinois Certified Prescribed Burn Manager. Prescribed burns are a management technique used for improving site conditions for high quality native plants while reducing invasive weeds.
During the prescribed burn, smoke conditions will occur, but shall be kept to a minimum. Should any of your family members have health situations that may be affected or irritated by these conditions, please contact Christopher Pollack, Natural Resource Manager at cpollack@woodridgeparks.org or 630-353-3373. Visit the Rainout Line webpage or subscribe for alerts via the Rainout Line app to receive prescribed burns updates.
As of November 10, the following sites have been completed:
- Ide’s Grove East Park
- Windy Point Park
- Cypress Cove (partially completed)
- Pond 54: natural area east of Woodward Ave and Prairie Ln (contracted)
Prescribed burns are planned for the following sites:
- 63rd Street Park
- Boundary Hill Woods
- Caddie Corner Park
- Castaldo Park
- Echo Point Park
- Falconridge Park
- Foxtree Court Stream – natural area near Foxtree Ave. and Wintergreen Ct.
- Hawthorne Hill Woods
- Heritage Parkway (contracted)
- Ides’ Grove West Park
- Pond Buffer
- Timber’s Edge Woodland (only the section that was not replanted)
- Janeswood Creek – natural area between Wake Robin and Wintergreen Courts
- Killdeer Basin – natural area near Killdeer and Oriole Courts
- Lake Carleton
- Lake Harriet
- Mending Wall Park
- Orchard Hill Park (contracted)
- Rutgers/Peters Drive Basin
- Seven Bridges Park
- Summerhill Park
- Triangle Park (contracted)
- Vicente Subdivision Outlot A (contracted)
- Vicente Subdivision Outlot C
- Vicente Subdivision Outlot D (contracted)
- Village Greens Golf Course
- Water Tower Reserve Unit 1 Outlot A
- Water Tower Reserve Unit 1 Outlot B
