The Ramsey County Parks and Recreation Department will be conducting prescribed burns of some county-owned prairies and woodlands throughout April and May.
Experienced county staff and contractors will conduct the burns according to a pre-written, permitted burn plan for each site. Burns will range in size from under an acre to more than 50 acres.
Prescribed burn locations include: Long Lake Regional Park; Benson Prairie within Bald Eagle-Otter Lakes Regional Park; the Grass Lake area of Vadnais-Snail Lakes Regional Park; the east prairie in Battle Creek Regional Park; areas within Tamarack Nature Center; and Tony Schmidt Regional Park.
Due to weather conditions, the exact time and date of each burn cannot be determined more than a day in advance. Whenever possible, burn dates will be announced on the department’s Twitter feed (@RamseyCtyParks) and website at http://parks.co.ramsey.mn.us.
Some residents may be able to smell smoke on the days when burning occurs.
Prescribed burns are used to improve the growth of native vegetation, including shrubs, grasses and wildflowers. The fires also help control weeds and other undesirable plants.
Controlled burns safely mimic the natural burning process that helped form the prairies and woodlands of Minnesota.
Contact: Mark VanGerpen, Communications Associate, 651-748-2500.
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