Controlled Burn Scheduled Thursday at Nature Center

Published on April 15, 2021

Parks and Recreation staff will conduct a controlled burn from noon to 3 p.m. Thursday, April 15 at the Pioneers Park Nature Center, 3201 S. Coddington Avenue. The 12-acre burn will be located north of the Prairie Building. The burn is pending appropriate weather conditions. The public is advised to avoid the area during this time.

The public is advised to avoid the area during this project. Controlled burns are a tool to manage large areas of native plants and grasses. Land managers monitor weather and air quality conditions to ensure safe burns.

For more information on the prairie and ongoing management efforts, call Aaron Druery, Lincoln Parks and Recreation, 402-499-1044. Druery will not be available during the burn on Thursday. More information on Parks and Recreation is available at parks.lincoln.ne.gov.

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