Commission approves prescribed burn at Howe Wetlands under contracted protocol
November 05, 2025 | Evansville City, Vanderburgh County, Indiana
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Mister Walsh, a parks staff member, told the commission the northern unit is just over 2 acres and that the burn would be carried out by Davie Resource Group under the same protocol used for a southern-unit burn earlier in the year. "Davie Resource Group follows strict weather protocols, you know, weather, relative humidity, wind patterns, wind speed and direction," Walsh said, adding that the company typically notifies staff at most three days in advance when conditions are right.
Walsh said the burn season should start about mid-November and that parks staff will inform the fire department and the health department as soon as a burn date is confirmed. He noted the northern unit is surrounded by wetland that provides a natural burn break and that an earlier spring burn on the southern unit had no issues.
The commission approved the request by voice vote. Staff recorded a follow-up task to notify the fire and health departments when a date is selected and to document the burn execution per contract.
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