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Parks board authorizes 1.7-acre prescribed burn at Howell Wetlands Prairie
Evansville City Board of Parks Commissioners · September 4, 2024
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Summary
The board approved a controlled burn on roughly 1.7 acres of Howell Wetlands Prairie this fall, to control woody encroachment and invasive species; EcoLogic will prepare the burn plan and staff coordinated with fire and health departments.
The Evansville City Board of Parks Commissioners approved staff’s request on Sept. 4 to conduct a prescribed burn on about 1.7 acres of Howell Wetlands Prairie this fall.
Derek Walsh, the department’s natural-resources director for Wesselman operations, told the board that periodic fire is necessary for prairie health to remove…
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