Naperville Park District to Conduct Prescribed Burns this Spring

Tuesday, February 24, 2026

This spring, the Naperville Park District will deploy park maintenance crews and third-party contractors to various park locations across the Park District to conduct prescribed ground-level burns. Prescribed burns are intentionally ignited fires designed to improve the overall health of an ecosystem. The Park District utilizes this practice as an effective tool to clear the ground of invasive weeds and reduce the amount of leaf and plant debris. Prescribed burns typically take place in the spring and fall under the right conditions, including low wind velocity, specific wind direction and a low chance of precipitation.

Weather conditions permitting, crews may conduct a prescribed burn at the following locations this spring:

North Parks

  • Century Farms Park – 715 Sigmund Road
  • Country Lakes Park – 1835 North Aurora Road
  • Nike Sports Complex – 288 W Diehl Road
  • Riverwalk Park West (Sindt Woods) – 912 Honorary Sindt
  • Seager Park – 1163 Plank Road
  • Wil-O-Way Commons – 1071 W Jefferson

Central Parks

  • Buttonwood Park – 803 Buttonwood Circle
  • Hobson West Ponds – 1047 S West Street
  • Meadow Glens – 1303 Muirhead Avenue
  • Dorothea Weigand Riverfront Park – 2436 S Washington Street

South Parks

  • Commissioner’s Park – 3704 111th Street
  • DuPage River Park – 808 Royce Road
  • Frontier Sports Complex – 3380 Cedar Glade Drive
  • Knoch Knolls Park – 336 Knoch Knolls Road
  • Tall Grass Lakes – 3320 Rollingridge Road
  • Springbrook Parkway – 2359 Nottingham Lane

Golf

  • Springbrook Golf Course – 2220 W 83rd Street

Third-Party Contractor Burned Parks

  • Arrowhead Park – 711 Iroquois Avenue
  • Fairway Commons Park – 955 Fairway Drive
  • Fort Hill Activity Center – 20 Fort Hill Drive
  • Sportsman’s Park – 735 S West Street
  • Clow Creek Greenway – 4588 Pradel Drive
  • Knoch Knolls Nature Center – 320 Knoch Knolls Road
  • Redfield Commons – 1324 Redfield Road
  • Riverwalk – 500 Jackson Avenue

For more information on prescribed burns at Naperville parks, visit www.napervilleparks.org/prescribedburns. To learn more about the ecological effects of prescribed burns, read the ParkTalk Blog Science of Prescribed Burns.