Naperville Park District to Conduct Springtime Prescribed Burns

Monday, March 10, 2025

This spring, the Naperville Park District will deploy maintenance crews to various park locations across the Park District to conduct prescribed ground-level burns. Prescribed burns (also referred to as controlled burns) are intentionally-ignited fires on specific lands. Supervised by certified, experienced professionals, this practice is designed to improve the overall health of an ecosystem by clearing invasive weeds and reducing the amount of leaf and plant debris on the ground. Typically, this type of park maintenance takes place in the spring and fall.

Certain variables are necessary to conduct prescribed burns. The ground must be at a certain temperature considering any melted snow or ice, and the grass must remain dormant for a successful burn. Weather conditions affect prescribed burns as well, and the practice requires low wind velocity, specific wind direction and a low chance of precipitation.

Weather conditions permitting, certified professionals plan to conduct prescribed burns at the following locations this spring:

  • Arrowhead Park – 711 Iroquois Avenue
  • Ashbury Greenway – 3475 Plainfield/Naperville Road
  • Ashbury Park – 1740 Conan Doyle Road
  • Bailey Hobson Woods – 1184 Hobson Mill Drive
  • Baileywood Park – 1588 Oxford Lane
  • Brighton Ridge Park – 775 Torrington Drive
  • Brook Crossings – 1015 95th Street
  • Buttonwood Park – 803 Buttonwood Circle
  • Commissioners Park – 3704 111th Street
  • DuPage River Park – 808 Royce Road
  • Fairway Commons Park – 955 Fairway Drive
  • Frontier Sports Complex – 3380 Cedar Glade Drive
  • Hobson West Ponds – 1047 S. West Street
  • Hunter Woods – 2007 Lakeview Court
  • Kingsley Prairie – 160 Ring Road
  • Knoch Knolls Commons – 323 Knoch Knolls Road
  • Knoch Knolls Park – 336 Knoch Knolls Road
  • Lincoln Greenway – 1052 Edgewater Drive
  • May Watts Park – 804 S Whispering Hills Drive
  • Meadow Glens – 1303 Muirhead Avenue
  • Nike Sports Complex – 288 W Diehl Road
  • Olesen Estates Park – 1415 Dunrobin Road
  • Pioneer Park – 1212 S Washington Street
  • Rock Ridge Park – 1316 Green Trails Drive
  • Seager Park – 1163 Plank Road
  • Sportsman’s Park – 735 S West Street
  • Springbrook Crossings – 1211 Leverenz Road
  • Springbrook Parkway – 2359 Nottingham Lane
  • Summerfield Lake Park – 2003 Skylane Drive
  • Tall Grass Lakes – 3320 Rollingridge Road
  • Westglen Commons – 467 Westglen Drive
  • Willowgate Square – 408 Travelaire Avenue
  • Wil-O-Way Commons – 1071 W Jefferson Avenue
  • Wil-O-Way Park – 1408 W Jefferson Avenue
  • Winding Creek Park – 144 W Bailey Road
  • Wolf’s Crossing Community Park – 3252 Wolf’s Crossing Road

For more information on prescribed burns at Naperville parks, visit napervilleparks.org/prescribedburns.