Photo: City of Ankeny
(Ankeny, IA) -- The City of Ankeny will be conducting prescribed burns beginning March 22, 2023 through mid-May. Weather conditions and safety considerations will determine the exact date and time of the fires.
Locations for prescribed burns include:
- Vintage Park, west side
- Precedence Park Native Beds
- Cascade Falls Detention Basin
- Irvinedale Water Tower Native Area
- Deer Creek Detention Basin
- Bellagio East Park
- Plaza Parkway Basins
- Otter Creek Maintenance Basin
- Fire Station No. 2 Bio Cell
- Outdoor Education Center Wetland
- Tradition Basins
- West First Street Bridge
City park staff will conduct the burns. The public should avoid parks on the day that they are scheduled to be burned. It is expected that the areas will take less than a day to a few days each to burn. The burns have to be completed when there is less than 10 mph wind in order to keep smoke from traveling far. The burns also take place between sunrise and sunset. The Ankeny Fire Department, Polk County Dispatch and Polk County Air Quality will be notified of the planned burns in advance.