Prescribed Burns

Prescribed burns can prevent shrubs that invaded native prairie plantings from getting too big. To conduct prescribed burns, cities and counties should have staff who have completed wildland fire training (training courses S-130 and S-190). See Chapter 9: Prescribed Burning for more information. 

Roadside Real Talk

Insights from Roadside Managers and Other Professionals

Fall prescribed fire works very well for controlling small-to-medium eastern red cedar, especially if done following earlier foliar spraying to help stress the tree. 

—Lakota Kirst, Cerro Gordo County, 2024