Parks and Outdoors officials are working to maintain the landscape at Jack Benson Heritage Park by conducting a live burn on Wednesday afternoon (10/16/24). There’s a half-acre meadow at the park that’s planted with native seeds and it is part of the regular maintenance at the site to have periodic burns. Ash trees are encroaching on the grasses and altering the soil moisture. The burn will start at 1 PM because that will be the best time for humidity levels, as well as wind direction/speed. The dog park will be closed during the burn, along with the portion of the walking path that goes behind the area being burned. The operation is expected to take about an hour and during that time, smoke will be visible in the area. There is no need to call 911.