2025 Prescribed Burns for Ojibway Prairie Complex

Residents and drivers on Windsor’s west side could see some smoke during the month of March as prescribed burns are expected to take place in the Ojibway Prairie Complex, specifically in areas around Ojibway Park, Spring Garden Natural Area, and Tallgrass Prairie Heritage Park.

These areas will be closed during the burns, and we recommend that nearby neighbours keep windows closed when smoke is in the air.

Prescribed burns have been safely used as an effective management tool for Windsor’s tallgrass prairie and oak savannah ecosystems for 40 years.

Continued burning is necessary to maintain a healthy and diverse ecosystem in the Ojibway Prairie area, which is the largest stand of tallgrass prairie remaining in Ontario.

For more information contact:

Ojibway Nature Centre 
5200 Matchett Road, Windsor, Ontario, N9C 4E8 
Phone: 519-966-5852 
Email: ojibway@citywindsor.ca  
Website: www.ojibway.ca