Smoke in the air as Windsor sets prescribed burns at Ojibway Complex

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Smoke was visible across Windsor’s west end this week during prescribed burns designed to assist native species in Ontario’s largest stand of tallgrass prairie.

The prescribed burns, including one on Thursday, have been happening in the Ojibway Prairie Complex, including Ojibway Park, Spring Garden Natural Area, and the Tallgrass Prairie Heritage Park.

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Representatives of the Ojibway Nature Centre said the affected areas are closed during the burns. The centre also recommends that people living in the area keep their windows closed when smoke is in the air during the burns.

The centre said prescribed burns have been used as a 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 still remaining in Ontario,” the nature centre said in a media release.

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