Most of the areas that will be burned were completed today. There was an unfavorable wind today that did not allow for the completion of the burn on the ESA in front of 11 tee, and the two areas south of hole 10. The areas are black and will remain in that condition for a few weeks when new growth will begin to show.
These areas are burned as part of the managment of the ESA's required by the county. Burning these areas removes the dead material from the previous year and allows more light to reach the surface and allow for new growth in the coming spring.
We hire a contractor, Tallgrass Restoration, to perform the burn for us. They go through the necessary process of acquiring a burn permit, notifying residents and contacting the Naperville Fire Department before the burn can be done. They also give recommendations on further management while they are on the property.
The burning is done by spreading the flame with flammables in sections across an area of the ESA. We had two of our employees with backpack sprayers of water to extinguish any stray flames that creep out of the ESA's. The areas completed today included the ESA in front of 17 tee and around 17 pond, around 14 pond and in front of 18 tee.
The remaining areas will be done as the weather permits.
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