Don Nicholls of Hamilton County Parks (right) and Hamilton County Council President Steve Schwartz look on as a controlled burn to rid invasive plant species from Koteewi Park. (Photo provided)
Hamilton County Parks Department in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife conducted a controlled burn at Strawtown Koteewi Park on Friday.
Members of the U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife burned approximately 150 acres south of Strawtown Avenue in an attempt to control invasive plants. “The burn is a necessary operation to maintain the health of Koteewi’s prairie grass,” said Hamilton County Parks Don Nicholls.
The U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife conducted a controlled burn on Friday at Strawtown Koteewi Park. Park officials indicated the burn is necessary to control invasive plants. (Photo provided)
The 750-acre park is well known for its archaeological history dating back to 1200–1400 A.D. when Delaware tribes inhabited the park’s prairie. Today the park has become a showpiece of the Hamilton County Parks Department, offering an archery range, walking and biking trails, equestrian activities, aerial adventure course, prehistoric interpretive exhibit and a newly opened winter tubing hill.