The City Natural Resources Department manages high quality natural areas such as prairies and oak savannas using multiple methods. The City also controls invasive aquatic plants on a few large lakes. Work focuses on controlling invasive plants and promoting native ones.
Learn more about management techniques and projects sites using links on the left.
Minnesota Statue 471.701 requires that a city or county with a population of more than 15,000 must annually notify its residents of the positions and base salaries of its three highest paid employees. The City of Burnsville’s titles and salaries as of January 1, 2021 are: City Manager: $177,138; Fire Chief: $168,471; PW Director: $168,471.