The art museum in Indianapolis, Indiana, Newfields, has been using fire to combat threats to its ecosystem, using a prescribed burn, a conservation technique often used in prairies to combat invasive species threatening to eat the property. The fire was part of a process initiated by Newfields to combat Callery pear, an invasive species once popular among homeowners for pretty spring blooms, but a controlled burn reduces the need for hand-pulling, herbicides, and future chainsaw situations. The process requires careful planning and safeguards to ensure the safety of plants and their habitat. Despite controversy about prescribed fire on Indiana landscapes like the Hoosier National Forest, the practice has become routine in the United States and has led to an increase in landowners, even urban ones, igniting their property to protect biodiversity. This type of conservation work is particularly relevant to wildlife health in Central Indiana.