Curbside Chipping

New for 2024 - Curbside Chipping

Edwards neighborhood chipping program helping reduce wildfire risk

Edwards Metropolitan District has teamed up with the Eagle Valley Wildland for fire mitigation efforts. Currently, there's a Curbside Chipping Program underway, scheduled to take place in Edwards every 3rd week of the month for the 2024 summer. For more information on what to do and what not to do, see below!

While the program is done for 2024, look for new details here for 2025, and feel free to check Eagle Valley Wildland Facebook website HERE

A worker feeding branches into a wood chipper. — Photo Courtesy of Old Growth Tree Service

Schedule

Piles must be stacked by:

May 2024: 5/12
June 2024: 6/16
July 2024: 7/14
August 2024: 8/18 (last call)

For current updates, please visit Eagle Valley Wildland Facebook Page.

What we DO want: Trees, logs and branches up to 15 inches in diameter. All materials must be free from wire or nails. HIGH, neatly stacked piles. Piles must be clear of vehicles. Piles within 5 feet of roadway (not on road or sidewalk). Piles smaller than 2 cubic yards should be combined with neighboring piles if practical.

What we DON’T want: No construction materials or treated lumber. No rotten wood, root wads, stumps, dirt or rocks. No grass clippings, trash, weeds, or bags of leaves. No piles on the road or any paved surface. No piles in ditches or depressions. Do not place piles directly under power lines, near gas meters, phone/utility pedestals or mailboxes.

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