Today’s forest health outreach update covers the following topics:
*Forestry Tip of the Day: Don’t miss out on cheap slash, log and pine needle disposal
*New Publication: Wildfire Mitigation Quick Checklist
*In the News: FAQ’s about the Colorado Homeowner Insurance Reform Act of 2013
*Press Release: Boulder County Sheriff Reminds Public to Register for Emergency Alerts

*Forestry Tip of the Day: Don’t miss out on cheap slash, log and pine needle disposal 
Forestry Tip of the Day: Despite the somewhat cooler and wetter start to the summer, we recently had good reminder about the need to properly prepare for wildfires. On Monday, the Blue Bell Fire started near Evergreen and burned an estimated 15-20 acres. For more on this fire visit theJefferson County Sheriff’s Office Blog.

Got Pine Needles and Cut Grass? In today’s eNewsletter we wanted to highlight all the great community driven wildfire mitigation disposal events that are available to you for a limited time. Local community leaders in Nederland, Gold Hill and Jamestown have been diligently working to provide you cheap, easy and close options to dispose slash, logs, pine needles and cut grass. There are several one-time events that are occurring now or soon that we highly recommend you take advantage of. Don’t wait to take action, these events won’t be available later in the summer, when it really starts to dry out. Attend any event that is close to your home. Open to all.

Pine Needle and Grass Clipping Disposal Options:

• Nederland area Pine Needle Disposal: You must purchase compostable yard waste bags from Town Hall for $0.50 each. Full bags must be returned to Nederland Public works by June 19. For complete details visit: http://nederlandco.org/2013/06/pine-needle-bags-extended-sale-and-collection/
• Gold Hill area Pine Needle Disposal: As part of Gold Hill’s annual spring cleanup they will have a “Firewise” dumpster available for disposal of flammable material (pine needles, cut grass). You must purchase compostable yard waste bags prior to the event, fill um up, and then drop the bags off on Saturday, June 15. To buy bags contact local community volunteers, Gretchen at Gretchen@nullmac.com or Kris atkgkeewee@nullnetzero.net. Buy bags now because they won’t last long!

Free Slash Disposal and Pine Needle Disposal Options:

• Jamestown area Pine Needle and Free Slash Disposal: On June 15, local community leaders are offering a free of charge slash, pine needles and grass clipping disposal event. Yard waste will be dropped in one dumpster and slash will be unloaded and immediately chipped by volunteers into 3 other dumpsters. There are very specific requirements about what is accepted at this event. Please look at our event flier for complete details:  http://www.bouldercounty.org/doc/landuse/jamestownbarkchipping201306.pdf This event is first come first served so come early. Make sure to keep your pine needles separated from slash. We recommend putting pine needles in big garbage cans so they can be dumped directly into the dumpster.

Nederland and Allenspark Sort Yards are both Open – Slash and Log Disposal Options:

• Nederland Sort Yard: Open 5 days per week thru July 6. Make sure to bring us your slash and logs now, we are only open one more month! Don’t wait until smoke is in the air because the site might be closed. This south county site will reopen in the Fall on a limited 8 day Friday/Saturday schedule.
• Allenspark Sort Yard: Open now for a limited spring operation on Fridays and Saturdays only. Open June 7, 8, 14, 15. This North County slash site reopens on its main five day per week schedule on July 30 thru Oct. 19.
• For complete details about our sort yard program including hours of operation, location and operational schedule visit:http://www.bouldercounty.org/property/forest/pages/fhsortyards.aspx

*New Publication: Wildfire Mitigation Quick Checklist
Boulder County recently put together a new one page brochure to help you implement effective wildfire mitigation on your land. The brochure is simple, to the point and provides an easy list of actions everyone can take around their homes.

• Download and print the publication here: http://www.bouldercounty.org/doc/landuse/wildfiremitigationquickchecklist.pdf
• Visit our main Wildfire Mitigation educational webpage for more tips:http://www.bouldercounty.org/property/forest/pages/wildfiremitigation.aspx

*In the News: FAQ’s about the Colorado Homeowner Insurance Reform Act of 2013
Did you hear about the new homeowner insurance laws that just passed in Colorado? Do you know how these new laws will affect you? To learn more visit the following webpage:https://app.e2ma.net/app/view:CampaignPublic/id:36513.13072865525/rid:372448ea57e2711e01e32aefb25f5318

*Press Release: Boulder County Sheriff Reminds Public to Register for Emergency Alerts
Please read this press release from the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office on how to sign-up for and receive emergency notifications. Weblink:http://www.bouldercounty.org/apps/newsroom/templates/bc12.aspx?articleid=3616&zoneid=2

Cheers,
Ryan

Ryan Ludlow | Forestry Education & Outreach Coordinator 
Boulder County | Land Use Department
O: 720.564.2641 | F: 303.441.4856
rludlow@nullbouldercounty.org | www.bouldercounty.org/ForestHealth
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