Saws & Slaws was awarded by BoCo Strong in September 2015, as one of two commendable Community Resilience Projects who are actively engaging in building community, anticipating risk, taking actions to limit impact of flood and forest fires, and bouncing forward rapidly by adapting and learning in the face of disruptive shocks and stresses. This has opened the door for Saws & Slaws to partner more closely with not only Boulder County government, but also with multiple other Boulder County community volunteer organizations focused on community and personal resilience for county residents. On Friday, May 13, 2016, Saws & Slaws was represented by Cesar Gellido, Jody Dickson, and Rebecca Jessep…

For a fifth year, Boulder County has most generously awarded Coal Creek Canyon Saws & Slaws with funding to support the chipping that occurs at our events. This year we were honored with funding for both our standard events as well as a couple of curbside chipping events. We have found that the most effective and efficient way to deal with the slash we generate at an event is to chip it onsite. We typically hire a professional in order to benefit from the larger chippers that can process slash very quickly. We can use these Boulder County funds to pay for 50% of the expense of these services. (We…

Saws & Slaws was awarded a grant to do a larger mitigation effort through professional services by the intersection of Camp Eden and Highway 72 (near fire station #2). This is important work because it can have an even larger mitigation impact that effects whole communities. As part of this effort, we need to raise matching funds. If you are interested in purchasing some firewood from us, please contact us. We sell delivered cords of firewood rounds for $150 (unsplit), $200/cord for split wood. It tends to be a blend of green and dry wood due to the make-up of the areas where we are working. (That said, if you…

We made some sporting orange fleece vests as an appreciation gift to our organizers. We had to order a minimum quantity, so we are making some available to supporters to purchase. One of them could be yours for a mere $35. We have some left in medium, large and extra large sizes. If you are interested in purchasing one of them, please contact Jody Dickson at x3568. There are not very many available. If you want one, place your order quickly before they run out!