Saws & Slaws Annual Volunteer Appreciation! Live music, delicious food, learn more about Saws & Slaws and its volunteers. JOIN US for Saws & Slaws Appreciation Dinner and Silent Auction: Saturday, January 16. Silent Auction starts at 5. Dinner at 6. Music performed by The Gael. See you at Camp Wondervu, 11902 Camp Eden Road, Golden (Coal Creek). Tax deductible donations of cash, services or new items needed: Contact Cindy (Cindy.L.Goodrich@gmail.com or 642-0255). Raising money for insurance, the appreciation dinner, and administrative expenses. Donations received include: · Stihl MS251 chainsaw (donated by Ace in Ned) · Big D Dumpster · CPA services · art, haircuts, and…
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Wildfire Partners Tour of Homes (Boulder County)
Wildfire Partners Tour of Homes Saturday, October 10th 10:00-2:00 Are you interested in wildfire mitigation, but you have questions or concerns? How will it look? Will I have to cut all my trees? What inexpensive retrofits are available to help protect my structures? Come visit Wildfire Partners properties in your community. Check out practical wildfire mitigation measures for yourself. Talk to your neighbors about the lessons they learned and solutions they developed. Twenty Wildfire Partners homeowners throughout Boulder County’s foothills and mountains are participating in our first Wildfire Partners Tour of Home. These homeowners (along with hundreds of other Wildfire Partners) have been working very hard to prepare their property,…
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Curbside Chipping, Spruce Canyon Drive
Join us on October 10th as we roll the giant chipper up Spruce Canyon Drive and around the Circle. Residents can easily and affordably get rid of their excess forest fuel by dragging it to the roadside and paying $30 for 20 minutes of chipping. A fantastic deal. Call Rebecca (720) 887-5775 with questions or to get signed up!
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Saws and Slaws Progress for 2015
Saws and Slaws By Linda Martin, enthusiastic Sawyer Mountain Messenger, Sept 2015 Happy September! The team at Saws and Slaws has continued to be productive again this season helping neighbors with their forest health and fire mitigation and we will keep working on it as long as the weather allows. Last month we did Round 2 in the Hilltop neighborhood and the neighbors there are very pleased with the sheer amounts of fuel removed from their collective forest. A big thanks to Dave Pence who has been a part of the S&S family for many years but as a homeowner in the neighborhood, took extra initiative to make sure his…
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Curbside Chipping, Twin Spruce Rd, CCC
On Saturday, October 3rd, we will gather volunteers and follow the giant chipper up Twin Spruce and stop to chip slash piles that have been dragged to the “curb” and prepaid. Residents won’t have to haul their slash far and will enjoy the extremely reasonable rate of $30 for 20 minutes. It can boggle the mind how much slash we can grind through in 20 minutes!!
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CCC Beginner Chainsaw Class
Please join us in the classroom Saturday, July 18 and then in the field on Sunday, July 19. This training will give you everything you need to get started with fire mitigation safely. You will be allowed to participate as a sawyer at your own level on future Saws and Slaws events. If you are a newbie, we will pair you up with a seasoned sawyer so that you can get the hang of cutting. Please acquire your Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) before the class. You will need a chainsaw, chaps, gloves, hard hat, ear and eye protection and leather boots. Bring a lunch/snacks, plus water/drinks. To sign up and…
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Nederland Entry Level Chainsaw Safety Class
Ready to become a Saws and Slaws sawyer? All you need is to take this Chainsaw Safety Class and you’re in! Even if you have some experience with chainsaw cutting, it is our biggest goal to be as safe as possible at all of our events so we ask that anyone wanting to be a sawyer first take this class. If you have already taken this class and have attended at least 4 S&S events as a sawyer, you may be ready for the Intermediate Class (see calendar). If you would like to sign up for this Entry Level class in Nederland, please email Alan at nedforesthealth@gmail.com. Space is limited.…
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Intermediate Chainsaw Safety Class
Need some more training? We’ve got it!! Saturday, July 25th, in Nederland: 2 hours in the classroom and then 6 hours in the field. If you have run a saw for at least 4 Saws and Slaws events, then you are eligible to take this intermediate class. Sign up with Alan at nedforesthealth@gmail.com. Space is limited. Class will begin at the Nederland Firehouse at 8:30 and move into the field at 10:30.
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CCC Community Slash Days
Haul your slash to Fire Station #2 (if you need help hauling, call Linda at (303) 642-0273) For more info, visit the Jeffco website, http://jeffco.us/slash/
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Nederland Saws and Slaws event
Event Date: Sunday, September 20th, 7:45 AM – Noon with a potluck to follow Event Location: Big Springs Park, 491 Lakeview Drive, Nederland Event Description: Saws and Slaws will be completing the mitigation of Big Springs Park as part of the Town’s effort to reduce fire danger in the Big Springs Neighborhood. We will meet near the end of Lakeview Drive (the lower road from which you enter B&F parking lot) in Nederland at 7:45 AM to sign-in and go through team assignments and a safety briefing. The BBQ Potluck Lunch will be at Chipeta Park. BBQ will be provided by the Town of Nederland! Please bring a side dish…
