Join us in Nederland for some excellent fire mitigation and awesome food!! This event to be updated as details come in. Don’t forget to sign up for our email list!!

We are having another Buck ‘n’ Split party!! Sawyers, pick up drivers, splitters, and generally hard working folks are encouraged to come and help us prepare some firewood for the people in our canyon who cannot otherwise afford it. Please call Linda at (303) 642-0273 if you can help or would like to be added to our specific Firewood Project email list. Thank you!!

Join us as we continue our mission of a Stronger Community through a Healthier Forest. We rely on volunteers like you to make this fire mitigation work fun, fast and efficient! And then we sit down together after a job well done with a potluck feast. Please sign up HERE if you can attend so we have an accurate count for the catering. Parking is very limited for this event, please try to carpool.

Gilpin county is challenging residents to harden their house for fire season by doing three easy, free things: moving Firewood 30’ away from your house raking Leaves & Needles, and cleaning out Gutters. Get one entry per completed task to win a chainsaw* at the workshop. Defensible space is not just cutting down trees — ember storms can cause a house to ignite, even if the fire is a long ways away! Learn the latest best practices for d-space and home ignition See Unacceptable Risk: Firefighters on the Front Lines of Climate Change, followed by a panel discussion of fighting fire from a firefighter’s perspective. Get information on the new terms and…

Join us in Nederland for this Saws & Slaws event!! We will be doing fire mitigation on Valleyview Drive in the Big Springs neighborhood. Calling all sawyers and swampers!! If you can join in on this event, please sign up by emailing nedforesthealth@gmail.com

Join us for the first Ned Saws and Slaws event of the season!! We will be working in the St. Anton’s neighborhood, at the east end of Ridge Road. Sawyers and swampers needed for Nederland’s kickoff event!! If you are interested in joining us or would like more info – please email us at nedforesthealth@gmail.com.

Boulder County, Colo. – The public is invited to join Boulder County Fire Management Staff for a free slash pile workshop on Community Wildfire Preparedness Day, May 2.  This workshop will be held at the Nederland Sort Yard from 10-2. For more information on burn permits, please visit: www.bit.ly/bcburnpermit

Topics to be covered: Ready, Steady, Go! Planning for a Fire Wildfire Partners Assistance for Homeowners Where Does My Slash Go?Firewise Town Cleanup Landscaping for Defensible Space (and More) Presenters include: Colorado State University – Extension Town of Nederland Nederland Sort Yard Saws and Slaws

Join us for a workshop designed to aid mountain residents in preparing for emergencies! Partners Include: Nederland Fire Protection District Boulder Office of Emergency Management Town of Nederland (Nederland Community Center) When: Saturday, April 18th, 10 am to noon Where: Nederland Community Library Registration Required, call (303) 258-1101 to register

Haul your slash to Hwy 72, east of the trestle bridge, near Plainview Rd. Regular loads (back of a pick up or a reasonable trailer) are $20. If you need help hauling slash, please contact Linda at (303) 642-0273. Saws and Slaws is happy to help. The cost is $30-50 in addition to your load fee. The cost is based on how much, how accessible, how difficult (fresh/stacked well vs. old/jackstraw pile) and whether or not you help. Estimates are available in advance. For more info, visit the Jeffco website:  http://jeffco.us/slash/