Saws and Slaws is a volunteer-based group helping neighborhoods implement fire mitigation. We bring neighbors and volunteers together for a morning of work doing fire mitigation (Saws) and then have a potluck in the afternoon (Slaws). It’s a great way to work with your neighbors to reduce the danger of wildland fire at your home and in your community. We are planning four events this summer in the Big Springs Neighborhood – roughly one per month. We have support from the Town of Nederland and Boulder County to provide free chipping for these events. We will have an informational/planning meeting Thursday June 13th from 7-8:30pm at the Community Center. At…

The Town of Nederland will have it’s Annual Spring Cleanup on Saturday June 1st (from 8am until the dumpsters are full) at the Teen Center . Click Here to see “Town of Nederland Spring Clean Up_Flier-1 Click Here to see “2013CleanupTipSheet” NEW THIS YEAR – The town will accept pine needles – focus your cleanup efforts to create a defensible space around your home. This is a one-time opportunity to dispose of pine needles for free! ***** Pine Needles must be packaged in 30 gallon compostable bags purchased from Town Hall. Limit 5 bags per Boulder County Resident. ******

Colorado State University Extension, Gilpin County, will be having a free chainsaw class. It is not a maintenance class, but a basic class on how to fell trees safely, plus a demonstration: Click Here To View Poster Open to Boulder County Residents! If you’d like to attend, please let Irene know.

What: Outside Wildfire Mitigation Workshop and info about a Community Chipping Event Who should attend? The program is open to everyone. However, residents living in the Magnolia Road area are especially encouraged to attend. Program Description: At this free outdoor Wildfire Mitigation Workshop, learn how to identify mitigation actions you can take to reduce the ignitability of your home. We will tour the outside of our workshop home and critically evaluate the home’s strengths and weakness in relation to wildland fire. The “Home Ignition Zone” is a phrase coined by nationally recognized researcher Dr. Jack Cohen, USFS, Missoula Fire Science Lab. Cohen’s research focuses on how and why homes burn…

60% of the homes lost in the Fourmile Canyon Fire were underinsured! Learn How to Properly Insure Your Home and be Prepared in case of a Natural Disaster: – Share lessons learned from Fourmile Fire Survivors Provide tips from United Policyholders’ Roadmap to Preparedness Program (www.uphelp.org) -Understand if your insurance policy accurately reflects the real cost of rebuilding in the mountains west of Boulder – Pick up practical ways your family can be prepared in the case of a natural disaster To learn more now, check out this video: Great resource: http://bouldermountainresources.org/resources/insurance/

Hello All Please join us for the next Nederland Saws and Slaws Event to enhance emergency egress in the St. Antons neighborhood (east end of Ridge Road). We will do mitigation work from 8am-12pm and then enjoy a community potluck for lunch. We need volunteers to move slash, bring down, limb, and buck trees, and help put together the potluck. Please let us know how you would like to be involved! If you plan to operate a saw, the following safety equipment will be required : Chaps Helmet Gloves Ear protection Eye protection Leather boots The potluck signup sheet can be found at : Location : Intersection of Conifer Dr…

In preparation for the upcoming season, Saws and Slaws is offering a chainsaw safety and maintenance class in Nederland on May 25th. This is a great idea for anyone who operates a saw at home or plans to participate in a S&S event this year. There will be a classroom component followed by time in the field where instructors Eric Folwell and Eric Philips will go over basic felling techniques and how to safely work in groups. For those who are interested in additional training in tree felling techniques, the instructors will attend the Saws and Slaws event on the following day and offer additional one-on-one instruction to those who…

Community Chipping Program: Boulder County recently awarded Sugarloaf Fire Protection District a community chipping reimbursement grant to help the community set up a curbside chipping program. This year Sugarloaf FPD will host two “curbside chipping events”, on May 15 and Oct. 15. If you questions please call CB Bassity, Sugarloaf Firefighter, at 720-406-7835. Program Sponsors: Sugarloaf Fire Protection District and Boulder County.

Community Chipping Program: Boulder County recently awarded Sugarloaf Fire Protection District a community chipping reimbursement grant to help the community set up a curbside chipping program. This year Sugarloaf FPD will host two “curbside chipping events”, on May 15 and Oct. 15. If you questions please call CB Bassity, Sugarloaf Firefighter, at 720-406-7835. Program Sponsors: Sugarloaf Fire Protection District and Boulder County.

Hello forest health advocates, A meeting to help interested mountain communities initiate their own Saws and Slaws programs has been scheduled for 7:00 – 8:30pm Tuesday April 30th at the Nederland Community Center. Saws and Slaws is a proven effective program of neighbors helping neighbors create defensible space around their homes for their mutual benefit. Learn more about Saws and Slaws and what it takes to form and coordinate a program in your own town, HOA or neighborhood, to be a Saws and Slaws event host or just to volunteer at an event at this informational meeting. Meeting Agenda. 1. Welcome, introductions 2. History of Saws & Slaws, nature of…