This quality, hands-on training will give you the skills you need to effectively and safely use a chainsaw for forest health and property maintenance. Click here to view poster Training will be presented in three parts: – Chainsaw Maintenance – cutting safely requires a well running saw. – Chainsaw Safety & Personal Protective Equipment – including things to watch out for while cutting. – Tree Felling & Cutting Skills – classroom review followed by field exercises. Cost is $40 per person for the 1 day training. $60 for the 1.5 day training (more field time) There is an opportunity to work off the classroom fee with labor in our regular…

*Now Recruiting Volunteer Sort Yard Hosts – We need your help! Boulder County is seeking individuals who are interested in volunteering as a Sort Yard Host at the Allenspark and Nederland sites. Volunteers help make sure that sort yards continue to be a local hub of community-based forestry information. Volunteer Sort Yard Hosts will greet people as they enter the yard, collect data on the material they are delivering, and provide information about forest ecology, bark beetles, and wildfire mitigation. Volunteers will not be responsible for helping unload materials. We are looking for volunteers who can commit to 4 hour shifts and 15 hours per month. Application deadline for the…

Firewise Landscaping Workshop in Nederland: Workshop Highlights: Lessons learned from High Park and Waldo Canyon fires. Our understanding of how homes are lost in wildfires is changing. Learn the newest science available. Learn about simple spring maintenance tips to better prepare your home for wildfires. See fun and attractive examples of d-space incorporating patio design and pathways. Hear from a local resident about her experiences rebuilding after the Fourmile Canyon Fire. Learn how to use fire-resistant native and adapted plants to add color and beauty and to attract birds to your land. Hear from the US Forest Service about planned projects near Nederland and surrounding areas. There is no charge…

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Come join the folks on Circle Drive as they work together at fire mitigating around their homes. As always there will be a potluck meal at the end of the event to celibate their hard work. Contact Saws & Slaws   Check out their flyer, Click Here.

Come join us. When driving up Spruce Canyon Drive, when you see Spruce Canyon Circle going to the right, DO NOT take it! Remain heading straight on SC Drive and 11991 is the first house on the right after Nob Way. Please drop off gear and potluck dishes here just before 8 and be ready for our safety meeting and game plan promptly at 8 am. This event is going to be a great one, as we impact the forest health of 4 neighbors, as well as create a fuel break on the south side of the circle to ensure safe emergency egress for all of the neighborhood. We can…

Let us know if you’re interested in hosting an event in your neighborhood. Contact Saws & Slaws

Come one, Come all!! Sawyers, Swampers, and Fellow Mitigators!! Weather permitting we will kick off this season with a Saws and Slaws event that is sure to please! 4 neighbors collectively have more trees that need cutting than you can shake a sharp stick at. There will be tree cutting, tree limbing, slash moving, chipping, leaf blowing, weed whacking, and all manner of fire mitigation and forest stewardship. At noon we will break for a fabulous potluck lunch. Bring your own plate and flatware for feasting, please! Pass it on!! -Linda Martin

Safety first! Sorry but there is too much snow on the ground to safely cut trees and haul slash. We will be moving this event to next month. Stay tuned and thank you for your interest.  

(Jefferson County) – Residents of Unincorporated Jefferson County’s North Mountain area, which includes Golden Gate Canyon and Coal Creek Canyon, will have the opportunity to shape the future of their neighborhoods as the count’s Planning & Zoning Division starts the update to the North Mountains Community Plan. Join Planning & Zoning staff to hear about the update process and to let staff know what is unique about the area. Staff will present what the plan is, why it is being updated and how to get involved. Then they will ask citizens questions about the area.