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You can protect your home from wildfire with help from the Summit County Chipping Program. Summit County government helps residents and property owners create defensible space by providing free chipping and disposal for branches, logs and small trees.
When it comes to wildfire, it takes everyone to protect everyone.
The 2023 Chipping Program has concluded. Check this space in Spring 2024 for information on the 2024 Chipping Program.
Accepted materials include trees, logs and branches up to 12 inches in diameter, free of nails and wire. The following restrictions apply:
Piles must be stacked by 8 a.m. on the Monday of your neighborhood’s designated chipping week so that our chipping crews can record all pile locations and plan their routes for that week. Chipping and collection will take place throughout your designated week.
A total of 1,442 local households participated in the 2023 Chipping Program. 3,870 cubic yards of chips were hauled to Summit County Resource Allocation Park for reclamation efforts.
Chipping Frequency Participation Map - interactive map showing parcels that participated and years that they participated
Chipping Participation Time Lapse Map - interactive map showing participation over time
For more information on the Summit County Chipping Program, call or email Dan Schroder, (970) 389-5756.
Colorado State University, U.S. Department of Agriculture and Summit County cooperating. Extension programs available to all without discrimination.
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