Free slash and log disposal available at Allenspark and Nederland sort yards

Boulder County, Colo. - The Boulder County Community Sort Yard program, a free log and slash disposal service for mountain residents, will open for the 2016 collection season next month.

County residents can drop off tree branches, logs, and pine needles free of charge at either sort yard location. Please check web site for other services offered.

Nederland Area Sort Yard - 291 Ridge Road, Nederland

• Open Wednesday, May 4, through Saturday, Oct. 15
• Hours of Operation: Wednesday thru Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Allenspark/Meeker Park Area Sort Yard - 8200 Hwy 7, Allenspark

• Open Wednesday, May 18, through Saturday, Oct. 15
• Hours of Operation: Wednesday thru Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

For more information about the sort yards and what materials are accepted, please visit the Boulder County Community Forestry Sort Yards web page or contact Wayne Harrington at 303-678-6368 or wharrington@bouldercounty.org.

Volunteer Sort Yard Hosts Needed

Volunteer Community Forestry Sort Yard Hosts are needed at the Meeker Park (near Allenspark) and Nederland Community Sort Yards.

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. Volunteers will commit to four-hour shifts and 12 hours per month. For more information, please visit the Boulder County Volunteers web page or contact Shane Milne at smilne@bouldercounty.org or 303-678-6089.