The Okanogan Conservation District received funds to provide alternatives to back yard burning to reduce harmful particulate pollution from smoke. This is 1 of 4 pilot project being done this year. Okanogan CD and the City of Okanogan will be doing a free community chipping event Oct. 3rd. Debris will need to be set out before the morning of Oct. 3rd. This event is limited to residents withing the city limits of Okanogan and participants must be registered before Oct 1st 11:59 pm.

Amount accepted: We are requiring participants to put no more then 3 pickup truck loads of material at the end of the driveway.

Material accepted: clean, natural, woody debris up to 8 inches in diameter and up to 10 feet in length.

DO NOT SET OUT: lumber or construction materials, metal, seeds or cones, Russian olive, Chinese elm or other toxic material or weeds, bags of…