The Okanogan Conservation District received funds to provide alternatives to back yard burning to reduce harmful particulate pollution from smoke. This is 1 of several pilot project being done this year. Okanogan CD will be doing a free community chipping event April through June 2019 partnered with the Edelweiss Homeowners Association. The exact date the material needs to be set out will be announced at a later date. This event is limited to 25 residents within the Edelweiss Community and participants must be registered before May. Debris will be chipped and the chips will be sprayed out onto the participants property.

Amount accepted: For this event the contractor will only chip up to 4 equivalent pickup truck loads of material. Material must be easily accessible from the roadside.

Material accepted: clean, natural, woody debris up to 15 inches in diameter and up to 10 feet in length.

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