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Community Forestry Sort Yards

Boulder County has established two community forestry sort yards to collect wood and slash from county residents (only one generally operates at a time). The location alternates one time each year between Allenspark and Nederland.

Both sort yard sites are now closed for the winter

There is no charge to drop off trees and slash from private lands. See below for scheduled operating dates and hours.

Periodically closed due to inclement weather. Call 303-678-6368 for operational status. We will update the outgoing message as soon as a temporary closure of the site is confirmed.

Allenspark Area

  • Location: Hwy 7, north of Meeker Park on Larimer/Boulder county line
  • Anticipated to reopen in late spring 2012
  • In 2011 the site was open Aug. 9 - Oct. 15

Hours: currently closed for the winter season
Open: Tuesday thru Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Closed: Sunday, Monday

The Allenspark area facility serves residents of Boulder and Larimer counties.

Nederland Area

  • 286 Ridge Rd (north of the Town of Nederland, east of Hwy. 72)
  • Anticipated to reopen in August 2012
  • In 2011 the site was open April 19 - July 9 and the last four Fridays and Saturdays of October

Hours: currently closed for the winter season
Open: Tuesday thru Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Closed: Sunday, Monday

Both sites accept:

  • Slash (tree limbs and branches)
  • Any size trees with no diameter limit, although we prefer logs to be cut to our specifications (429 KB)

Trees will be processed based on their condition or value for other applications.

Please Note: Dropped off wood material is not for public firewood use. No yard clippings, weeds or other organic materials are accepted. Do not drop-off any construction materials, root balls, pine needles, dirt, furniture, or household trash, and or wood with metal wire on it at any time at any transfer station or drop-off site.

As a reminder, county residents may use the county’s and the city of Boulder’s year-round and yard waste drop-off site (fees may apply).

For more information, call Ryan Ludlow, outreach forester, at 720-564-2641 or email: pinebeetle@bouldercounty.org.

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    Property Owner and Private Land Issues

    Ryan Ludlow
    Outreach Forester
    Land Use Department
    720-564-2641

    County-Managed Open Space Lands

    Chad Julian
    Sr. Resource Specialist
    Forestry and Fire
    Parks & Open Space
    303-678-6202

    Sort Yards
    (Tree Limb Drop-Off)

    Closed for the Season
    Allenspark Area (Reopening Spring 2012)
    Nederland Area (Reopening Aug. 2012)

    Call 303-678-6368 for inclement weather closures.

    Mailing Address

    Forest Health
    Boulder County Land Use
    PO Box 471
    Boulder, CO 80306

    For more information about tree and forest management, visit: Colorado State Forest Service (CSFS)