Did you know that removing tree limbs, shrubs and brush from your property is essential for wildfire risk reduction? Douglas County’s slash-mulch site, at 1400 Caprice Drive in Castle Rock, opens April 3 and will remain open on Saturdays only from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. through October 30. The perfect place to dispose of limbs, shrubs and brush, the site also gives residents the opportunity to go home with fresh mulch.*
For detailed information on what is accepted, click here.
* PLEASE NOTE: Wood bark and slash mulch are fire hazards because it is like tinder for embers than land in it. Wood mulch is not recommended in our area by fire mitigation experts, and specifically not for your planting and/or landscape areas that are up close to the home. Rock mulch is advised.
SEE RELATED ARTICLE ON FIRE MITIGATION HERE.
For detailed information on what is accepted, click here.
* PLEASE NOTE: Wood bark and slash mulch are fire hazards because it is like tinder for embers than land in it. Wood mulch is not recommended in our area by fire mitigation experts, and specifically not for your planting and/or landscape areas that are up close to the home. Rock mulch is advised.
SEE RELATED ARTICLE ON FIRE MITIGATION HERE.