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Community Meeting Announced on Wildfire Mitigation Program
The El Paso County Environmental Services Department has announced that a
public meeting will be held to discuss wildfire mitigation on
Saturday, April 29 2006 at 9 a.m. at the
Black Forest Community Center. All county residents are encouraged to attend to
learn more about best forestry management practices including wildfire
mitigation, defensible space, noxious weeds, tree felling, insects, diseases and
more.
Participants will also enjoy a Mini Melodrama entitled “Neighbor Helping
Neighbor,” written and directed by volunteer program coordinator Ruth Ann
Steele. Refreshments will be served.
The Black Forest Slash-Mulch 2006 season gets underway on Saturday, May 6.
The site will be open on Saturdays from 7 a.m. until 4 p.m; Sundays from noon
until 4 p.m. and every Tuesday and Thursday evening from 5 p.m. until 7:30 p.m.
The final day of operation this season will be Sunday, September 17. The season
has been extended by two weeks to better serve citizens wishing to participate.
Free mulch will be available beginning June 1. The site is located at the
southeast corner of Shoup and Herring Roads in the Black Forest.
For more information call the El Paso County Environmental Services
Department, Solid Waste Management Division at 520-7878 or Ruth Ann Steele at
495-3107. Information is also available on our website at
http://adm.elpasoco.com/solidwst/docs/2006_slash_and_mulch.pdf or
http://bfslash.org.
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