Overview of Woody Biomass Management

A main outcome of the Red Feather Lakes Area Wildfire Defense Project will be enhancing community capacity to deal with post-treatment woody biomass through the facilitation of woody biomass reduction community events and improvements in community capability.

“Woody biomass” is defined as the by-products of forest maintenance and hazardous fuels treatments, in forestlands and community environments: including logs and residual biomass (e.g. limbs, slash, needles). Woody biomass generated in Larimer County and along the Front Range primarily results from wildfire events, pest and disease spread, and the mitigation efforts aimed at addressing these issues.

Forest management and wildfire mitigation treatments are conducted for various reasons, to include the reduction of risk and mitigation of the wildfire hazard. The volume of woody biomass generated through these treatments can sometimes hamper the ability to perform these treatment efforts, impacting the efficiency and effectiveness of this work, especially when this work occurs at an increased pace and scale.

 

Glacier View Curbside Slash Pickup Pilot Program - September 2026

This grant-funded pilot offers a low-barrier way for residents of Glacier View to remove self-generated woody material while testing a workflow that may lead to similar community events in the future.

  • Program capacity: the first 50 REGISTERED and CONFIRMED participants

  • You stack 1–5 piles per participant

  • We haul, no cost to participants

  • Must be a resident of Glacier View

Dates and operational details may shift if contractor scheduling or field conditions require changes. Registered participants will receive updates.

What Is Eligible?

Each participant may prepare 1–5 piles prior to registration.

  • Each pile must be 5 ft x 5 ft x 5 ft or smaller

  • Natural woody slash only

  • Branches and trunks must be clean and less than 12 inches in diameter

  • No garbage, construction debris, treated lumber, root balls, or other non-woody material

Do not move piles to the roadside until you have completed registration and received confirmation

Important Dates

  • August 25 - Registration opens at 9:00 am

    • Register 1 – 5 piles. DO NOT move piles to the roadside until registration is confirmed. DO move piles to the roadside as close to Sept 17 as possible.

  • September 17 - Piles need to be out on the roadside

  • September 18-20 - Volunteer verification of confirmed participants

    Volunteers will flag piles that meet requirements; we may contact you if adjustments must be made.

  • September 21-25 - Contracted curbside chipping and hauling

Learn More & Register

Field Verification

Volunteers will visit registered addresses August 14–16 to confirm that piles are present and meet program requirements. Eligible piles will be flagged for contracted hauling the week of August 17.

Unregistered or ineligible material will be left in place and will remain the property owner’s responsibility. 

Before You Move Slash…

Please wait until your registration has been accepted before placing piles at the roadside.

  • Register your piles

  • Participation is limited to the first 50 registered and accepted property owners

  • Unaccepted or ineligible material will be left in place and will remain the property owner’s responsibility

  • Move piles to the roadside as close to August 13 as possible

Questions? Help Registering? Contact Brad Maggetti at (970) 619–4925

Woody Biomass Resources

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