Residential Green Waste Disposal 2023

Be fire ready. The Fire Safe Council of Nevada County, in partnership with the County of Nevada Office of Emergency Services and CAL FIRE, is hosting FREE self-service green waste disposal, and wood chip pick-up. As storm recovery continues, residents are encouraged to take advantage of this popular program. Defensible space guidance can be found here https://www.areyoufiresafe.com/ready/defensible-space

April 9, 10, 23, 24
May 14, 15, 28, 29
June 11, 12, 25, 26

12625 Brunswick Rd
Grass Valley, CA
8 am - 3 pm

Acceptable green waste: biomass consisting of all tree and plant trimmings, weeds, leaves, branches, and pine needles. 

Unacceptable items: Scotch broom, poison oak, Himalayan blackberry, items with a diameter greater than 28 inches, tree stumps, and root balls. Absolutely no household waste or trash.

This is a community-wide effort. Please monitor what is being loaded for drop-off and be willing to share your Nevada County residential address. 

• Review Defensible Space guidance here. 

• Separately approved debris from material that is not eligible, including construction/demolition debris, municipal garbage, rounds over 28 inches, root balls, and invasive species.

• Let us know if you would like to volunteer by contacting: max.foster@areyoufiresafe.com

• Sign up for our newsletter here for the latest updates on this and other programs. 

Funding for this project was provided by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection’s Fire Prevention Program as part of the California Climate Investments Program.

Nevada County Chipping-Green Waste-Firewood Program is part of California Climate Investments, a statewide program that puts billions of Cap-and-Trade dollars to work reducing GHG emissions, strengthening the economy, and improving public health and the environment– particularly in disadvantaged communities. The Cap-and-Trade program also creates a financial incentive for industries to invest in clean technologies and develop innovative ways to reduce pollution. California Climate Investments projects include affordable housing, renewable energy, public transportation, zero-emission vehicles, environmental restoration, more sustainable agriculture, recycling, and much more. At least 35 percent of these investments are located within and benefiting residents of disadvantaged communities, low-income communities, and low-income households across California. For more information, visit the California Climate Investments website.

neighborhood social

Appetizers and Beverages provided

May 13th,  3 - 5 pm
444 Washington St

Time to reconnect and meet new neighbors after a long winter. Join us at Rosemarie's beautiful patio.

Spring Community Sale

Multi-Family

April 29th and 30th

Community Work Day & Wildfire Preparedness

On May 7, National Wildfire Community Preparedness Day, residents of Washington Hill in Grass Valley put tools, trucks, trailers, and people to work making their neighborhood safer from fire. Some homeowners created and improved the defensible space on their property; others cleared ground fuels and debris on each side of Jill Road, a major evacuation route for this neighborhood. 

The Washington Hill Fire Coalition is a nationally and locally recognized Firewise Community. Homes within the community boundary are certified through the National Fire Prevention Association as a neighborhood working to improve fire resilience. “We are in our third year of certification,” says Ginger Whitehead, a member of the steering committee. “Forming meaningful bonds with neighbors, setting goals for projects, and doing the physical work together has been invaluable for our group. We have dedicated, highly trained firefighters in Nevada County, and by hardening our homes and neighborhoods on our own, firefighters’ efforts can be more effective.” 

The coalition was awarded a grant from AAA and NFPA, which paid for a large dumpster to stay in the Washington Hill neighborhood for a week. “We filled it in 5 days!” says Whitehead. “Now all that fuel is out of our neighborhood, and we have earned credits toward keeping our certificate through 2023. And our neighborhood looks like the cared-for community it is.”