East Mountain residents are aware of the need to thin their property to improve the health of their trees and to reduce the risk of wildfire. While many homeowners are willing and able to do the thinning, they are unsure of what to do with the "slash", or leftover tops and branches.

As funding permits, Ciudad SWCD works with Bernalillo County to periodically provide free disposal of green waste for east mountain landowners at the Tijeras Transfer Station.

For information about future Green Waste Days events, call Ciudad SWCD at (505) 510-DIRT.