Free Community Wood Chipping

Sign up today for Leavenworth Community Chipping Program, September 17 - 27. This is a free service for residents in Chelan County Fire District 3 boundaries. Email your name, address, and phone number to info@chelanfd3.org.

Acceptable limb piles will meet the following restrictions:

• Woody limbs and branches up to 12” in diameter
• Piles must be easily accessed by truck pulling chipper as close to roadway or driveway as possible, approximately 5 - 10 feet
• Limit pile size to 5 feet tall
• Must be stacked in piles so that cut ends are facing the road
• If access is poor, chipping may be denied, or we may ask you to make it more accessible

Not acceptable piles include:

• Construction or building materials
• Trash, weeds, vines, flower stems and other trimmings
• Root balls, stumps, dirt, and rocks
• Grass clippings or leaves
• Pine needles or pinecones
• Woody material with nails or wire

The City of Leavenworth provides yard waste pick up service to city residents twice a year, once in the spring and fall. You can bag your chipped debris into paper lawn yard waste bags to be picked up. Check the City of Leavenworth website for announcement of these dates at

city ofleavenworth.com.