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Boulder County hosting composting workshops, bin sale
0September 27, 2012
Boulder County, Colo. – The Boulder County Resource Conservation Division is offering free composting workshops in Longmont, Lafayette and Boulder, as well a Soilsaver compost bin sale in Boulder.
Soilsaver compost bin sale
- Sunday, Oct. 7, noon-3:30 p.m.
Boulder County Recycling Center, 1901 63rd St., Boulder
Bins are $50 each, tax included, cash or check only
Register online at http://fallcompostbinsale.eventbrite.com
Backyard and worm composting workshops
- Sunday, Oct. 7, 12:30-2:30 p.m.
Boulder County Recycling Center, 1901 63rd St., Boulder
Register online at http://boulderrecyclingcenterworkshop1.eventbrite.com
- Monday, Oct. 8, 6-8 p.m.
Church of the Nazarene, 300 S. Broadway, Boulder
- Thursday, Oct. 18, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Lafayette Public Library, 775 W. Baseline Road
Register online at http://backyardcompostlafayette.eventbrite.com
- Saturday, Oct. 20, 10 a.m.-noon
Boulder County Parks & Open Space, 5201 St. Vrain Road, Longmont
Register online at http://backyardcompostlongmont.eventbrite.com
- Monday, Oct. 22, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Boulder County Recycling Center, 1901 63rd St., Boulder
Register online at http://boulderrecyclingcenterworkshop2.eventbrite.com
Contact Jessica Johnson at jljohnson@bouldercounty.org or 720-564-2226 for more information.
In addition to utilizing the new curbside compost bins, residents are encouraged to compost food scraps and yard waste at home. Keeping organics in backyards is an effective way to reduce household carbon footprints and provide quality compost for use in gardens. Come learn how to start and maintain a highly efficient backyard compost system by learning what to feed your compost pile, appropriate bins and methods for our region, tips and troubleshooting, and much more.
When organic materials such as food waste and leaves are sent to the landfill they are buried along with the trash and they break down in a way that produces methane, a greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change. Composting does not create methane; it is a natural decomposition process that changes the food and yard waste into a beneficial soil amendment.
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Free backyard composting workshops begin Thursday
0April 4, 2011
by Ron Baird, news editor
in News
Boulder County, Colo. – The Boulder County Resource Conservation Division is offering free Backyard Composting Workshops, one each in Longmont, Lafayette, and Boulder.
Space is limited to 30 people per workshop. Interested people may register online at www.BoulderCountyRecycles.org or RSVP with name, phone number and/or email, and number of attendees to Susan Meissner at smeissner@bouldercounty.org or 720-564-2226.
Workshop schedule
Longmont
Thursday, April 7, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Boulder County Parks & Open Space, Prairie Room
5201 St. Vrain Road
Lafayette
Saturday, April 9, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Lafayette Public Library, Downstairs Meeting Room
775 W. Baseline Road
Boulder
Saturday, April 16, 10 a.m.-noon
Boulder County Recycling Center, Education Room
1901 63rd St.
In addition to utilizing the new curbside compost bins, residents are encouraged to compost food scraps and yard waste at home. Keeping organics in backyards is an effective way to reduce household carbon footprints and provide quality compost for use in gardens.
When organic materials such as food waste and leaves are sent to the landfill they are buried along with the trash and they break down in a way that produces methane, a greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change. Composting does not create methane; it is a natural decomposition process that changes the food and yard waste into a beneficial soil amendment.
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0May 11, 2010
Tour of Egg Farm to kick off public comment period
Boulder County, Colo. – Boulder County Parks and Open Space is hosting a public tour of the Mountain View Egg Farm this Friday, May 14.
The tour will kick off the public comment period, May 14-June 11, for the Mountain View Egg Farm master plan. Staff will highlight specific issues on the property and discuss management ideas including public access, grassland restoration, agricultural uses, and site integration with adjacent public open space.
What: Public tour of Mountain View Egg Farm
When: Friday, May 14 at noon
Where: 12680 E. Baseline Road, Lafayette
The Mountain View Egg Farm master plan is being developed by Boulder County and the City of Lafayette along with local partners and stakeholders. The plan is a proposed amendment to the existing Two Creeks Open Space plan, a property adjacent to the Mountain View Egg Farm.
The Egg Farm was purchased jointly by Lafayette and Boulder County in September 2009 and will allow for the egg farm trail to be incorporated into the Coal Creek Trail, providing a link from Flagg Park east of Lafayette into the town of Erie.
For additional information, please visit the master plan website or contact Jesse Rounds, Natural Resource Planner, ateggfarmtrail@bouldercounty.org or 303-678-6271. All public comments must be received in writing to the website comment formor by mail or fax to:
Boulder County Parks & Open Space
c/o Jesse Rounds – Planning Division
5201 St. Vrain Road
Longmont, CO 80503
Boulder County seeks comments on draft Zero Waste Plan
Boulder County, Colo. – The Boulder County Resource Conservation Advisory Board has produced a set of recommendations to help Boulder County residents and businesses recycle more materials, compost more organics and reduce local demand for hazardous products.
The recommendations will be presented as part of a draft Zero Waste Plan at meetings in Longmont (May 25) and Boulder (May 26). When finalized, the plan will help the Board of County Commissioners decide the most effective and cost-effective next steps to boost waste diversion for the entire county.
Anyone who lives or works in Boulder County is invited to provide feedback on the recommendations. Comments are due by June 11, 2010 and will be accepted:
In person at a public meeting*,
6-8 p.m., Tues., May 25 – Public Works Maintenance Facility, 375 Airport Rd., Longmont
6-8 p.m., Wed., May 26 – Boulder County Courthouse, 3rd Floor Hearing Room, 1325 Pearl St., Boulder
By mail, Attn: Zero Waste Plan, Commissioners’ Office, P.O. Box 471, Boulder, CO 80036
Or, through an online survey, http://www.bouldercounty.org/sustain/ZeroWaste/plan.htm
For more information, including a copy of the draft plan, visit: www.bouldercounty.org/sustain/ZeroWaste
For questions, contact Boulder County Sustainability Planner Lisa Friend at lfriend@bouldercounty.org or 303-441-3522.
*If you need special assistance, contact the Boulder County ADA Coordinator at 303-441-3508 at least 48 hours before the scheduled event.
