The town I work in is going to chip this stuff up.....I think it might be a cord or maybe a face cord....
it's all from Irene
I think i could get some of it
it's all from Irene
I think i could get some of it
Ken S said:What a shame.They should make it available to local residents,even if you sign a waiver in case of injury.My county has a soil conservation district,basically a place to dump off brush,leaves etc.I used to be in there about 30 times a year and they allowed you to take whatever you could load by hand,no chainsaws,and my goal was to leave with at least half a truckload of firewood which I usually did.Now no more due to emerald ash bored,they chip it all.
Backwoods Savage said:Naw Greg, I think it is just a case of not thinking or perhaps over thinking. For sure, someone might get hurt while getting the wood and then the city could get sued. It's a no win situation.
midwestcoast said:Sorry, I see tree companies chipping good wood all the time. The couple I've talked to say they dump all the chips unless the customer wants them or someone stops them & offers them an easy dump spot. Same goes for the Logs too big to chip, other than a very small %age of straight, easy splitting Oak that they make into firewood. They can make more $ quicker by trimming another tree and dumping the chips than messing around cutting & splitting firewood. It doesn't take government to create massive waste, just undervaluing our resources.
Incidentally, there's a big rehab going on in a natural City park near me. Chips are going out by the truckload, but there are also log piles left here and there for scroungers. If this were a private company do you think they'd be more likely to let scroungers come in & cut on their land?
glenlloyd said:...In smaller more rural communities I think giving away firewood for those who will cut it is probably more frequent. The bigger the community the less likely it is that you'll be able to find someone in the city or state level who will make this kind of accommodation, which is unfortunate.
Steve A
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