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2006 Neighborhood Chipping Program
 During the summer months of 2006 and 2007, the City of Big Bear Lake, and Big Bear Lake Fire Department, have partnered to provide a new service to the community of Big Bear Lake. In 2006, the neighborhood chipping program provided property owners within 1,500 feet of the San Bernardino National Forest an incentive for creating defensible space around their homes. It provided a convenient way for homeowners to dispose of large tree limbs, branches and tree stems by just placing the vegetation curbside.
More than 2,800 property owners were sent invitations to participate. This is one-fourth of the property owners in the Big Bear Lake community. Over 55 tons of vegetation was removed. The testimonials received were proof positive that curbside disposal of vegetation allowed enough incentive for property owners. Think about it. No more loading vegetation. No more hauling vegetation to the landfill. No more unloading vegetation at the landfill. It is convenient, time saving, and the hauling costs are eliminated. It is estimated that conducting curbside chipping saves the property owners between 35 to 50% of the cost of conducting heavy fuel reduction on their properties.
The pictures provide examples of some of the vegetation piles chipped. All the vegetation was diverted from the landfill. Overall, 130+ tons of vegetation were removed. This is in contrast to previous summers where the maximum was 15 tons.
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