Forest preserve to give away wood chips

Posted April 30, 2015 11:00 pm

Submitted by Forest Preserve District of Kane County

If you're looking for free wood chips for landscaping, the Forest Preserve District of Kane County has plenty to offer.

Wood chips will be available for pickup on Saturday and Sunday, May 2-3 and May 16-17, at Burnidge Forest Preserve, 14N035 Coombs Road, Elgin.

Chips may be picked up anytime between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on those days. On May 2 and May 16, the district will have staff available to help load with a tractor from 8 a.m. to noon. At all other times during the giveaway, district staff will not be available with equipment or to help load vehicles.

Residents must bring their own shovels and containers. No nondistrict machinery may be used to load/unload. The public is welcome to take as many wood chips as they can haul away. Signs within the preserve will direct people to the pile location.

The chips are from hardwood trees removed throughout Kane County because of storm damage or clearing efforts. None of the wood chips are from ash trees.

For more information, call the Forest Preserve District of Kane County at (630) 232-5980 or visit website at www.kaneforest.com.

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