Protect Your Home and Air Quality this Summer

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Clean air is of great importance all throughout the year. Fine particles from wood smoke can cause problematic health conditions such as asthma attacks, heart attacks, stroke, cancer, and premature death. Last year’s Bolt Creek Fire was human-caused and burned for over a month.

Improving air quality means reducing wood smoke and fine particles in the air. Protecting your home from wildfire and disposing of wood debris by chipping instead of burning are two simple ways you can preserve air quality.

Free Wood Chipping for Darrington Residents Till June 25

Hey Darrington! To help you get rid of your wood debris, our partner Glacier Peak Institute is offering free wood chipping to Darrington residents now thru June 25. If you’re a Darrington resident and have wood that needs chipping, contact Marlena White at marlena.white@glacierpeakinstitute.org or 920-378-6732.

If you’re looking for more information about air quality and wildfire preparedness, here are a few resources from a recent event with our partners in the Skykomish River Valley:

Puget Sound Clean Air Agency

Northwest Natural Resource Group

Department of Natural Resources

Snohomish Conservation District

Snohomish County Department of Emergency Management

Looking for personalized guidance on wildfire preparedness, forest management, and other natural resources on your property? Our forester Stacey Dixon can provide you with a free site visit! Request your site visit today! 

This project was funded by the Department of Ecology.