With the holidays coming to a close, what to do with those beautifully decorated Christmas trees and pine boughs?
Recycle them.
Please bring your real trees and pine boughs — absent of ornaments and other decorations — to the Archuleta County Fairgrounds this week, where they will be used as fuel for the upcoming WinterFest Bonfire to be held on Friday, January 17.
There’s already a pile of trees, and signage indicating where to drop off your trees.
The drop off is close to the U.S. 84 entrance, so access, drop-off and exiting the Fairground should be very simple, even in the snow, as the access area will be plowed.
Please do not drop off fake or ‘manufactured’ trees or any other materials.
We hope that we will collect a large number of real trees this year to make the WinterFest Bonfire even bigger than last year.
This is the only location in the community accepting trees to be recycled. Questions can be directed to the Chamber at (970) 264-2360.