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REMINDERS FROM THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION ADVISORY BOARD BIOSOLIDS AVAILABLE! Te City of Louisville's Wastewater Treatment Plant produces a "Class A," exceptional quality biosolid/ ompost product that is available to Louisville residents at no charge. For non-Louisville residents, a small administration fee of $10 per cubic foot will be charged at the time of pickup. Biosolids are used as a soil amendment or conditioner. It contains important nutrients to help your soil to grow healthy plants in flower beds, lawns, and other vegetated areas. Louisville's biosolids are a naturally developed product, produced by air drying and composting of wastewater solids. The biosolids meet stringent state and EPA regulations in order to be classified as "Class A" and enable the City to recycle this valuable resource through its reuse program. Specific lab analysis information and application rates for the biosolids is available from the Wastewater Treatment Plant. Biosolids are available for pick up at the Wastewater Treatment Plant 7:00 AM— 3:30 PM, 7 days per week. For further information, please call Ken Mason, Wastewater Superintendant, at 303.335.4780. MULCH IS AVAILABLE The City offers self-serve mulch throughout the year! The mulch is available at the City's Branch Recycling Site off Highway 42 on Empire Road. This site is just north of the Louisville Cemetery. Mulch can be loaded Saturdays and Sundays from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The current stockpile of mulch was produced from the large amount of tree debris resulting from the 2003 spring snowstorms. The Department of Land Management encourages Louisville residents to mulch their trees, shrubs, and applicable gardens to reap the many benefits mulch provides. Later this spring, the Department of Land Management will conduct a Mulch Give-Away (date yet to be determined). During this one-day event, citizens will have the opportunity to have their trucks and/or trailers loaded by city staff. Residents in need of large amounts of mulch are the focus of this give-away. Look for further announcements detailing this event! THE BENEFITS OF MULCHING YOUR TREES ulching offers many advantages to your trees by replicating the natural system from which so many of _Vlour trees have been removed. Mulch helps conserve water by retarding soil moisture evaporation which is critical during hot, dry weather especially where frequent watering is not possible or practical. Mulching provides an environment that aids the growth of beneficial microorganisms and it provides better soil temperature and moisture control for your trees. Mulching also protects trees and shrubs from mechanical injury caused by mowers and string line trimmers. , .,f ', Placing mulch around the base of your trees will result A i 1 ' in less competition from the grass. Grass is certainly a , 41, . y beautiful landscape feature, however, it is very ,' + `� � fir. competitive for water and soil nutrients. , 1 I ' i•After mulching you may notice fruiting bodies from _}� 4.• 1 r r various fungi. The fungi that feed on mulch aid its ;.,. - . composting and are not a threat to the health of your , f,1 atu re tree=; r.. it• plants. In fact, these fungi are more likely to reduce the ' — minimum re��i u=; presence and effectiveness of pathogenic (non beneficial) � �i !''A 'tr,+'tree ft fungi. - minimum radius=; . A,o�d direct This graphic shows the proper way to mulch a tree. co nta ct with trunk . r Depth -4" This is also applicable to shrubs and other plant material. _ '' .: •'' --- t-Q: , I. .•7u r` I,;"..!�.e-:;-'A-r.. For additional information, please contact City Forester I ��radius r, d i u s Chris Lichty at 303.335.4733. I February/March 2004 6