SLASH DROP OFF

Protect Our Neighborhood:
Annual Slash Drop-Off Event

Wildfire safety starts at home, but it protects the whole community. As part of our Firewise efforts, the APOA is partnering with the Prospect Recreation & Park District to make it easier for neighbors to create "defensible space" around their homes.

Removing "slash"—flammable vegetation near houses, pruning low tree limbs, etc.—is the single most effective way to slow a wildfire and give firefighters a fighting chance to protect our property. To support your mitigation efforts, we have organized a dedicated Slash Drop-Off site right here in our community.

Event Details

  • When: Saturday, October 17, 2026 - 9am - Noon

  • Where: Prospect Recreation & Park District
    4198 Xenon Street
    Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
    (Pull up to the gate and wait for someone to open it.)

  • Cost: Free

  • What’s Accepted: Limbs, branches, pine needles, and cones. (No stumps, rocks, or trash, please!)

  • If you could use some help getting your Slash to Prospect Park, we are also offering a volunteer service to pick up the debris from your house.
    RSVP Sign-Up coming soo.