# Spring FREE Chipping program!

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**Created:** [March 15, 2024, 4:11am UTC](https://forum.nrgfirewise.com/t/spring-free-chipping-program/739 "2024-03-15T04:11:52Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 15, 2024, 4:11am UTC](https://forum.nrgfirewise.com/t/spring-free-chipping-program/739/1 "2024-03-15T04:11:52Z")

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As a recognized Firewise community, we get to register for FREE chipping early! March 25th.

The Resource Conservation District (RCD) of Santa Cruz County is excited to announce our **Spring 2024 No-Cost Community Chipping Program.** The program is available to Santa Cruz County residents who live in areas, defined as the Wildland Urban Interface, that have the potential for wildfire to impact their properties. **Pre-registration opens on April 1st at 6:00 AM** and goes through April 30th. Chipping starts in May. Residents who live in recognized FireWise neighborhoods get early bird registration starting March 25th.

An **informational Zoom meeting** about the program will be held on **Monday, March 18 at 6:00 PM**. Visit our [EVENTS](https://www.rcdsantacruz.org/get-involved/attend-an-event) ([rcdsantacruz.org/events](http://rcdsantacruz.org/events)) page for more information or to register.

**How does the program work?**  
Signups are first-come-first served, and each household must complete a two-part registration process to be enrolled and confirmed into the program. Part one is an online pre-registration application to verify space is available, and part two is a chipping schedule form that is completed once your materials are stacked and ready for chipping. A detailed map of areas served, deadlines for program applications, chipping dates and guidelines for preparing materials for chipping are posted on the [RCD No-Cost Chipping Program](https://www.rcdsantacruz.org/chipping-programs) page.

This program is paid for in part through grants awarded to the RCD from the California Department of Conservation and through a block grant from the California Association of Resource Conservation Districts funded through the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection’s Wildfire Resilience Program.

For more information contact [Laurel Bard](mailto:lbard@rcdsantacruz.org?subject=2024%20Spring%20Chipping) at the RCD.