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Ladder Fuels Pickup

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To support Sunriver property owners with performing ladder fuels reduction (LFR) work on their properties and help our community be Firewise®, SROA’s Public Works Department offers roadside pickup of ladder fuels debris.

Note: SROA does not pickup debris from work performed by contractors or the result of home construction, additions, etc.

 Have questions? View, Print or Download our LFR_FAQ_Document

Ladder Fuels Pickup Requirements

Proper Stacking
Ladder Fuels good
Improper Stacking
Ladder Fuels Bad
Crews pickup roadside ladder fuels

Pickup available April - October only

Have your brush ready to collect BEFORE
the first Monday of each month.
Materials set out after the first day of the first full week of each month may not be collected until the following month.

All Roads will be Checked
There is no need to call for pickup as all roads are checked monthly. How long it takes Public Works crews to reach your particular lane depends on other projects they may be working on as well as the amount of materials to be collected throughout Sunriver. Thank you for your patience.

Collectible Materials
Branches or limbs and saplings under 4” diameter at breast height (dbh), large brush such as bitterbrush or manzanita.

CANNOT Collect
Large branches or tree trunk sections more than 4” dbh. Material such as pine needles, pine cones, grass, leaves, small branches, firewood rounds/split pieces, root balls or any bagged material. If these items are included the entire pile of material will be left.

Stack Material Next to and Parallel to Road Edge
Materials should be stacked neatly and parallel to the road. Do not place materials next to pathways or on top of electric/telephone/cable boxes, water/sewer valves and meters, big rocks or sprinklers. 

Branches
Cut to 8 foot maximum length.

Where can I take materials between October - April?
Materials can be taken to Knott Landfill in Bend or the La Pine Transfer Station.
The compost site off Cottonwood Road is only available April to October (call for hours; 593-4197).

Contractors & Service Providers

  • Ladder fuels pickup service is provided ONLY for Sunriver property owners for reduction of ladder fuels. Should owners choose to use a contractor to reduce ladder fuels on their property, the contractor is responsible for disposal of all debris created.

  • Vegetative materials generated by building construction is also the responsibility of the owner and their contractor and will NOT be removed by SROA.