Building wildfire resiliency in the communities throughout Minnesota's Arrowhead region.

2025 Fredenberg/Grand Lake Drop Off Event

2025 Fredenberg/Grand Lake Drop off Event

Sharing the Responsibility
You Cut and haul - We’ll Dispose of it 

This is an opportunity for residents in Fredenberg and Grand Lake to reduce the risk
of wildfire to your homes by implementing wildfire resiliency strategies. 

If you haven’t attended one of our Wildfire Preparedness Demonstrations learn how to
reduce your wildfire risk by viewing the recording of “Tips for Backyard Wildfire
Resiliency” at: https://youtu.be/u3kuhZ_0tkc 

Then work on your property by cutting and hauling the hazardous woody debris to
the designated site on the date & time below. This event is funded by the St. Louis
County Firewise program. Please keep track of your hours worked on the form on
the back of this flier. Your hours recorded are an
in-kind match to pay the contractor who will be
chipping the debris collected.

Drop off Event Details 

When: Sept. 13 & 14 (9:00 AM – 5:00 PM) & Sept. 20 & 21 (9:00 AM – 5:00 PM) 

Where: 6365 Munger Shaw Road
Saginaw, MN 

Pile Guidelines 

  • Cut and haul your woody debris to the Boulder Lake gravel site at the designated dates and times above. 
  • Piles must be stacked neatly with ends facing one way for easier access for the contractor to chip. 
  • Please limit the length of branches to 5’. 
  • No limit to the number of piles. 

What’s Acceptable and what is not? 

*Small trees, branches and limbs (balsam fir, spruce, brush) up to 12” in diameter will be accepted. 

  • No stumps. 
  • No invasive species. 
  • No construction or building materials. 
  • No bags allowed, woody debris piles only. 
  • No trash, weeds, root wads, dirt, or rocks. 
  • No grass clippings or bags of leaves. 
  • No household garbage.

Questions? Contact: Gloria Erickson St. Louis County Firewise Coordinator gloria@dovetailinc.org [ 218-365-0878 ]  

Access Event Flier & Form Here

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