Surplus Wood Program - City of Longmont

Surplus Wood Program

8-10 foot long logs are seen in a pile with Longs Peak in the distant background.
Button Rock Preserve Wood Lot Status

Current Status: OPEN

Hours of Operation: Sunrise to sunset, seven days a week

Location: The wood lot is located on the south side of North 53rd Street approximately eight-tenths of a mile north of HWY 66. The lot is located northwest of Nelson-Flanders Water Treatment Plant.

 

Wood lot is east of Lyons and north of Highwy 66 on N 53rd.

The City of Longmont Parks & Natural Resources Department manages forest stewardship operations in the City’s watershed. Each year, the department generates logs during wildfire risk reduction and habitat improvement projects intended to protect Longmont’s drinking water supply and improve forest health. Visit the Button Rock Forest Stewardship webpage for more information.

The goal of the Surplus Wood Program is to provide valuable wood resources back to local community members. Utilizing forest wood products helps reduce costs to the City for processing and hauling of wood waste, and provides added public benefit in the form of firewood or millable logs.

  • The Button Rock Preserve Wood Lot is open to all area residents (whereas the Forestry Sort Yard in Longmont is open only to Longmont residents)
  • Wood is only available for personal use and resale is strictly prohibited
  • Wood is available as 8 to 10 foot logs
  • All waivers expire on December 31 every year
  • The wood is available on a first-come, first served basis with no obligation from the City to supply wood

 

Wood Utilization Liability Release Waiver

To remove wood, a waiver must be submitted. This program has reached its capacity for 2025 and will not accept additional waivers until January, 2026.

City of Longmont Forestry Sort Yard Status

 

Current Status: OPEN

Location: 120 South Martin Street
Hours of Operation: Sunrise to sunset, seven days a week

The City of Longmont Forestry Services accumulates large quantities of wood logs from the management of trees in the urban forest. The goal of the permit is to provide valuable wood resources back to Longmont residents. Utilizing urban wood helps reduce costs to the City for processing and hauling of wood waste, and utilizes the wood to a higher value.

 

Program Details

 

  • This program is only available to Longmont residents

  • Wood is available in three forms: firewood, chunk wood, and millable logs and is sorted as such in the yard

  • All waivers expire on December 31 every year

  • The wood is available on a first-come, first served basis with no obligation from the City to supply wood

 

Wood Utilization Liability Release Waiver

To remove wood, a waiver must be submitted. This program has reached its capacity for 2025 and will not accept additional waivers until January, 2026.

 

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