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<FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> </FONT><div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> Here is a repeat of the "Give Me Mulch" article I wrote for the </FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> Town Crier. It ran last fall in the Nov 2005 Town Crier, and some</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> of the details may have changed since then...</FONT></div>
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<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> Free untreated mulch is available to residents at the end of</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> Queensbury Road, just past the Public Works building. It is available</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> any time, and it's self-serve (bring a shovel). The mulch is</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> composted, but it's not monitored, so it could contain live bugs or</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> seeds. </FONT></div>
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<FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> </FONT><div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> The City of College Park sells untreated Smartleaf Compost–</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> leaves and grass composted for at least a year–for $10.50 per</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> cubic yard, screened or unscreened. The mulch pile is monitored, and</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> it reaches a temperature of at least 160°F, so pests and seeds are</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> killed, although it doesn't come with a guarantee. You can pick it up</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> weekdays from 7:30 a.m. until noon or between 1:00 and 3:30 p.m. If</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> you have a pickup truck, the staff will load it for you; otherwise,</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> bring your own shovel. For an additional $20, College Park will</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> deliver mulch to Riverdale Park residents Thursdays or Fridays except</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> during leaf pickup season. Call 301–474–4194 for more information.</FONT></div>
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<FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> </FONT><div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> Free woodchips are available from Joe Fugere, Conspicuous Cleaning</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> Co., 3913 Kennedy St., Hyattsville, Md. 20781, joeclean@starpower.net,</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> 301-699-1707. He says there is always a possibility of pests</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> associated with this type of product, but a good freeze should</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> eradicate any pests in surface mulch. His chips are free and available</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> sporadically on a first-come, first-served basis with free delivery.</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> He says his “goal is to make sure that no natural tree product is</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> wasted or thrown away and is restored to the earth for our well-</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> being.” Thanks to Sarah Wayland, who recently recommended Joe </FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> Fugere and his wood chips on Town Talk.</FONT></div>
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