Lyons 2025 fall curbside
limb pick upMonday, October 27th
The Town of Lyons will be scheduling services with a vendor to complete a curbside limb pick-up for residential properties that are less than one acre beginning on Monday, October 27, 2025. The following rules and regulations regarding the service will apply. Please review the guidelines for 2025.
Rules and Regulations
The Town of Lyons and the vendor reserve the right to refuse service to any homes that do not follow the accepted materials or pile guidelines. Town or vendor staff will not clean the immediate area after the chipping is complete. Cleaning the residual debris from the chipping process is the responsibility of the property owner. Questions? Please call Public Works at 303-823-6622. Acceptable Materials - Branches and Limbs Only. No Grass, weeds, loose yard waste, or compost. IT WILL NOT BE PICKED UP!
- Only piles of wood limbs and branches up to 6" in diameter are accepted.
- No construction debris or treated lumber. No nails or wires in limbs or branches. IT WILL NOT BE PICKED UP!
- No construction or building materials
- No trash, weeds, etc.
- No root balls, dirt, or rocks
- No grass clippings
- No bags of leaves or pine needles
- No nails or wire
- No thorny materials (rose bushes, etc.)
- Do NOT tie or band piles
Pile Guidelines - Piles must be stacked curbside by 7 AM for the contacted start date, Monday, OCTOBER 27TH, 2025
- Any branch piles put out after the collection day will not be collected by the Town/vendor and will be the responsibility of the homeowner.
- Piles must be neatly stacked with cut ends facing the road. Please ensure limbs are cut as straight as possible.
- Max pile size is 5x5x5 and are limited to one per household PILES THAT ARE LARGER WILL BE SKIPPED!
- Please work to ensure that no obstacles interfere with the pickup of the limb pile by the loader and chipper.
- Do not park in front of your limb pile.
- Piles must be within 5' of roadway (do not place on the sidewalk!)
- Municipal code prohibits placing items in the street.
- Limbs will not be collected in alleys. Even if your trash/recycling collection occurs in an alley, you must place limbs curbside in front of your property for pick-up.
- Residential properties only that are less than one acre. NO Commercial Piles!
- Do not combine piles with neighbors or haul material in from other neighborhoods.
- Do NOT tie or band piles.
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Wildfire Resiliency Meeting
Thursday, Oct 30 at 7 pm
The Board of Trustees invites residents of Lyons to a town hall style open house at the Lyons Regional Library on Thursday, October 30 from 7-8 pm, regarding the State and local Wildfire Resiliency Code updates, along with community input to help encourage a more resilient wildfire community for homeowners and residents of Lyons. The Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code is a draft document detailing regulations for construction and property maintenance in wildland-urban interface areas (such as Lyons), aiming to safeguard life and property from wildfires. Its core purpose is to mitigate the risks associated with wildland fires, specifically by preventing fire from spreading into structures and preventing structure fires from spreading to wildland fuels. Bring your input and ideas for the BOT to consider.
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Streambank Improvements
at LaVern M Johnson Park During the month of October
In spring 2023, the North St. Vrain saw its highest runoff flows since the 2013 flood. While the creek held up well overall, several sections of the streambank inside of LaVern M Johnson Park need repair to ensure visitor safety and prevent further erosion. Beginning in mid-October, crews will reinforce those banks with stacked Lyons sandstone boulders and restore any areas disturbed during construction.
The sandstone itself comes with a unique story—boulders excavated from the Lyons Valley Townhomes housing development were donated to the Town and will now be repurposed for this project. They are currently stored at the Public Works facility on Ute Highway.
Work is expected to last into November. During this time, some areas of the park will be closed to the public for safety. We appreciate your patience as we make these important improvements to protect both the riverbank, the park and its visitors.
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Prescribed Burns for the fall and winter on Boulder County Open Space land
Boulder County Parks & Open Space and the Sheriff’s Office Fire Management Program plan to conduct burns as conditions allow this winter. The window for operations will be open until April 15. Burn projects depend on ideal weather conditions, including relative humidity, fuel moisture, and wind. Projects will only proceed when conditions are suitable. Fire managers will monitor all projects until they are called out. Forest burn planned location in Lyons inlcude - Hall Ranch - west of Lyons. Burn window is open through Dec. 20.
- For additional information, updates, and to sign up for email or text notifications, please visit boco.org/PrescribedBurns.
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LYONS SPOOKTACULAR
Saturday, October 25th
Kids games/activities at 4:00 pm
Parade line-up at 5:45 pm
The spooky season is almost here!
On Saturday, October 25, ghosts and goblins, princesses and pirates will gather in Lyons for the fun, family-friendly Lyons Spooktacular. The kids events and games are scheduled to start at 4:00 pm at the Lyons Elementary School playground with the parade along Main Street beginning at 6 pm. The Chili Cook-off returns to Main Stage Brewing beginning at 4:30 pm. Enter your favorite chili and win a gift card to a local eatery. Join the Spooktacular events and parade, eat chili, and enjoy your friends, neighbors and the Lyons community. Chili cook-off details can be found at lyonsgardenclub.com.
For spooktacular information, visit:
lyonscolorado.com/spooktacular
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Level 3 Fast Charging StationWork continues through October
Utilizing funding from a federal energy grant, the Town is working with a contractor to install a level 3- fast charging station near the corner of 3rd and Railroad Ave. A typical Level 3 charger can add 60–200+ miles of range in 20–30 minutes, depending on the car and charger. Utility work has already begun along Railroad Ave along the southern edge of Sandstone Park. There will be small road closures along Railroad Ave as the equipment arrives for placement.
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Yard Waste Drop off Event Saturday, November 8 from 8 am - noon
4687 Ute Highway
To help with increased opportunities to divert organic waste from the landfill, the Town of Lyons, the Sustainable Futures Commission and Boulder County Zero Waste is excited to host a FREE Yard Waste Drop off Event on Saturday, November 8 from 8 am - noon at the public works facility at 4687 Ute Highway
Perfect for post-Halloween pumpkins and fall cleanup. Accepted items:
Pumpkins (no decorations or candles)
Leaves (bagged or loose)
Grass clippings
Branches and twigs
Other organic yard waste (eg: garden clean up) Not Accepted:
Plastic bags
Rocks or dirt
Lumber or fencing
Non-organic materials Drop off Details:
Open to Lyons residents or unincorporated Boulder County residents.
Material can be loose, bagged, or in a bucket. Empty your bags and/or buckets and take them back with you.
Leaves, yard waste and pumpkins will all be accepted.
Arrive anytime from 8 a.m. - noon. Do not arrive earlier than event start time.
Help keep our community clean and green!
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