City forestry crews making one last pass for boulevard district leaf pickup
The Great Falls Park and Recreation department’s leaf pickup moved quicker than expected thanks to decent weather and equipment cooperating, so forestry crews will go back through all six areas of the boulevard district one last time beginning Nov. 7.
Crews will go through the pickup areas in the same order as the first round.
City leaf pickup, tree removal continuing with low staffing, limited resources
The order of areas and an interactive map of the district are available on the city website.
The city’s leaf pickup areas are:
- Area 1: the upper northside, streets and avenues from Central Avenue to 5th Avenue North from 23rd to 38th Street
- Area 2: northside, streets and avenues from Central Avenue to 8th Avenue North from 15th to 23rd Street
- Area 3: lower northside, avenues and streets from Central Avenue to 8th Avenue North from Park Drive to 15th Street
- Area 4: lower southside, streets and avenues from Central Avenue to 9th Avenue South from 2nd to 13th Street
- Area 5: westside, avenues and streets from Central Avenue West to 4th Avenue Southwest from 3rd to 11th Street Southwest
- Area 6: avenues and streets from Central Avenue to 3rd Avenue South from 14th to 23rd Street
Great Falls leaf pickup starts week of Oct. 27
Boulevard district residents are asked to:
- place your leaf piles on the boulevard, next to the curb, on the street side of your boulevard residence
- not place leaves on the sidewalk or in the street gutter, as rain, snow, and vehicles driving on the piles make it impossible to pick up the leaves
- not place leaves around parked vehicles, as the machines need a minimum of two feet of clearance around of any obstacle
- not place leaves around tree bases, signs, light poles, or any other obstacles
Leaf piles that include branches, grass clippings, garden waste and pet waste cause damage to the equipment and will not be picked up. Pickup for those items should be arranged with your sanitation provider.
Leaves should be raked out to the boulevard by 7 a.m. on Monday of your scheduled week.
