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Bluebag Media
Parks district puts
donated equipment to good use
GREENVILLE – “It (the chipper) was donated to us last year,” said Darke
County Parks employee Wayne Nichols. “We collect Christmas trees every
year… decided to try it and see if it worked.” It worked. Nichols said
over a three-day period they’d chipped, or shredded, 37 trees.
According to Laura Schweiderman, volunteer coordinator and naturalist,
Darke County Solid Waste District Director Krista Fourman had the trees
shredded at the county garage for them during previous years. They are
used on parks trails and other areas for the district.
“Last year we had about 175 trees,” said Nichols, “but most of them
came from Lowes… they donated the trees they had left over after
Christmas...
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