Recycle Christmas trees for free

Moving Forward

Live pine trees can fill homes with the scent and spirit of the holiday season but too often Christmas trees end up in the landfill once the new year comes. Fortunately, the City can help!

Christmas trees without decorations can be recycled free of charge by dropping them off at the City’s Compost Facility on Highway 90. The trees will be turned into high quality compost available for purchase by the truck load at the Compost Facility.

Please remember to remove all tinsel, lights, and ornaments. Only live trees can be recycled, so do not drop off artificial trees.

Christmas tree recycling is available through Saturday, Jan. 28. This free drop off service is available to all Cochise County residents.

City refuse customers also have the option to schedule a free curbside pickup for their tree by calling 520-458-7530 by Monday at 5:00 p.m. for a Wednesday pickup. These special Christmas tree pickups can also be scheduled by filling out a green waste pickup request form available on our Green Waste & Compost webpage.

The Sierra Vista Compost Facility is located at 7201 E. Highway 90. It is open Monday/Tuesday and Thursday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

See the Christmas tree recycling process in action in the video below!

City News

City offers free parliamentary workshops

Registered parliamentarian Saundra Engle will lead two upcoming workshops at the Sierra Vista Public Library for beginner and advanced parliamentary procedures.

These free workshops are perfect for people who are new to a board or board leadership and members of groups who want to make their meetings more effective.

The Making Meetings Move: Introductory Course will take place on Saturday, Jan. 28, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the library meeting room. This workshop provides the basics of running a meeting and includes valuable time-saving tips. Learn what the rules are, how to set an agenda, how to make or handle a motion, and how to manage debate.

Then the Making Meetings Move: Advanced Course will take place on Saturday, Feb. 4, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the library meeting room. This workshop enables participants to develop effective participatory decision-making skills, learn to handle subsidiary, privileged and incidental motions, learn the rules of elections and voting, and develop skills to be able to serve as an elected officer or chair.

Robert’s Rules of Order in Brief will be available for a $10 cash only purchase at the program. For more information or to register, contact the Henry F. Hauser Museum at 520-439-2306 or via email at Museum@SierraVistaAZ.gov.

Extraordinary Activities

The wetlands at the City's Environmental Operations Park (EOP) are open to guided birding tours on Sundays at 8 a.m. all year long.

Group size for these free tours is limited to 15 people on a first come-first served basis. Arrive before the starting hour, and sign the waiver right away to secure a place. The walk takes place behind the facility's locked gates for about 2 to 2.5 hours, and you must stay with the group the entire walk. Bring water, a hat, and binoculars. A spotting scope is optional. A birding checklist will be provided.

Uncommon Recreation

Kids ages 7 to 11 are invited to play laser tag inside the Sierra Vista Public Library on Saturday, Jan. 14.

The first session is from 4:15 to 5 p.m. and the second runs from 5 to 5:45 p.m. Completed waivers and registration are required before the program. Please only sign up for one session. Register online. Call the library at 520-458-4225 for assistance or more information.

Social Snapshot

#SVPolice is proud to introduce our five newest recruits, who will be attending the Southeast Arizona Law Enforcement Training Academy (SEALETA) next week. Over the next 20 weeks, Recruits Mothershed, Guyette, Ruvalcaba, Duerrwaechter, and Partridge will undergo intensive hands-on training, physical conditioning, and classroom instruction at Cochise College in Douglas. We are confident that they will do well as they begin the first leg of their journey of Service with Honor as Sierra Vista Police Officers.