Clean Air Methow

12/02/2024

Winter in the Methow means crisp air, cozy fires, and sometimes...trapped smoke. ❄️🔥 During cold months, temperature inversions create a lid over our valley, trapping air, and smoke from wood stoves and other sources close to the ground. This photo, taken this morning up Gunn Ranch, is a great example of this phenomenon! Looking down into the valley you can see how the cloud layer is trapped in the valley. photo📸

10/11/2024

The morning rush has ended, no lines at the chipping Drive right now! Bring your woody debris and yard waste and get rid of it here at the Twisp transfer station. Here until three!

10/07/2024

This Friday is the first day of our fall chipping drive series!
Bring your woody debris and yard waste to the Twisp Transfer Station, free of charge from 10am-3pm.
Pro tip: please remember to separate the two, and to use a tarp to line the bottom of your truck beds or trailers, it makes it way easier to unload!!
Thank you to the Okanogan Conservation District for the funding to support events focused on burning alternatives.
See you this Friday!

09/26/2024

Please share your thoughts and experiences about long-term wildfire recovery in your community to help guide future actions. Join researchers from Oregon State University in an individual or group conversation from October 17th-23rd in Omak, Okanogan, Tonasket, Nespelem, Pateros, Brewster, Methow, Twisp or Winthrop. The aim of our study is to inform and improve recovery efforts for this and other potential wildfire-affected communities in the future. Call or text to sign up in advance, as space is limited: (360) 378-9447. All participants will receive a gift card to a local store, meals will be provided at group meetings, and Spanish interpretation is available at select meetings.

09/25/2024

09/05/2024

Fall may not feel like it’s here yet, but it’s time to prepare for yard cleaning days! Instead of burning your yard waste this October, bring it to the Twisp Transfer Station free of charge on October 11th, 16th, 18th, and 30th from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 🍁 These community events have been a great success, and we’re excited to continue our partnership with the Okanogan Conservation District to offer them twice a year.

✅ Accepted: Leaves, branches (up to 4” in diameter), brush, shrubs, grass clippings, and more!
🚫 Not Allowed: Garbage, treated wood, plastics, and construction materials.

For more info, visit www.cleanairmethow.org/news-events/fallcleanup2024 or link in bio! 🔗

Check out the flyer on our socials, keep an eye out for newspaper ads in the Methow Valley News, and look for flyers around town. 🌲 Let’s work together to reduce wildfire risk and protect clean air!

09/05/2024

Fall may not feel like it’s here yet, but it’s time to prepare for yard cleaning days! Instead of burning your yard waste this October, bring it to the Twisp Transfer Station free of charge on October 11th, 16th, 18th, and 30th from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 🍁 These community events have been a great success, and we’re excited to continue our partnership with the Okanogan Conservation District to offer them twice a year.

✅ Accepted: Leaves, branches (up to 4” in diameter), brush, shrubs, grass clippings, and more!
🚫 Not Allowed: Garbage, treated wood, plastics, and construction materials.

For more info, visit www.cleanairmethow.org/news-events/fallcleanup2024 or link in bio 🔗

Check out the flyer on our socials, keep an eye out for newspaper ads in the Methow Valley News, and look for flyers around town. 🌲 Let’s work together to reduce wildfire risk and protect clean air!

08/27/2024

Don’t let your old, inefficient wood stove burn you out! Enroll in our Wood Stove Exchange Program. Funded by the WA Dept of Ecology, this grant is designed to swap out your inefficient, smoky stove for a cleaner, EPA-certified wood stove or pellet stove.

Don’t let this opportunity go up in smoke! Call us at 509-997-0888, extension 6, or email [email protected] to get the scoop on how to apply.

Let’s stoke the flames of a cleaner future together

08/22/2024

We’re so excited to have the Pateros sensor replaced and back on the map! Welcome back, Pateros City Hall! Check out their sensor readings on the map, or on our own app, Methow Air available for apple and android!

08/20/2024

New sensor alert! 💥 our sensor maintenance and installation team put up a new unit near Twisp yesterday, and check out these new Zen II models! We love that you can see the color associated with the AQI right on the unit. For those interested, swipe to see “under the hood” at the lasers and tech that goes into one of these sensors. Plus, this sensor has a beautiful view of the valley! Welcome to the clean air ambassador network, Nanasu sensor! Can you find this new sensor on the or on our App, Methow Air? Let us know in the comments!