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Chipper Program Application Info and Portal Link - Submit your Application by October 1, 2025

DO NOT CONTINUE UNTIL ALL GUIDELINES ARE COMPLETED

Application Submission and Checking the Status of Chipping Request

2025 Application Portal is Open!
Questions? Contact Us
Phone: (707) 565-6070
CA Relay Service: 711

Email: Chipper@sonoma-county.org
  • Confirm all Chipper Program Guidelines are met then proceed to the Application Portal (link at bottom of this page).
  • Online application submittal only. Ask a family member, friend, or neighbor for assistance with the online application if needed.
  • Submit digital photos along with your application. One or two photos of the woodpile(s), and one photo displaying the pile’s distance from the access route. Submitting digital photos of your pile and pile placement with the application may speed up the application process. If you have problems submitting your photo please email them to: Chipper@sonoma-county.org
  • Chipper Program Dashboard - 24 hours after submission the Application Status is available throughout the season. Instructions on using the dashboard are in the FAQs below.
  • All applicants have the opportunity to receive a second visit later in the season. You must select "Yes" to that question in your application submission. If you do not indicate that you want a second visit later in the season then you are forgoing that opportunity.
  • By submitting a Chipper Program Application for free chipping services, you are acknowledging that the woodpile(s) are accessible at all times during the Chipper Program season.
  • You will not receive an email or call confirming the application was successfully submitted. Please use the Chipper Program Dashboard 24 hours after submission for application status. (Instructions on Dashboard use are located on this page in the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) section below.
  • In the application, please include any helpful information such as gate codes, instructions on how to locate pile, etc.
  • Your application covers all chip visits for 2025. Do not submit a second application as it will not be received in the database.

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