WOOD CHIPS
Need Wood Chips?
Free Wood Chips | Powell, Cody & Bighorn Basin, WY
When we're out on a job chipping brush, branches, and tree material, we generate a significant volume of wood chips — and rather than haul them to a disposal site, we'd rather put them to use on properties that can benefit from them. Thin Air Tree Service offers free wood chip delivery to homeowners and property owners throughout Powell, Cody, and the greater Bighorn Basin on an ongoing, as-available basis.
It's a simple arrangement: you get on our list, and when we have a load that works for your area, we deliver it. No cost, no hassle.
What Our Wood Chips Are — and What They're Not
Our wood chips are a natural byproduct of real tree work. That means they're not the uniform, clean, kiln-dried chips you'd buy bagged at a garden center. What you'll receive is a mixed, organic load that may include wood chips, small sticks, leaves, pine needles, and various natural biological material found in trees and shrubs. The mix varies depending on what we've been working on.
For the right applications, this kind of raw, mixed chip material is actually ideal — it breaks down naturally, adds organic matter to soil, and works beautifully as a functional ground cover. For applications that require a uniform, clean product, bagged store chips may be a better fit.
Wood Chips Are Great For
Garden beds and vegetable gardens — thick layers of wood chips suppress weeds, retain moisture, and break down into rich organic matter over time
Landscaping and mulching — cover bare soil around trees, shrubs, and planting areas to reduce erosion and retain moisture through Wyoming's dry summers
Pathways and walkways — a deep layer of chips creates a natural, low-maintenance surface for garden paths and informal walkways
Erosion control — chips help stabilize bare or sloped soil, especially useful on rural and agricultural properties
Pasture and property ground cover — cover high-traffic areas, muddy spots, or bare patches on rural properties
Composting — mixed chip material with leaves and organic debris is excellent compost feedstock, adding carbon-rich material to balance nitrogen-heavy compost piles
Playground and animal areas — natural ground cover for informal play areas, chicken runs, and livestock spaces
How It Works
Contact us to get on our wood chip delivery list
Let us know your approximate location and how much material you can use
When we have a load available in your area, we'll reach out to confirm delivery
We deliver and drop the load — you spread it on your own timeline
Because our chip availability depends entirely on our active job schedule, we can't guarantee specific delivery dates or chip volume in advance. Loads vary in size and composition. This is a first-come, first-served service based on our ongoing list — the sooner you get on it, the better.
A Note on Availability
Wood chip availability fluctuates with our workload and service area on any given day. We do our best to match deliveries to clients on our list who are closest to where we're working. If you're flexible on timing and have space to receive a load, you're a great candidate for this program. If you need a specific volume by a specific date, we'd recommend sourcing from a landscape supply company as a backup.
Related Services: Tree Removal, Lot Clearing, Tree Pruning & Trimming, Site Cleanup & Wood Hauling
Wood Chips FAQs
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Contact us at 307-202-3241 to get on our wood chip delivery list. Let us know your location and roughly how much material you can use. When we have a load available in your area, we'll reach out to confirm delivery. It's that simple — no cost, no commitment required on your end.
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Nothing — they're completely free. Wood chips are a natural byproduct of our tree work and we'd rather deliver them to properties that can use them than haul them to a disposal site. The only thing we ask is flexibility on timing.
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Our chips are a natural, mixed byproduct of real tree work — not the uniform, clean chips you'd buy bagged at a garden center. A load may include wood chips of varying sizes, small sticks, leaves, pine needles, and other natural biological material from the trees and shrubs we've been working on. The mix varies depending on our recent jobs. For most mulching, garden, and landscaping applications this is perfectly fine — and for composting it's ideal.
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Load sizes vary depending on what we've generated from recent jobs and what our equipment can transport. We can't guarantee a specific volume in advance. If you have a large area to cover, it may take multiple deliveries over time to fill it. Let us know your approximate needs when you get on the list and we'll do our best to match accordingly.
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It depends entirely on our job schedule and where we're working at any given time. We match deliveries to clients on our list who are closest to our active work areas, so timing is unpredictable. Some clients receive chips within a few weeks, others wait longer. The sooner you get on the list the better — and flexibility on timing helps significantly.
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Unfortunately no — we can't sort or customize loads by species or material type. What you receive reflects whatever we've been chipping on recent jobs. If you need a specific, uniform product for a particular application, bagged chips from a landscape supply company would be a more reliable option.
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Our mixed chips work well for garden bed mulching, weed suppression, moisture retention, erosion control on bare or sloped soil, informal pathways, composting, and ground cover in livestock or animal areas. They're particularly useful during Wyoming's dry summers for retaining soil moisture around trees, shrubs, and garden beds.
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We deliver throughout the Bighorn Basin based on where our work takes us. If you're in a rural area outside of Powell or Cody, you're still welcome to get on our list — delivery to your location will depend on whether our jobs bring us close enough to make it practical. Contact us with your location and we'll let you know.