Cottonwoods throw long shade along the Yampa and up the Spring Creek draw, and the lawns beneath them come in patchy — thick where the light lands, thin where it never does. Western Tree & Lawn Management mows and trims those uneven Steamboat Springs yards, working around trunks, surface roots and the awkward pockets that shade creates. Leaves come down all at once here, usually on a windy night in early October, and the cleanup afterward is its own short campaign. Done properly, a lawn goes into the cold clear of debris and comes out the far side ready to grow.