Beginning this week, the Town of Vail is offering residents a limited amount of free mulch for placement around trees and shrubs or other garden locations. Mulch helps conserve water by decreasing soil temperatures and the amount of soil exposed to wind and sun. The mulch is available at the town’s Public Works facility, 1309 Elkhorn Dr., from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday on a first-come, first-served basis. Residents must load their own trucks and provide their own buckets...