Land Clearing & Vegetation Management
Clearing and vegetation control isn't one problem, it's a dozen problems that look similar from a distance. Knotweed doesn't respond to what buckthorn responds to. Shore and marshland doesn't get treated the way an upland covert gets treated. We diagnose first, and then we bring the right combination of mulching, cutting, grazing, fire, and targeted treatment to the site.
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Forestry Mulching and Land Clearing
Overgrown brush, invasive thickets, and untended acreage go down fast with a properly sized mulcher. We clear view corridors, restore old fields, prep new food plots, and reclaim property lines, leaving a mulched surface that suppresses regrowth and starts building soil. Selective clearing preserves the trees and features you want to keep instead of the scorched-earth approach that can give clearing a bad name.
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Invasive Species Mitigation
Japanese knotweed, glossy buckthorn, oriental bittersweet, multiflora rose, honeysuckle, Japanese barberry, and phragmites are the species we spend most of our time on in the Northeast. We treat with the tools the target actually responds to: mechanical clearing followed by grazing to suppress resprout, prescribed fire on adapted sites, and chemical treatment when the species requires it (knotweed, established honeysuckle). Multi-year contracts drop in price each year as the infestation loses ground.
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Prescribed Burning
Fire is one of the oldest and most effective habitat tools available, and one of the least used in New England because most contractors won't touch it. We handle burn planning, smoke management plans, permitting coordination with local fire authorities and NH Fish & Game, and execution with certified crew. Best fit for oak and pitch pine sites, native grassland restoration, blueberry barrens, fuel reduction, and long-neglected old pastures. Can also be used as an effective tool to reset wetland monocultures.
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Targeted Grazing
A trained herd clears invasive brush and dense vegetation with no chemicals, no heavy equipment, and minimal soil disturbance. Ideal for shoreland where herbicide is prohibited, for steep slopes, conservation easement–restricted properties, and for sites near organic operations, schools, or occupied buildings. Available in phases as our herd scales, in a variety of pricing arrangements, plus setup, with multi-year contracts costing less each year.
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Wildfire Fuel Reduction & Defensible Space
As development encroaches on wild land in New Hampshire, and with droughts being more common than ever, more landowners are looking at their properties the way homeowners in the West already do. We walk the property, assess fuel loading, and build a written defensible space plan with prioritized zones. Follow-up work uses whatever mix of thinning, mulching, and prescribed fire the site conditions allow.
