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LAND CLEARING

WHAT IS LAND CLEARING? LAND CLEARING IS THE PROCESS OF NOT ONLY REMOVING THE TREES AND UNDERBRUSH FROM YOUR PROPERTY, BUT IT ALSO REMOVES ALL OF THE ROOT SYSTEMS. 

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO REMOVE THE ROOTS SYSTEMS? IF THE ROOTS OR OTHER ORGANIC MATERIAL IS NOT REMOVED, IT WILL BEGIN TO DECOMPOSE. THESE DECOMPOSING AREAS WILL THEN CAUSE LOW AREAS OR HOLES IN YOUR YARD. HENCE THE TERM, "ST

FORESTRY MULCHING

WHAT IS FORESTRY MULCHING AND HOW DOES IT DIFFER FROM TYPICAL LAND CLEARING? FORESTRY MULCHING TAKES SMALLER TREES ALONG WITH UNDERBRUSH AND MULCHES IT UP. FORESTRY MULCHING IS TYPICALLY A CHEAPER ALTERNATIVE TO LAND CLEARING. HOWEVER, IT DOES NOT REMOVE THE STUMPS OR OTHER ORGANIC MATERIAL UNDER THE SURFACE. WHILE THE END RESULT WILL GIVE YOUR PROPERTY THE STATE PARK LOOKS, IT WI

GRADING 

WHAT IS GRADING? FROM TIME TO TIME WE NEED TO RESHAPE THE LAYOUT OF THE LAND. THIS IS GRADING. SOMETIMES IT CAN A NATURAL AREA THAT NEEDS TO BE LEVELED OUT OR AN AREA THAT NEEDS TO BE REGRADED FOR A DIFFERENT PURPOSE SUCH AS A NEW HOMESITE.