Land clearing services prepare overgrown or undeveloped land for new purposes. Whether it's opening space for construction, reclaiming pastures, or creating areas for recreation, we have the know-how and equipment to clear the toughest vegetation and terrain in the Rio Grande Valley.
Common Land Clearing & Brush Removal Projects
Land clearing includes a wide range of projects. Here are examples of common types of projects that we handle regularly.
- General Land Clearing: This service removes trees, shrubs, and other overgrowth, leaving behind open ground. We use equipment such as track loaders, excavators, and special attachments to get the job done. This is the broadest description of our services, and the projects listed below can be considered more specific types of land clearing.
- Brush & Underbrush Removal: This service is targeted specifically to shrubs, brush, underbrush, undergrowth, and any number of names for small to medium-sized vegetation you can find. This is a common service request in the Rio Grande Valley since many properties contain dense brush but not many trees.
- Site Preparation: This service lays the groundwork for new construction. Customers may ask us to follow up land clearing with site prep work. This includes backfilling, light excavation, levelling, laying down base material such as gravel, and compacting. Typical projects include new home sites, garage pads, shed pads, and caliche driveways.
- Trails & Hunting Lease Clearing:
This service caters to the many hunting properties and leases in the Valley. We can cut horse trials, ATV trails, shooting lanes, and access lanes so you can make the most out of your land during hunting season.
- Forestry Mulching:
This service simultaneously removes trees and other woody vegetation while turning it into mulch. This is done with special mulching attachments on our equipment. The mulch can help stabilize the soil, prevent erosion, slow down new growth, and fertilize the ground as it decomposes.
- Acreage, Ranch, & Pasture Clearing: This service refers to land clearing and brush removal at a large scale for managing farmland, ranches, and pastures. Not all contractors can take on large jobs, but with multiple skilled operators and the right equipment - we can take on jobs of most any size.
- Clearing for Utilities, Fence Lines, & Easements:
This service clears vegetation along power lines, pipelines, easements, roads, and fence lines. The goal is to ensure unobstructed access to and maintenance of utility infrastructure and fence lines. It also prevents damage from encroaching brush and trees.
The Land Clearing Process
Clearing land project generally follows some variation of the steps:
- Project Assessment:
We listen carefully to your project description over the phone and ask questions about the work required, location, vegetation, timeline, etc. Sometimes, this is enough to evaluate a project, but if not - we will come out and walk your land in person to assess the terrain, identify vegetation, and uncover other potential challenges. This helps us build an accurate quote for your job.
- Hauling Equipment On-Site: The type of vegetation, the size of the project, and the terrain will dictate what equipment we'll need to bring on-site. Remote or hard-to-access areas may complicate equipment delivery.
- Vegetation Removal: In this step, we remove the brush and trees - selectively leaving behind any vegetation that you don't want to be stripped away.
- Debris Management: Cleared vegetation is hauled away, piled up, burned, mulched, or left where it falls - depending on your project's requirements.
- Site Prep Work: Depending on the project's end goal, grading, levelling, or backfilling might be necessary to ready the site for its future use.
Land Clearing Tools
We rely on various types of land clearing equipment and we're continuously updating our fleet of machines and arsenal of attachments.
- Backhoes & Excavators: For heavy-duty clearing, site prep, and debris removal.
- Skid Steers & Track Loaders: Lighter, agile equipment that helps us quickly clear and move vegetation.
- Grinders, Mulchers, Cutters, & Shears: Various attachments that help us clear vegetation depending on the vegetation type and project needs.
- Aerial Imagery & GPS: Tools for more accurate land assessment and planning.
Ready to Start Your Project?
Magic Valley Land Clearing has experience with all kinds of projects all over the Valley. Get in touch for a fast quote and reliable service. Give us a call today.