Brush Clearing
We clear thick brush, undergrowth and small trees off lots, field edges, fence lines and back acreage. The material gets mulched in place or raked into a pile.
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Hillside clearing takes overgrown brush and small trees off sloped acreage and steep banks. A slope too steep to mow gets skipped year after year, and it closes in. Our excavator works that ground from stable footing above or below it. Its forestry mulching head grinds the brush into mulch, and the mulch stays on the hillside.
Willamette Valley Land Clearing is based in Lebanon, close to the Cascade Range on the valley's eastern edge. We clear slopes behind houses and ditch banks along drives and field edges across the mid-Willamette Valley. Hillside work is the steep side of our brush clearing service. Estimates are free, so call or text (541) 936-4687.
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Steep slope mowing starts with where the machine sits. Our excavator sets up on stable ground: the top or toe of the slope, a bench or the driveway. Its arm reaches out over the face while the mulching head cuts and grinds. It is the same forestry mulching we do on flat ground, run from the end of a long arm.
Gentler grades suit our Bobcat skid steer, the machine behind our skid steer services. It runs a forestry mulcher head for brush and small trees. A heavy brush mower takes down tall grass and weeds. Each machine also runs a brush rake, used when root work is part of the plan.
Hillsides around the valley carry a thick mix of brush. OSU Extension lists hill pastures and woodland savannahs among the places Pacific poison oak often grows. A US Forest Service species review calls it a climax species on south-slope Douglas-fir forests of the Willamette Valley foothills. That means it stays on that ground as the forest ages.
OSU Extension's wildfire fuels guide for northwest Oregon calls Scotch broom and blackberry two of the most common invaders. It says broom sets up quickly, in thickets, on disturbed ground. Blackberry grows overlapping thorny canes that form thickets of their own. The same machines handle blackberry removal and poison oak removal on flatter ground.
Root work on a steep face gets planned with you. An OSU Extension publication on blackberry control says removing roots disturbs the soil considerably. That raises the possibility of erosion and sedimentation, especially on slopes or near streams. Mulching takes the top growth and leaves the roots, so regrowth gets follow-up passes.
A house at the top of a brushy slope sits above its fuel. OSU Extension says fire moving uphill preheats the plants above it and tends to spread much faster. OSU's northwest Oregon fuels guide says the home ignition zone runs out 100 feet, or 200 feet on steeper slopes. Fire guidance typically pushes defensible space clearing farther out on a hillside.
On forestland, fire season brings another limit. The Oregon Department of Forestry's Industrial Fire Precaution Levels typically restrict ground-based power equipment. At level III, that work is typically held to the hours between 8 p.m. and 1 p.m. Level IV prohibits all operations, and we plan hillside work around the posted level.
Winter brings the opposite problem. West of the Cascades, about half the year's rain falls from December through February. We check soft, wet slopes before we set a date.
From the first call or text to the final look at the cleared ground, here is how it goes.
Tell us where the property is and what you want cleared. Rough acreage and a couple of photos give us a good start.
We come out, look over the ground and talk through the scope with you. Then you get a free estimate for that scope of work.
Before the machines move, we sort out access and timing. Oregon law typically calls for an 811 utility locate ahead of ground-disturbing work. In summer, Oregon Department of Forestry fire season rules can limit power equipment hours. We plan the job around whatever applies to your property.
The mulcher head grinds brush and small trees into chips in place. The brush rake pulls stumps and root balls where the ground has to come clean.
We spread the chips out and smooth the cleared ground where it needs it. Then we go over the finished work with you before we load up.
Common questions about hillside clearing across the mid-Willamette Valley. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
We clear thick brush, undergrowth and small trees off lots, field edges, fence lines and back acreage. The material gets mulched in place or raked into a pile.
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A mulcher head grinds brush and small trees into chips in one pass. You get the ground back under a layer of chips.
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We clear poison oak off acreage, fence lines and wooded lots with mulcher heads and an excavator. It sprouts back from the roots, so we plan follow-up passes with you.
Learn MoreOur Bobcat skid steer carries a forestry mulcher head and a heavy brush mower. The excavator adds a mulching head and a brush rake, so stumps and root balls come out as we go.
Estimates are free in Linn, Benton, Marion, Polk and Lane counties. Tell us where the property sits and what you want cleared, and we will come look at it.
The same machines cut the growth, mulch the material and smooth the cleared ground. One company covers the work from the first pass to the last look.
Reach us at (541) 936-4687 by call or by text. A few photos of the property help us size up the job before we drive out.
Tell us where the property is and what you want cleared, and we will set up a look at it. You can also call or text (541) 936-4687.
Tell us about the job. We will get right back to you.
