Forestry Mulching
Forestry mulching turns brush, saplings and small trees into a layer of wood chip mulch on site. We cover Jackson, Union and Williamson counties from our base in Cobden.
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Land clearing in Carbondale usually starts with ground you cannot use anymore. The back acre grew shut. A fence line vanished under brush. Carbondale sits on the northern edge of the Shawnee National Forest, and the land shows it. West toward Murphysboro the ground runs flatter and more open. South toward Makanda and Giant City it breaks into wooded ridges and steep ravines. Cedar Lake sits southwest of town, and lake ground grows over quickly. Either way, open ground fills in fast here. Bush honeysuckle and multiflora rose are common invasive plants in Southern Illinois. Autumn olive spreads the same way. A few wet seasons and the understory closes. Then the path you used to drive is gone.
We run a tracked skid steer with a forestry mulching head. It grinds brush and saplings where they stand. Small trees go the same way. Stumps get cut to grade in the same pass. There are no burn piles to deal with. The chips stay on the ground as mulch and hold soil on a slope. Our base is in Cobden, about 20 minutes south of Carbondale on US 51. Makanda is the halfway point, so Jackson County is a short run for us. We handle forestry mulching on wooded acreage and brush clearing along fence lines and field edges. Small jobs are welcome. We are fully insured, and estimates are free.
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Carbondale sits at about 449 feet, in the Big Muddy River watershed. The city limits touch three townships, including Carbondale and Makanda. That mix shows up in the properties. In town you get older lots with mature trees and tight back yards. Head a few miles out and lots get bigger. The 62903 side runs toward Unity Point and open rural ground. The 62902 side climbs toward Boskydell Road and Giant City Road.
South of town the Shawnee Hills start. Loess soil sits over glacial till, and it thins out on steep slopes. Giant City State Park covers about 4,052 acres of sandstone bluffs and ravines just south of Carbondale. Private ground nearby looks much the same. Cedar Lake covers about 1,750 acres southwest of town and supplies Carbondale tap water. Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge sits to the east. Wooded ravines and lake banks make up a lot of the private ground there.
It depends on what is growing and what you want left standing. Thick understory under good timber is a forestry mulching job. The head grinds out the brush and leaves the big trees alone. A fence line or field edge that grew over is brush clearing. Getting back to a deer stand or a lake bank is trail cutting. We open a lane wide enough for a side by side. Keeping the canopy over it slows regrowth in the lane.
A lot of hunting ground sits south and east of Carbondale. Hunting property improvement covers shooting lanes and access trails. Opening a thick understory can also improve bedding cover. Mulching knocks back bush honeysuckle and autumn olive at the same time. The head takes stumps down to grade as it goes. We do not pull stumps, haul brush, do dirt work or run a tree service. Those jobs go to a different trade. Estimates are free, and we will tell you which service fits.
Communities & areas we serve around Carbondale: Makanda, Boskydell, Cedar Lake, Giant City Road, Unity Point, Crab Orchard, De Soto, Murphysboro.
Carbondale ZIP codes served: 62901, 62902, 62903.
Free, no-obligation estimates throughout Jackson County and beyond.
(618) 697-5190 Forestry mulching turns brush, saplings and small trees into a layer of wood chip mulch on site. We cover Jackson, Union and Williamson counties from our base in Cobden.
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Brush clearing for overgrown fields, fence lines, old lots and invasive thickets across Southern Illinois. Our tracked skid steer grinds the brush into mulch on the spot, so the ground is usable the same day.
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We cut new ATV and UTV trails through wooded ground, and reopen old paths that grew shut. The mulcher leaves a chip surface you can walk or drive the same day.
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We clear shooting lanes and quiet access trails on hunting property across Southern Illinois. Selective mulching opens the ground you want open and leaves the cover that holds deer.
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We mulch bush honeysuckle, autumn olive and multiflora rose down to grade level. The chips stay on the ground and the woods open back up.
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We clear brush, vines, saplings and small cedars off fence lines and hedgerows. The growth is mulched where it stands, so the fence is easy to see and work on.
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Blackburn Land Service did an excellent job of clearing a messy area of vines, overgrowth, and hanging branches on our property. Calls were retuned promptly, work was done thoughtfully, efficiently, and in a timely manner, as promised. The area was cleaned up and looked great when completed. Gery was a pleasure to work with from start to finish. I would not hesitate to recommend him to anyone needing a project done right the first time and on time!
Gery did an awesome job for us! He was so easy to work with from the initial call to the final handshake of thanks! We had an area behind our pond and some trails in the woods cleared, so now we can take our grandchildren on great adventures on the side by side! Thanks again Gery!
Gery is truly knowledgeable and professional with attention to detail. May your projects be large or small he is very thorough from start to finish. He goes above and beyond to make sure his client is totally satisfied with his services. I would highly recommend Gery for any of your land clearing projects.
Gery from Blackburn Land Service is excellent! Great guy and a pleasure to do business with. Highly recommended if you need work done!
Gery’s work is always impeccable. I hope to have another job for him soon.
Gery always works to complete a job with customer satisfaction being the most important aspect of any job !!
A few of the questions we hear most around Carbondale. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
Overgrown field, a fence line you cannot find, a trail that grew shut, or hunting ground that needs lanes? Call or text, or send the form. We will come look at the ground and give you a free estimate.
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