Land clearing in Hamilton, Ohio

Hamilton is the Butler County seat, built on both banks of the Great Miami River. Much of the county is river valley, so the land around town runs from flat bottom ground to the wooded slopes that climb out of the valley.

Leave the city in almost any direction and you’re into townships like Ross, St. Clair and Fairfield, where properties are measured in acres. That’s a different kind of job from a backyard, and it’s where forestry mulching earns its keep.

A lot of the calls around here start the same way: you’ve got five or ten acres, the back half used to be open, and now you can’t walk through it. We can take the whole thing back or just cut it down to what you’ll use, like opening up a field, reclaiming a tree line and leaving the woods along the creek alone.

Slopes get a closer look. Mulching leaves the roots and a protective layer in place, which is what you want on a hillside, but some ground is too steep for the machine. We’ll tell you which is which before you spend any money.

People around Hamilton like being outside. The city’s trail link to Rentschler Forest MetroPark and the Great Miami River Trail are proof of that. If you’ve got wooded ground, a private walking trail or side-by-side loop can make it a place you actually use. We’ll lay it out with you and follow the land.

We’re a short drive down the road from Hamilton. Jobs start at $2,500, which covers one full crew day.