Your Questions, Answered

  • Fill out our contact form or call Joseph directly at 815-757-3022. We will ask a few questions about your property, then schedule a site visit. We generally require to walk a property before giving recommendations or pricing.

  • Site visits are free for projects within our service area. After walking the property, we give you a clear scope and cost before anything starts.

  • We are based in Ogle County and serve the surrounding counties in northwest Illinois — including Carroll, Lee, Winnebago, Stephenson, Dekalb, Whiteside, and Jo Daviess. Not sure if you are in range? Ask.

  • Generally, no. Terrain, vegetation, access, and project scope all affect cost significantly.

    To provide some context, our base rates start at:

    • Day rate for brush and tree mowing (up to 6” trees) - $1,600

    • Open trails and shooting lanes - starting at $1,600

    • Land clearing - starting at $2,500 an acre

    • Demo and clean up - starting at $4,000

    • Snow plowing - starting at $300 an acre

    • Salt - starting at $400 an acre

    • Chipping - starting at $240 an acre

    • Rock hauling for driveways and trails - starting at $250 per tandem dump truck load

    After walking your ground, we give you a clear number before anything starts. These numbers are conservative. Regardless of how you think this list may pertain to your job, we’d be happy to give you a quote if you reach out.

  • It depends on the time of year and project type. Starting the conversation early gives you more options; reach out and we will tell you where we stand.

  • We look at land the way a horticulturalist would, thinking about what is already growing, what role it plays, and how to manage it rather than remove it. Many clients choose us specifically because they want to preserve what is valuable in their landscape, not wipe the slate clean.

  • Both. We can help you think through what a trail system should look like, where a food plot makes sense, how to approach pasture renovation, or what a realistic cleanup scope looks like. We would rather have that conversation upfront.

  • Yes. We have GPS-guided seeding and herbicide equipment in-house. For most projects we take you from clearing through finished surface.

  • Skid steer and attachments, compact excavator, crawler loader, payloader, dump truck, UTV sprayer and seeder, salt spreader, sidewalk snow machine, and hand tools. we have various sizes for large trees or to mobilize into smaller areas.

  • Yes. We are familiar with common NRCS conservation practices and can work on projects that are part of an EQIP or other USDA conservation program. We are an authorized service provider for EQIP and CRP government contracts.

  • Work requiring engineered plans, state certifications, permitted pipe laying, or a professional engineer stamp. Also, no residential driveways or suburban lawn and landscape work, but there’s some overlap on farmsteads. We do have access to subs for plumbing and electrical when we are doing infrastructure improvements. For commercial snow, retainer contracts only, no individual residential calls.