On a Maeser property with horses, a hobby farm, or just a big yard, brush has a way of claiming the corners first. It starts along the fence, then the ditch bank, then behind the barn, and before long you cannot walk the property line or see the lateral. Dry brush also sits close to outbuildings and hay, which is not where you want it in a valley this dry.
Our brush clearing in Maeser knocks that growth back to the ground and gets it off the property. We cut woody shrubs, mow down weeds, trim back Russian olive and tamarisk, and clean up under fences and around gates. Small saplings come out, bigger trees get flagged for a separate plan, and every load of cut material is hauled away instead of left in piles.
We know what grows on Maeser pasture and ditch banks, from cheatgrass and kochia to Russian olive pushing in from the laterals.
Machine cutters handle open acreage quickly, while saws and trimmers take care of tight spots around fences, gates, and barns.
If a tree or a ditch bank needs a different approach than brush clearing, we will tell you straight before any work begins.
Every load of cut brush leaves with us, and we rake the cleared areas so nothing is left to dry out and blow around.
Horse owners in Maeser tend to notice brush problems before anyone else. Overgrowth along a fence hides broken wire and loose posts. Thick brush in a pasture corner gives animals a place to get tangled, and puncturevine in a turnout area is the last thing you want around hooves or tires. A lot of our brush clearing here is about getting pasture edges, paddocks, and the strip around barns and sheds back to something you can see across.
We work around corrals, water tanks, gates, and anything you need left alone. If animals need to be moved for a day, we plan the work section by section so you are never without a usable pen.
Some owners are clearing because part of the property is about to become a home site or a new shop. In that case, lot clearing goes further than brush work, taking out stumps, rock, and old junk so the ground is ready for excavation.
Every property is a little different, but the same plants keep showing up on the jobs we do in this part of the Ashley Valley:
Knowing which plants we are dealing with changes how we cut them. Woody shrubs get cut low at the base, while annual weeds are best knocked down before they drop seed.
Irrigation ditches and laterals run through much of Maeser, and the brush on their banks causes trouble for everyone who shares the water. Russian olive and tamarisk slow the flow, trap trash, and make it hard to reach headgates. We clear the bank carefully so it does not slump into the channel, and we prefer to do the heavy work when water is off and the ground is firm.
When the brush along a ditch has grown into full sized trees with thick trunks, our tree and stump removal service handles the cutting and the root work so those trees do not sprout right back.
The Ashley Valley only sees about 9 inches of precipitation a year, and summers here are hot with strong sun. That combination dries cheatgrass and dead brush into fuel fast, often by early July. Brush piled against a barn, stacked next to hay, or growing under a deck is a real concern for a Maeser property.
Clearing a defensible strip around your home, outbuildings, and fuel storage is one of the most useful things you can do on acreage. We also watch the conditions on the day of the job, since metal blades striking rock can throw sparks. On hot, windy afternoons we shift work to cooler hours.
Most brush clearing happens at ground level and needs no locate. Pulling Russian olive roots or grubbing out large shrubs is a different story, because that is digging. Whoever does the digging is responsible for the Blue Stakes call, so we place it before root work starts. Private lines are the bigger risk on Maeser acreage. Irrigation pipe, barn power, and well lines are not marked, so point out anything you know about before we start.
The first clearing is the heavy lift. After that, staying ahead of regrowth is much easier. Russian olive and tamarisk push up suckers, so those spots need a return visit, and bare ground invites kochia and goatheads to move right back in.
A planned weed control program helps keep annual weeds from reseeding the area. Add a quick trim along fence lines once or twice a season, and the property stays open instead of slowly closing back in.
We walk your Maeser fence lines, pasture edges, and ditch banks with you and mark anything that needs to stay.
You get a written quote that lists the areas we will clear, how we will cut them, and how the brush leaves.
We cut brush low, clear saplings and suckers, do handwork around posts and gates, and haul every load away.
We walk the cleared ground with you, look over fences and banks, and talk about timing for a follow up visit.
