OPS Forestry Mulching Division LLC
The same gate after clearing, with open ground and standing timber behind it
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Dense green brush grown up over a steel gate before clearing
Before: brush grown over a steel gate. Forestry Mulching
The same gate after clearing, with open ground and standing timber behind it
After: the same gate, cleared. Forestry Mulching
Tracked forestry mulcher working into heavy brush at dusk with its work lights on
Mulcher working into heavy brush at dusk. Forestry Mulching
Fence row cleared back to the field edge, mulch left on the ground
Fence row cleared back to the field edge. Right-of-Way Clearing
Forestry mulcher on cleared ground beside a deer stand on Illinois hunting property
Hunting ground opened up beside a deer stand. Forestry Mulching
Drainage trench dug across a lawn with a laser level and catch basins staged
Drainage trench dug across a lawn. Grading & Land Leveling
Large corrugated drainage pipe laid into an open trench across a lawn
Drainage pipe laid in the trench. Grading & Land Leveling
Lawn restored and strawed after a drainage system was installed
Lawn restored and strawed after the drainage work. Grading & Land Leveling
Deep trench backfilled with washed rock over drainage pipe
Trench backfilled with washed rock over the pipe. Grading & Land Leveling
Finished gravel driveway running up to a house and outbuilding
Finished gravel driveway. Driveway & Dirt Work
Freshly cut and tracked grade beside a house, ready for finishing
Fresh grade cut beside a house. Grading & Land Leveling
Finished pond holding water with grassed banks and standing timber behind
Finished pond with grassed banks. Pond Building
Stamped concrete landscape curbing poured in a continuous run around a tree bed
Concrete curbing around a tree bed. Curbing & Landscape
Concrete curbing edging a planting bed along the front of a white house
Curbing along a planting bed. Curbing & Landscape
Skid steer with a plow blade clearing snow from a commercial lot
Snow cleared from a commercial lot. Snow Plowing
Excavator taking down an old timber-framed outbuilding
Old timber-framed outbuilding coming down.
Tractor lifting a large stump and root ball out of a snow-covered field at sunset
Stump and root ball lifted out of a snowy field.
John Deere 333G with the MK76 mulching head mounted, loaded for transport
The mulching head, loaded for transport. Forestry Mulching
OPS Forestry Mulching Division truck and loaded equipment trailer
Truck and loaded equipment trailer.
Mini excavator clearing a grassed waterway through tall dead growth
Grassed waterway being cleared. Right-of-Way Clearing
5.0 stars · 31 Google reviews

What people say after

Word for word from the OPS Google Business Profile. Recent jobs are on Facebook.

Google review

“James has done a wonderful job for us. He is timely, efficient and willing to travel where needed. You will not be disappointed.”

Tim Hayden5 out of 5 stars on Google
Google review

“OPS does what they say they’ll do, and do it efficiently and at a fair price. You’ll be glad you hired them.”

Reed Akre5 out of 5 stars on Google
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“James is a good communicator… he has some super equipment and for sure endeavors to do a great job. He recently rototilled some property for me… then planted it with oats and grass seed. Now it can rain all it wants!!”

Roelif Loveland5 out of 5 stars on Google
Google review

“OPS did an amazing job on our property. We hired them to install a drainage system for our pool area, level the ground…”

Jacqueline Latta5 out of 5 stars on Google
What happens to the mulch left behind?

It stays on the ground and breaks down over the following seasons. It holds moisture, slows erosion on slopes, and suppresses regrowth in the meantime. If you’re planning to seed the area, mention it when you call — that changes how thick the layer should be left.

Will the brush grow back?

Some regrowth is normal, especially with species that come back from the root. How fast depends on what was there. Ground that gets used afterward — mowed, grazed, farmed, driven on — tends to stay open. Ground that’s left alone will need another pass eventually.

How long does a job take?

Small jobs — a fence row, an overgrown lot, a driveway regrade — are often a day or less. An acre of heavy, mature growth takes considerably longer than an acre of light brush. You’ll get a realistic time estimate along with the price, not an optimistic one.

What size jobs do you take?

Anything from a single overgrown lot up to multi-acre clearing and full site work. Smaller jobs closer to home are easy to fit in; smaller jobs at the far edge of the service area are best paired with other work in the same week.

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