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 Jonesboro usually starts with ground that quietly got away from you. A back lot fills with brush, and old fence rows swell into thickets of multiflora rose. Bush honeysuckle and autumn olive take over a pasture in only a few seasons. The land around Jonesboro makes it worse, because these hills grow cover fast. Western Union County sits in the Ozark Hills, where ridges and hollows hold shade and moisture year round. Timber edges creep in from every side. Plenty of tracts west of Jonesboro are too steep and rocky for a bush hog to reach. So the brush stays, and the usable part of your property keeps shrinking every year.
Blackburn Land Service runs a tracked skid steer with a forestry mulching head. The machine grinds brush, briars, saplings and small trees where they stand. The mulch stays on the ground and breaks down over time. There are no burn piles to light or watch. We cut stumps to grade as we go, so the ground stays mowable. Our base is in Cobden, about seven miles north of Jonesboro. Union County is home county for us, so a look at your ground is a short drive. We handle forestry mulching and brush clearing for property owners in 62952 and the rest of Union County. We are owner operated and fully insured, and small jobs are welcome.
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Jonesboro sits between two kinds of ground. North of town you get orchard country around Cobden and Alto Pass. Head west and the land breaks into the Ozark Hills, with steep ridges and narrow hollows. Trail of Tears State Forest starts about five miles northwest of town and covers more than 5,000 acres. Keep going west and the bluffs drop into the Mississippi bottoms near Ware and Reynoldsville. Property lines out there often run right up against timber.
That mix changes how brush behaves. On a shaded north slope the honeysuckle stays thick and green late into fall. On a dry ridge you get more briars and thorny brush. Ground near the state forest and the Shawnee National Forest tracts gets constant seed pressure from the timber next door. The Mississippi Bluffs Ranger District office sits on North Main Street in Jonesboro. That tells you how much federal forest is close by. Most places here need a cleanup pass first, then a lighter pass later on.
This work usually starts with a fence row or a lane you can no longer drive. Overgrown pasture edges are just as common. We bring the tracked skid steer in and grind the growth in place. The mulch drops flat and starts breaking down, so nothing gets stacked and burned. Stumps come off at grade, which keeps the ground safe for a mower or a truck. On steep Jonesboro ground the tracks spread the weight and keep ruts down.
Hunting ground is common around Jonesboro. Deer and turkey hunters want shooting lanes back open and a quiet way to reach a stand. We handle trail cutting through timber and along old logging roads. We also do hunting property improvement, like opening a bedding edge or clearing a spot for a food plot. The Shawnee National Forest and Union County State Fish and Wildlife Area are both close. Plenty of tracts out that way get hunted every fall.
Communities & areas we serve around Jonesboro: Anna, Cobden, Ware, Reynoldsville, Wolf Lake, Alto Pass, Mill Creek, Dongola.
Jonesboro ZIP codes served: 62952.
Free, no-obligation estimates throughout Union 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.
Learn More 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.
Learn MoreA few of the questions we hear most around Jonesboro. 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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