As licensed, bonded, & insured contractors (CSLB C-49 Lic. # 1148726) in the fire & fuels sector, we provide equipment & personnel to implement effective fuels reduction projects.

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Our fuels technicians are licensed sawyers and heavy equipment operators—as well as environmental scientists, allowing us to identify sensitive plants and habitat conditions. We also bring over a decade of collective experience as wildland firefighters observing fire behavior across different vegetation types and terrains in the western U.S.

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We help public and private landowners turn overgrown and mismanaged "dog-haired thickets" into healthy forests safe from catastrophic wildfire conditions using a forestry mulching strategy.

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Forestry mulching provides many integrated long-term benefits:​

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• Reduced risks of property damage from high-severity wildfire conditions

• Protection of valued large trees through the removal of "ladder fuels" that carry ground fire into the canopy

• Reduced density of shrubs and saplings encourages development of a mature forest with old-growth characteristics, higher drought-tolerance, and resilience to insects and disease.

• Increased access to sunlight on the forest floor encourages the growth of understory wildflowers and perennial herbaceous plants.

• Improved roosting and foraging habitat for resident and migratory bird species 

• Improved habitat for native pollinators

• Improved forage for ungulates (deer, elk, cow) and other wildlife species​​

• Mulching promotes stabilization of carbon in the soil, increases soil moisture content, and supports mycorrhizal fungal networks​​

• The greatly decreased risk of severe fire created through forestry mulching also makes it possible to utilize controlled burning for subsequent management