# Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service - Full Content > Forestry mulching, lot and land clearing, brush and stump work, grading and dirtwork across Arkansas. Call (479) 304-0400 for a free estimate. --- ## Homepage Source: https://markslandclearing.com/ ## Land clearing and forestry mulching in Arkansas Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service clears brush, cedar, and overgrown land statewide from three local Google listings, rated 5.0 on Google. Call (479) 304-0400 See what we put in writing A short recording answers first. Press 1 and you're put through. Frame 01ArkansasLand clearingForestry mulching24/7 ### What we promise on every job We read 172 low-star reviews of Arkansas clearing companies and tree crews. The top complaint, in 61 of them, was a crew that stopped answering. These six promises come first, and the person running your job carries out each one. - 01 Every call or text gets a call back the same working day, from the person running your job. CallbackEvery job - 02 You get a written quote before any work. It lists every charge, travel included. The price changes only if you approve the change in writing first. Written quoteEvery job - 03 Your quote comes with a start week. If the weather moves it, we call you. Start weekEvery job - 04 We call the day before, and again when the crew pulls in. Two callsEvery job - 05 Your written quote says what happens to every bit of cut material: mulched in place, piled, or hauled away. We walk the site with you before we call the job done. Cut materialEvery job - 06 Final payment is due after the walkthrough. Every payment gets a receipt. Final paymentEvery job ### Land clearing services across Arkansas We have the equipment for any land clearing or earth-moving job. That covers a residential lot, agricultural acreage, and larger tracts headed for future development. - #### Forestry Mulching Forestry mulchers grind brush and small trees where they stand and leave the mulch on the soil. - #### Lot and Land Clearing Overgrown lots and acreage cleared to usable ground for a home site, a pasture, or a road. - #### Brush and Underbrush Removal Unwanted vegetation and saplings cut out of fence lines and woods, around the trees you keep. - #### Tree Removal One tree or a whole stand taken down safely, with the debris handled the way your quote says. - #### Stump Grinding Each stump ground to ground level or below grade, as the quote states before we start. - #### Grading and Land Leveling Ground shaped and leveled so the soil sits flat and water drains off efficiently. - #### Land Management Maintenance passes that keep cleared property from growing back over. - #### Site Prep and Dirtwork Excavation, building pads, gravel driveways, gravel roads, and erosion control. - #### Drainage Solutions Drain lines and trenches that move standing water off the property. - #### Septic Installation Septic work in Arkansas starts with Department of Health permits and a soil evaluation. ### How the job goes, from first call to final payment Six steps, the same on a one-acre lot or a few hundred acres of cedar. - 01 #### You call or text The person running your job calls you back the same working day. If we can't take your job, we say so on that first call. - 02 #### We walk the land We flag the boundaries and anything you want saved, or send you photos of them. We name the Arkansas rules that may touch your job. - 03 #### Your written quote Every charge, travel included, plus how the stumps will be left, what happens to cut material, and a start week. - 04 #### Two calls first We call the day before, and again when the crew pulls in with the equipment. - 05 #### The work If the ground is too wet to work without rutting, we reschedule. If we damage anything, we tell you before we leave that day. - 06 #### Walkthrough, then payment We walk the site with you before we call the job done. Final payment comes after, and every payment gets a receipt. ### What the ground looks like when we leave A forestry mulcher grinds brush and small trees where they stand. What's left is a layer of mulch on the soil, not bare, seed-ready dirt. Some owners mow, spray, or seed afterwards. Landowners who keep mowing after mulching report that the larger brush does not grow back. Your quote spells out the three things below, so nobody is surprised at the walkthrough. - 1Stump heightGround level, below grade, or removed. Your quote says which. - 2Mulch depthAbout how thick the mulch will be, written down and checked with you at the walkthrough. - 3Cut materialMulched in place, piled, or hauled away, named on the quote for every bit of it. On your quoteYour quote says how the stumps will be left (ground level, below grade, or removed) and about how thick the mulch will be. We check it with you at the walkthrough. Before we quoteBefore we quote, we tell you what the ground will look like the day we leave and what it will need afterwards to keep the brush from coming back. 5.0on Google ### What property owners say about the work Seven reviews on record across our three Google listings, every one of them five stars. Mark and his team are outstanding! They were quick to get back with us, and did an excellent job. We had them clear some land near Fayetteville by mulching. We are so happy with the job! - We had hired them to do some forestry mulching around Conway. They did a superb job and the crew completed the job on time. Thank you! Rashel Reece Liu - A great job they did on my farm. Erin Mitchell - I will recommend it to everyone and my family Mariz Morada - 5 stars for you! Rona Jane Morato Radz Piñol and A Google User also left five stars, without written comments. Call (479) 304-0400 ### Where we work in Arkansas We work statewide from three Google listings: Hindsville in Northwest Arkansas, Greenbrier in Central Arkansas, and Hot Springs. All three lines reach the same crew. Open in Google Maps: Hindsville #### Find your region Each region page lists its towns and the line nearest you. #### Northwest Arkansas Benton, Washington, Madison, and Carroll counties - Bella Vista - Bentonville - Rogers - Springdale - Fayetteville - Hindsville - Eureka Springs - Berryville #### Central Arkansas Pulaski, Faulkner, Saline, Lonoke, Perry, Conway, and Grant counties - Little Rock - North Little Rock - Sherwood - Jacksonville - Cabot - Conway - Greenbrier - Benton - Sheridan #### Arkansas River Valley Crawford, Sebastian, Franklin, Logan, Johnson, Scott, Pope, and Yell counties - Fort Smith - Greenwood - Clarksville - Russellville #### Ozarks and North Central Boone, Marion, Newton, Searcy, Baxter, Stone, Izard, Fulton, Sharp, Van Buren, and Cleburne counties - Harrison - Mountain Home - Mountain View - Heber Springs #### Hot Springs and the Ouachitas Garland, Montgomery, Hot Spring, Clark, Pike, and Polk counties - Hot Springs - Hot Springs Village #### Northeast Arkansas Randolph, Lawrence, Clay, Greene, Craighead, Mississippi, and Poinsett counties - Jonesboro - Paragould #### White River Valley Independence, Jackson, White, and Woodruff counties - Batesville - Searcy #### Arkansas Delta Crittenden, Cross, St. Francis, Lee, Phillips, Monroe, Prairie, and Arkansas counties - West Memphis #### Southwest Arkansas Miller, Hempstead, Little River, Sevier, Howard, Lafayette, and Nevada counties - Texarkana - Nashville #### South Arkansas Union, Columbia, Ouachita, Calhoun, Dallas, Bradley, and Cleveland counties - El Dorado - Magnolia #### Southeast Arkansas Jefferson, Lincoln, Drew, Ashley, Chicot, and Desha counties - Pine Bluff - Monticello #### Towns we serve, A to Z Every Arkansas town with its own page, and the line nearest each one ### Ask us this first These are the questions Arkansas property owners type into Google before they hire a land clearing company. Each answer starts with the answer. Read the guides Do I need a permit to clear land on my property? Sometimes. Arkansas's ARR150000 construction stormwater permit can apply when 1 acre or more is disturbed, and 5 acres or more needs a Notice of Intent. On the first visit, Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service tells you which Arkansas rules may touch your job (burn bans, the 1-acre stormwater permit, septic permits) and who handles each. What is the difference between land clearing and forestry mulching? Forestry mulching is one way to clear land. A forestry mulcher grinds brush and small trees where they stand and leaves the mulch on the ground, while other clearing piles the cut material or hauls it away. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service writes which one your job gets on the quote. How long does it take to clear an acre of land? It depends on what is growing on that acre, so we don't guess at hours over the phone. After the site walk, Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service gives you a written quote with a start week. If the weather moves it, we call you. Will grass grow after forestry mulching? It can, but mulched land is not seed-ready dirt. Grass has to come up through a layer of ground-up brush, and many owners mow, spray, or seed afterwards. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service writes about how thick the mulch will be on your quote. What to do with land after forestry mulching? Keep mowing it. Landowners who keep mowing after mulching report that the larger brush does not grow back. Before we quote, Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service tells you what the ground will look like the day we leave and what it will need afterwards. Will the stumps sprout back after mulching? Some can. Landowners report beech and maple stumps sprouting back after mulching, and mowing keeps that regrowth down. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service writes on your quote whether the stumps will be left at ground level, below grade, or removed. Does land clearing include hauling the brush away? Only if your quote says so. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service writes what happens to every bit of cut material on the quote: mulched in place, piled, or hauled away. We walk the site with you before we call the job done. Can you forestry mulch in the rain? Not when the ground is too wet to work without rutting. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service tells you and reschedules, and any ruts we make are smoothed before we leave. Is land clearing and grading the same thing? No. Land clearing takes off the trees, brush, and stumps, and grading shapes the soil underneath so it sits level and drains. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service does both, and the written quote lists every charge, travel included. What kind of insurance should a tree removal company have? Liability insurance at the least, with a certificate you can see. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service carries liability insurance and sends the certificate on request. ### Four things to know before you call - 20+Over 20 years clearing land - LicensedFully licensed and insured - FreeFree estimate on your job - 24/7Open 24/7, calls and texts ### Tell us about your land (479) 304-0400 Call or text. The person running your job calls back the same working day. A short recording answers first. Press 1 and you're put through. --- ## Forestry Mulching Source: https://markslandclearing.com/services/forestry-mulching/ ## Forestry mulching and forestry mowing in Arkansas Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service does forestry mulching statewide from three Google listings, rated 5.0 on Google. The mulcher grinds brush, cedars, and small trees where they stand. Call (479) 304-0400 How the job goes A short recording answers first. Press 1 and you're put through. Frame 01ArkansasForestry mulchingBrush mulching24/7 ### Ask any forestry mulching company these six questions We read the 1-to-3-star Google reviews of 88 Arkansas clearing and tree companies, and 172 of them were about the work itself. Complaints about mulched brush growing back turn up in landowner forums instead. Each answer below is a promise the person running your job carries out. - 01 #### What will the mulcher leave on my land? 29 of 172 reviews: the crew left the mess behind Your written quote says what happens to every bit of cut material: mulched in place, piled, or hauled away. Cut materialForestry mulching - 02 #### How low are the stumps, and how thick is the mulch? 11 of 172 reviews: stumps left that the owner expected gone Your quote says how the stumps will be left (ground level, below grade, or removed) and about how thick the mulch will be. We check it with you at the walkthrough. Stumps and mulchForestry mulching - 03 #### Will you mark the trees I want to keep? 17 of 172 reviews: the work wasn't what was agreed Before the machine starts, we walk and flag the boundaries and anything you want saved, or send you photos of them. Trees you keepForestry mulching - 04 #### Will the brush grow back? Landowner forums, outside the 172: brush that sprouted back after mulching Before we quote, we tell you what the ground will look like the day we leave and what it will need afterwards to keep the brush from coming back. RegrowthForestry mulching - 05 #### Who calls me back? 61 of 172 reviews: the crew stopped answering Every call or text gets a call back the same working day, from the person running your job. CallbackForestry mulching - 06 #### Can the price change after I say yes? 12 of 172 reviews: the price changed with nothing in writing You get a written quote before any work. It lists every charge, travel included. The price changes only if you approve the change in writing first. Written quoteForestry mulching ### Quick answers about forestry mulching What Arkansas landowners ask Google before they hire a mulcher. Each answer starts with the answer. What are the downsides of forestry mulching? Mulched ground is covered in wood mulch, not bare dirt ready for seed, and the roots stay in the soil. K-State Research and Extension notes that hedge and honey locust sprout back from below ground. Before we quote, Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service tells you what the ground will look like the day we leave. Will grass grow after forestry mulching? Yes. Grass grows up through the mulch, and the ground can then be kept open by mowing. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service writes on your quote about how thick the mulch will be, and we check it with you at the walkthrough. What is the difference between land clearing and forestry mulching? Forestry mulching grinds brush and small trees where they stand and leaves the mulch on the soil. Land clearing takes trees, brush, and stumps off and leaves open ground, with the cut material mulched, piled, or hauled away. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service does both, and your written quote lists every charge. What to do with land after forestry mulching? Keep it mowed and deal with sprouts early. Eastern redcedar cut below its lowest green branch won't sprout back, K-State Research and Extension says, while hardwoods such as honey locust can. Before we quote, Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service tells you what the ground will need afterwards to keep the brush from coming back. ### Over 20 years of forest clearing in Arkansas Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service is fully licensed and insured. We carry liability insurance and send the certificate on request. We have the equipment for any land clearing or earth-moving job. The photos on this page are our own: mulcher heads on tracked loaders, and a mulching head on an excavator for steep ground. The estimate is free, and our lines are open 24/7. Crews work statewide from three Google listings: Hindsville, Greenbrier, and Hot Springs. The mulcher comes to your land. ### How a forestry mulching job goes, from your call to the walkthrough Six steps, in order, and what you see at each one. - 01 #### You hear back the same day Every call or text gets a call back the same working day, from the person running your job. If we can't take your job, we say so on the first call. - 02 #### We walk the brush with you You show us what you want mulched and what stays standing. That walk is what your quote is written from. - 03 #### Your quote, in writing You get a written quote before any work. It lists every charge, travel included. Your quote comes with a start week. - 04 #### Two calls before the mulcher We call the day before, and again when the crew pulls in. - 05 #### The mulching If the ground is too wet to work without rutting, we tell you and reschedule. Any ruts we make are smoothed before we leave. - 06 #### Walkthrough, then payment We walk the site with you before we call the job done. Final payment is due after the walkthrough. Every payment gets a receipt. ### Brush mulching, wood clearing, and scrub clearing Some call it forestry mowing, some call it forest clearing or brush mulching. These are the five kinds of Arkansas ground we mulch. - #### Underbrush beneath standing timber Wood clearing that grinds the brush and saplings under pines or hardwoods and leaves the timber standing. On hunting land, the same work opens shooting lanes and trails. - #### Pasture the cedars took over Scrub clearing on grazing ground, with the cedars and brush ground into mulch where they stood. For cedar thickets and fence rows on their own, see brush removal. - #### Wooded lots, with the trees you flag A lot opened up for a house or a cabin, with the trees you choose left standing. A building pad then needs site prep and dirt work. - #### Fence rows, trails, and field edges Brush cut back along fence rows, trails, and field edges so a truck or a mower gets through. - #### Steep, brushy hillsides Brush on slopes mulched with a mulching head on an excavator, as in this photo, with the pines you want kept left standing. ### Forestry mulching, land clearing, or brush removal Each one leaves your land looking different. Here's what each takes off and what it leaves behind. Our guide to forestry mulching, land clearing, and brush hogging walks through choosing one. #### Forestry mulching Takes off Brush, cedars, and small trees, ground up where they stand Leaves behind A layer of wood mulch on soil that stays in place Stumps Cut to the height your quote names, with the roots left in the soil Fits Opening up woods, brushy pasture, and lots when nothing needs hauling off #### Land clearing Takes off Trees, brush, and stumps Leaves behind Open ground. Cut material is mulched in place, piled, or hauled away, as your quote says. Stumps Ground level, below grade, or removed, written on your quote Fits A lot to build on, pasture, a road, or a pad Land clearing #### Brush removal Takes off Cedar thickets, fence-row growth, and underbrush Leaves behind The trees you want, with the brush gone from around them Stumps Written on your quote Fits Fence lines, pasture edges, and yards where the big trees stay Brush removal ### What mulched ground looks like the day we leave Forestry mulching leaves a layer of ground wood over soil that stays in place, not bare dirt ready for seed. Three things decide how your ground looks. - 1Trees you keepFlagged with you before the mulcher starts, and left standing. - 2Stumps and rootsThe mulcher grinds what stands above ground. The roots stay in the soil, under the mulch. - 3Mulch layerGround wood left on the soil holds it against erosion as it breaks down. If something gets damagedIf we damage anything (a fence, a gate, a line, a culvert), we tell you before we leave that day, and the fix goes in writing. If we have to leaveIf we have to leave before the job is finished, you get the return date before the crew leaves. 5.0on Google ### What landowners say about our mulching Two of our five-star Google reviews are about mulching jobs, one around Conway and one near Fayetteville. We had hired them to do some forestry mulching around Conway. They did a superb job and the crew completed the job on time. Thank you! - Mark and his team are outstanding! They were quick to get back with us, and did an excellent job. We had them clear some land near Fayetteville by mulching. We are so happy with the job! Noela May Tiansay - A great job they did on my farm. Erin Mitchell Call (479) 304-0400 ### Arkansas rules that can touch a mulching job On the first visit we tell you which Arkansas rules may touch your job (burn bans, the 1-acre stormwater permit, septic permits) and who handles each. - #### Stormwater The Arkansas Division of Environmental Quality's construction stormwater permit, ARR150000, covers construction that disturbs 1 acre or more. Sites of 1 to under 5 acres are covered automatically and keep a small-site stormwater plan before work starts. At 5 acres or more, a Notice of Intent is filed with the Division.Source: Arkansas DEQ, ARR150000 fact sheet, permit effective November 1, 2026 - #### Wetlands Section 404 of the federal Clean Water Act regulates putting dredged or fill material into waters of the United States, wetlands included. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers makes the permit decisions, and certain farming and forestry work is exempt. Low, wet ground gets a closer look before a mulcher goes in.Source: U.S. EPA, Permit Program under CWA Section 404 - #### Burn bans Mulch stays on the ground, so most mulching jobs leave no brush piles. Where your quote does leave piles and you plan an open fire for them, check the county first. The Forestry Division's Fire Danger and Burn Ban Map shows the counties under a ban.Source: Arkansas Department of Agriculture, Forestry Division ### Forestry mulching near you, region by region Pick your region to see its towns and the Google listing nearest your land. Every line reaches the same crew. #### Northwest Arkansas Benton, Washington, Madison, and Carroll counties #### Central Arkansas Pulaski, Faulkner, Saline, Lonoke, Perry, Conway, and Grant counties #### Arkansas River Valley Crawford, Sebastian, Franklin, Logan, Johnson, Scott, Pope, and Yell counties #### Ozarks and North Central Boone, Marion, Newton, Searcy, Baxter, Stone, Izard, Fulton, Sharp, Van Buren, and Cleburne counties #### Hot Springs and the Ouachitas Garland, Montgomery, Hot Spring, Clark, Pike, and Polk counties #### Northeast Arkansas Randolph, Lawrence, Clay, Greene, Craighead, Mississippi, and Poinsett counties #### White River Valley Independence, Jackson, White, and Woodruff counties #### Arkansas Delta Crittenden, Cross, St. Francis, Lee, Phillips, Monroe, Prairie, and Arkansas counties #### Southwest Arkansas Miller, Hempstead, Little River, Sevier, Howard, Lafayette, and Nevada counties #### South Arkansas Union, Columbia, Ouachita, Calhoun, Dallas, Bradley, and Cleveland counties #### Southeast Arkansas Jefferson, Lincoln, Drew, Ashley, Chicot, and Desha counties #### Towns we serve, A to Z Every Arkansas town with its own page, and the line nearest each one ### More forestry mulching questions What landowners ask about the mulcher itself, the weather, and permits. Read the guides How long does it take a forestry mulcher to clear an acre? It depends on how thick the brush is and how big the trees are, so we don't guess at hours over the phone. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service walks the land first, and your written quote comes with a start week. If the weather moves it, we call you. What size trees can a forestry mulcher take down? Brush, cedars, and small trees are mulcher work, and the largest size depends on the machine and its mulching head. Bigger timber is a tree removal job. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service has the equipment for any land clearing or earth-moving job, so one crew handles both. Can you forestry mulch in the rain? It depends on the ground, not the forecast. If the ground is too wet to work without rutting, Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service tells you and reschedules. Any ruts we make are smoothed before we leave. Do I need a permit to clear land on my property? Sometimes. Arkansas's construction stormwater permit, ARR150000, covers construction that disturbs 1 acre or more, and fill placed in a wetland can need a federal Section 404 permit. On the first visit, Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service tells you which Arkansas rules may touch your job and who handles each. ### Tell us about the brush you want mulched (479) 304-0400 Call or text. The person running your job calls back the same working day. A short recording answers first. Press 1 and you're put through. --- ## Lot and Land Clearing Source: https://markslandclearing.com/services/land-clearing/ ## Land clearing and lot clearing in Arkansas Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service clears lots, pasture, hunting land, and overgrown acreage statewide from three Google listings, rated 5.0 on Google. Call (479) 304-0400 How the job goes A short recording answers first. Press 1 and you're put through. Frame 01ArkansasLand clearingLot clearing24/7 ### Ask any land clearing company these six questions We read the 1-to-3-star Google reviews of 88 Arkansas clearing and tree companies, and 172 of them were about the work itself. These six questions cover what went wrong most often, and each answer is a promise the person running your job carries out. - 01 #### Will the quote list every charge? 12 of 172 reviews: the price changed with nothing in writing You get a written quote before any work. It lists every charge, travel included. The price changes only if you approve the change in writing first. Written quoteLand clearing - 02 #### What happens to the cut material? 29 of 172 reviews: the crew left the mess behind Your written quote says what happens to every bit of cut material: mulched in place, piled, or hauled away. We walk the site with you before we call the job done. Cut materialLand clearing - 03 #### How will the stumps be left? 11 of 172 reviews: stumps left that the owner expected gone Your quote says how the stumps will be left (ground level, below grade, or removed) and about how thick the mulch will be. We check it with you at the walkthrough. StumpsLand clearing - 04 #### When will the work start? 15 of 172 reviews: no firm date, only "next week" Your quote comes with a start week. If the weather moves it, we call you. Start weekLand clearing - 05 #### Who calls me back? 61 of 172 reviews: the crew stopped answering Every call or text gets a call back the same working day, from the person running your job. CallbackLand clearing - 06 #### What if something gets damaged? 21 of 172 reviews: damage the crew wouldn't own If we damage anything (a fence, a gate, a line, a culvert), we tell you before we leave that day, and the fix goes in writing. DamageLand clearing ### Quick answers about land clearing What Arkansas landowners ask Google before they hire someone to clear land. Each answer starts with the answer. How long does it take to clear an acre of land? It depends on what's standing on that acre, so we won't guess at hours over the phone. Scattered brush and standing timber are different jobs. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service walks the land first, and your written quote comes with a start week. If the weather moves it, we call you. Do I need a permit to clear land on my property? Sometimes. Arkansas's construction stormwater permit, ARR150000, covers construction that disturbs 1 acre or more, and 5 acres or more needs a Notice of Intent filed first. On the first visit, Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service tells you which Arkansas rules may touch your job and who handles each. Is land clearing and grading the same thing? No. Land clearing takes the trees, brush, and stumps off the ground, and grading shapes the soil underneath so it sits level and drains. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service does both, and your written quote lists every charge, travel included. What is the difference between land clearing and excavation? Land clearing works on what grows on the ground: trees, brush, and stumps. Excavation digs into the ground itself, for a building pad, a trench, or a septic tank. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service does both, from the first cleared acre to septic installation. ### Over 20 years clearing land Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service is fully licensed and insured. We carry liability insurance and send the certificate on request. We have the equipment for any land clearing or earth-moving job, so a lot that needs clearing, then grading, then a driveway stays with one crew. The estimate is free, and our lines are open 24/7. We work statewide from three Google listings: Hindsville, Greenbrier, and Hot Springs. The crew comes to your land. ### How the job goes, from your first call to the walkthrough Six steps, in order, and what you see at each one. - 01 #### Your phone rings back Every call or text gets a call back the same working day, from the person running your job. If we can't take your job, we say so on the first call. - 02 #### We walk your land You walk it with us and show us what you want cleared. Before we quote, we tell you what the ground will look like the day we leave. - 03 #### A quote in writing You get a written quote before any work. It lists every charge, travel included. Your quote comes with a start week. - 04 #### Two calls, then flags We call the day before, and again when the crew pulls in. Before the machine starts, we walk and flag the boundaries and anything you want saved. - 05 #### The clearing If the ground is too wet to work without rutting, we tell you and reschedule. Any ruts we make are smoothed before we leave. - 06 #### Walkthrough, then payment We walk the site with you before we call the job done. Final payment is due after the walkthrough. Every payment gets a receipt. ### Lot clearing, forest clearing, and overgrown acreage Some call it lot clearing, some call it wood clearing or scrub clearing. These are the five kinds of Arkansas land we clear. - #### Lots to build on Trees, brush, and stumps come off a house site, a shop pad, or a driveway path, so the site prep and dirt work can start. - #### Pasture the cedars took Grazing ground the cedars crept over, cleared back to open ground. For cedar thickets and fence rows on their own, see brush removal. - #### Hunting land Forest clearing for shooting lanes, food plot openings, and trails, with the timber you hunt around left standing. - #### Fence lines and gravel-road edges Growth cut back from road shoulders so a truck gets through. Fence-line work alone is brush removal. - #### Overgrown acreage Acreage that sat for years, steep ground included, cleared to usable land with the trees you want left standing. ### Land clearing, forestry mulching, or brush hogging All three get called ground clearing, but each leaves your land looking different. Here is what each one takes off and what it leaves behind. #### Land clearing Takes off Trees, brush, and stumps Leaves behind Open ground. Cut material is mulched in place, piled, or hauled away, as your quote says. Stumps Ground level, below grade, or removed, written on your quote Fits A lot to build on, pasture, a road, or a pad #### Forestry mulching Takes off Brush and small trees, ground up where they stand Leaves behind A layer of mulch on the soil, not bare, seed-ready dirt Stumps Usually cut at ground level, with the roots left in the soil Fits Opening up woods and brushy ground when nothing needs hauling off Forestry mulching #### Brush hogging Takes off Grass, weeds, and light brush Leaves behind Chopped stems lying on rough stubble Stumps They stay, along with every root Fits Keeping ground you've already cleared from growing back Brush removal ### What cleared land looks like the day we leave Land clearing leaves open ground you can build on, graze, or drive. Three things decide how it looks, and your quote settles each one before the machine starts. - 1Trees you keepWalked and flagged with you before the machine starts, or shown to you in photos. - 2StumpsGround level, below grade, or removed. Your quote says which, and we check it at the walkthrough. - 3Cut materialMulched in place, piled, or hauled away, named on the quote for every bit of it. Before we quoteBefore we quote, we tell you what the ground will look like the day we leave and what it will need afterwards to keep the brush from coming back. If we have to leaveIf we have to leave before the job is finished, you get the return date before the crew leaves. 5.0on Google ### What landowners say about the work Every review on our three Google listings is five stars. Mark and his team are outstanding! They were quick to get back with us, and did an excellent job. We had them clear some land near Fayetteville by mulching. We are so happy with the job! - A great job they did on my farm. Erin Mitchell - We had hired them to do some forestry mulching around Conway. They did a superb job and the crew completed the job on time. Thank you! Rashel Reece Liu - I will recommend it to everyone and my family Mariz Morada Call (479) 304-0400 ### Arkansas rules that can touch a land clearing job On the first visit we tell you which Arkansas rules may touch your job (burn bans, the 1-acre stormwater permit, septic permits) and who handles each. - #### Burn bans County judges declare burn bans county by county, and a ban can start or lift any day. The Arkansas Department of Agriculture's Forestry Division shows every county on its fire danger and burn ban map. Owners who plan an open fire for their own brush piles check that map first.Source: Arkansas Department of Agriculture, Forestry Division - #### Stormwater The Arkansas Division of Environmental Quality's construction stormwater permit, ARR150000, covers construction that disturbs 1 acre or more. Sites of 1 to under 5 acres are covered automatically but must post a notice and keep a stormwater plan on site. At 5 acres or more, a Notice of Intent goes in at least 10 business days before work starts.Source: Arkansas DEQ, ARR150000 fact sheet, permit effective November 1, 2026 - #### Septic A septic system needs an Arkansas Department of Health permit for construction before it goes in. A Designated Representative certified by the Department does the soil work and fills out the application, and a licensed installer builds the system. See septic installation.Source: Arkansas Department of Health, Rules Pertaining to Onsite Wastewater Systems ### Land clearing near you, region by region Each region page lists its towns and the line nearest you. All three of our lines reach the same crew. #### Northwest Arkansas Benton, Washington, Madison, and Carroll counties #### Central Arkansas Pulaski, Faulkner, Saline, Lonoke, Perry, Conway, and Grant counties #### Arkansas River Valley Crawford, Sebastian, Franklin, Logan, Johnson, Scott, Pope, and Yell counties #### Ozarks and North Central Boone, Marion, Newton, Searcy, Baxter, Stone, Izard, Fulton, Sharp, Van Buren, and Cleburne counties #### Hot Springs and the Ouachitas Garland, Montgomery, Hot Spring, Clark, Pike, and Polk counties #### Northeast Arkansas Randolph, Lawrence, Clay, Greene, Craighead, Mississippi, and Poinsett counties #### White River Valley Independence, Jackson, White, and Woodruff counties #### Arkansas Delta Crittenden, Cross, St. Francis, Lee, Phillips, Monroe, Prairie, and Arkansas counties #### Southwest Arkansas Miller, Hempstead, Little River, Sevier, Howard, Lafayette, and Nevada counties #### South Arkansas Union, Columbia, Ouachita, Calhoun, Dallas, Bradley, and Cleveland counties #### Southeast Arkansas Jefferson, Lincoln, Drew, Ashley, Chicot, and Desha counties #### Towns we serve, A to Z Every Arkansas town with its own page, and the line nearest each one ### More land clearing questions The rest of what landowners ask before the machines arrive. Read the guides Can I clear my land myself? Yes, for small jobs. Plenty of owners clear a fence row or a few saplings with a saw, while stumps and standing timber are machine work. Before we quote, Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service tells you what the ground will look like the day we leave, so you can weigh it against doing it yourself. How to clean up woods? Clear the underbrush, take out the dead and leaning trees, and keep the ones you want. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service walks and flags the boundaries and every tree you want saved before the machine starts, or sends you photos of them. Can a skid steer clear land? Yes, for brush and small trees. A tracked skid steer with a forestry mulcher head grinds that growth where it stands, while big timber and stump removal can need an excavator or a dozer. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service has the equipment for any land clearing or earth-moving job. Can you clear land without a permit? Often, yes. Clearing that disturbs less than 1 acre falls under Arkansas's construction stormwater permit only when it's part of a larger plan of development. Septic work starts with an Arkansas Department of Health permit. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service names the rules that may touch your job on the first visit. ### Tell us about the land you want cleared (479) 304-0400 Call or text. The person running your job calls back the same working day. A short recording answers first. Press 1 and you're put through. --- ## Brush and Underbrush Removal Source: https://markslandclearing.com/services/brush-removal/ ## Brush clearing and bush hogging in Arkansas Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service clears underbrush, cedar thickets, fence lines, and overgrown pasture statewide from three Google listings, rated 5.0 on Google. Call (479) 304-0400 How the job goes A short recording answers first. Press 1 and you're put through. Frame 01ArkansasBrush clearingBush hogging24/7 ### Ask any brush clearing company these six questions We read the 1-to-3-star Google reviews of 88 Arkansas clearing and tree companies, and 172 of them were about the work itself. Brush jobs go wrong in the same few ways, so here are the six questions to ask first, with the promise behind each answer. - 01 #### Will the brush grow back? Landowner forums, not the 172 reviews: cleared land that grew back thicker Before we quote, we tell you what the ground will look like the day we leave and what it will need afterwards to keep the brush from coming back. RegrowthBrush clearing - 02 #### Where do the brush piles go? 29 of 172 reviews: piles and debris left behind Your written quote says what happens to every bit of cut material: mulched in place, piled, or hauled away. We walk the site with you before we call the job done. Brush pilesBrush clearing - 03 #### What will the stubs and mulch look like? 11 of 172 reviews: stumps left that the owner expected gone Your quote says how the stumps will be left (ground level, below grade, or removed) and about how thick the mulch will be. We check it with you at the walkthrough. Stumps and mulchBrush clearing - 04 #### What if the fence gets hit? 21 of 172 reviews: damage the crew wouldn't own If we damage anything (a fence, a gate, a line, a culvert), we tell you before we leave that day, and the fix goes in writing. FencesBrush clearing - 05 #### Can the price change halfway? 12 of 172 reviews: the price changed with nothing in writing You get a written quote before any work. It lists every charge, travel included. The price changes only if you approve the change in writing first. Written quoteBrush clearing - 06 #### Will anyone call me back? 61 of 172 reviews: the crew went silent Every call or text gets a call back the same working day, from the person running your job. CallbackBrush clearing ### Quick answers about brush clearing What Arkansas landowners ask Google before they hire someone to clear brush. Each answer starts with the answer. How to clear brush from property? Cut it, then decide where the cut brush goes. A small patch comes out with a saw, while acreage, cedar thickets, and fence rows are machine work. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service writes on your quote whether the brush is mulched in place, piled, or hauled away. Will a cedar tree grow back after being cut down? No, not when it's cut below the lowest green branch. South Dakota State University Extension says eastern redcedar won't sprout from the cut stump. Before we quote, Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service tells you what the ground will need afterwards to keep the brush from coming back. What is bush hogging used for? Bush hogging, also called brush hogging, mows tall grass, weeds, and light brush with a rotary cutter pulled behind a tractor. It keeps cleared pasture and field edges from growing back. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service handles brush hogging and heavier brush clearing as one job. Do I need a permit to clear my own land? Not always. Arkansas's construction stormwater permit, ARR150000, counts clearing as construction activity when the construction disturbs 1 acre or more. On the first visit, Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service tells you which Arkansas rules may touch your job and who handles each. ### Over 20 years clearing Arkansas land Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service is fully licensed and insured. We carry liability insurance and send the certificate on request. We have the equipment for any land clearing or earth-moving job. Brush removal, stump work, and a pad or a driveway afterwards can all be one job. The estimate is free, and our lines are open 24/7. We work statewide from three Google listings: Hindsville, Greenbrier, and Hot Springs. We come to the brush, wherever it is in the state. ### How a brush clearing job goes, from your call to the walkthrough Six steps, in order, and what you see at each one. - 01 #### A call back the same day The person running your job calls you back the same working day. If we can't take your job, we say so on the first call. - 02 #### We walk the brush with you You show us the thickets, the cedars, and the fence rows you want cleared, and the trees you want to keep. That walk is what the price is built on. - 03 #### Your quote, in writing You get a written quote before any work. It lists every charge, travel included. Your quote comes with a start week. - 04 #### Two calls, then flags We call the day before, and again when the crew pulls in. Before the machine starts, we walk and flag the boundaries and anything you want saved. - 05 #### The brush comes down If the ground is too wet to work without rutting, we tell you and reschedule. Any ruts we make are smoothed before we leave. - 06 #### Walkthrough, then payment We walk the site with you before we call the job done. Final payment is due after the walkthrough. Every payment gets a receipt. ### Underbrush removal, brush hogging, and pasture reclaiming Arkansas landowners call it brush clearing, brush hogging, or bush hogging. These are the five kinds of brush jobs we see most, besides cedars and fence lines. - #### Brush hogging and bush hogging A rotary cutter behind a tractor mows down tall grass, weeds, and light brush. It's the job that keeps a pasture or a cleared field from going back to brush. - #### Underbrush in wooded lots Underbrush removal takes out the saplings, briars, and vines under the trees and leaves the timber standing, steep ground included. For heavier timber and stumps, see forestry mulching. - #### Pasture reclaiming Grazing ground that brush and young trees crept into, cleared back to grass from the field edge in. - #### Trails and shooting lanes Brush cut out of the woods so you can walk, drive a side-by-side, or see down a lane, with the trees left in place. - #### Driveway and field-road edges Brush cut back from the sides of a drive or a farm road so trucks and trailers get through without scraping. ### Cedar clearing for Arkansas pasture and fence rows Cedar clearing gives grass back the ground that cedars shaded out. South Dakota State University Extension says eastern redcedar makes dense shade where few plants grow, greatly reducing pasture productivity. Cedar is one of the few trees that won't come back from a low cut. The same extension page says eastern redcedar won't sprout from the cut stump when the cut is made below the lowest green branch. So the height of the cut matters most on a cedar job, and how the stumps will be left goes in writing. What happens to the cut cedars goes in writing too: mulched in place, piled, or hauled away. Source: South Dakota State University Extension, "Woody Weeds: Eastern Red Cedar" ### Fence-line clearing that leaves the fence standing Fence-line clearing cuts the brush, vines, and saplings that grow up through the wire and lean on the posts. Before the machine starts, we walk and flag the boundaries and anything you want saved, or send you photos of them. On a fence job that means the gates, the corner braces, and any line that runs along the fence row. One low-star review we read said damaged fencing let registered cattle onto a highway. That's why a fence row gets walked and flagged before any brush comes down. ### Brush removal, forestry mulching, or land clearing The three jobs overlap, but each leaves your land looking different. Our guide to forestry mulching vs. land clearing vs. brush hogging helps you tell which one you have. #### Brush removal Takes off Underbrush, cedars, saplings, vines, and fence-row growth Leaves behind The trees you keep, with the cut brush mulched in place, piled, or hauled away Stumps Cut low, and how they're left is agreed in writing Fits Pasture, fence lines, trails, and wooded lots you want opened up #### Forestry mulching Takes off Brush and small trees, ground to chips right where they stand Leaves behind A mulch layer over the soil, not bare dirt ready for seed Stumps Usually ground off near the surface, with the roots left in Fits Thick woods and brush you want opened without hauling anything off Forestry mulching #### Land clearing Takes off Standing trees, brush, and stumps Leaves behind Open ground ready for a house site, a road, or a pad Stumps Ground level, below grade, or removed, agreed before work starts Fits Land you plan to build on or turn into open field Land clearing ### What brush-cleared land looks like the day we leave Brush removal leaves the trees you keep, the fences standing, and the ground open between them. Three things decide the finish, and each one is settled in writing before the machine starts. - 1Fence linesPosts, gates, and wire walked and flagged with you first, or shown to you in photos. - 2Cedar stumpsCut low. How every stump is left is in writing, and we check it at the walkthrough. - 3Cut brushMulched in place, piled, or hauled away, named in writing for every bit of it. If we have to leaveIf we have to leave before the job is finished, you get the return date before the crew leaves. AppointmentsIf we can't keep an appointment, we call you before it. 5.0on Google ### What Arkansas landowners say about the crew All of our Google reviews, across three listings, are five stars. We had hired them to do some forestry mulching around Conway. They did a superb job and the crew completed the job on time. Thank you! - A great job they did on my farm. Erin Mitchell - Mark and his team are outstanding! They were quick to get back with us, and did an excellent job. We had them clear some land near Fayetteville by mulching. We are so happy with the job! Noela May Tiansay Call (479) 304-0400 ### Arkansas rules that can touch a brush clearing job On the first visit we tell you which Arkansas rules may touch your job (burn bans, the 1-acre stormwater permit, septic permits) and who handles each. - #### Burn bans Arkansas declares burn bans county by county, and a ban can start or lift any day. The Arkansas Department of Agriculture's Forestry Division posts a fire danger and burn ban map for every county. Brush left in piles can sit there for weeks under a ban, which is why the plan for the cut brush is settled before work starts.Source: Arkansas Department of Agriculture, Forestry Division, Fire Danger and Burn Ban Map - #### Stormwater The Arkansas Division of Environmental Quality's construction stormwater permit, ARR150000, names clearing, grading, and excavation as construction activity. It covers construction that disturbs 1 acre or more, so brush cleared for a house site or a driveway is part of that count. At 5 acres or more, a Notice of Intent goes in at least 10 business days before work starts.Source: Arkansas DEQ, ARR150000 permit and fact sheet, permit effective November 1, 2026 - #### Wetlands The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District, says the clearing of wetlands with mechanized equipment needs a permit under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. Wet bottomland along a creek or a slough is where this question comes up on a brush job.Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District, approved jurisdictional determination letters, 2023 ### Brush removal near you, region by region Each region page lists its towns and the line nearest you. Every one of our three lines reaches the same crew. #### Northwest Arkansas Benton, Washington, Madison, and Carroll counties #### Central Arkansas Pulaski, Faulkner, Saline, Lonoke, Perry, Conway, and Grant counties #### Arkansas River Valley Crawford, Sebastian, Franklin, Logan, Johnson, Scott, Pope, and Yell counties #### Ozarks and North Central Boone, Marion, Newton, Searcy, Baxter, Stone, Izard, Fulton, Sharp, Van Buren, and Cleburne counties #### Hot Springs and the Ouachitas Garland, Montgomery, Hot Spring, Clark, Pike, and Polk counties #### Northeast Arkansas Randolph, Lawrence, Clay, Greene, Craighead, Mississippi, and Poinsett counties #### White River Valley Independence, Jackson, White, and Woodruff counties #### Arkansas Delta Crittenden, Cross, St. Francis, Lee, Phillips, Monroe, Prairie, and Arkansas counties #### Southwest Arkansas Miller, Hempstead, Little River, Sevier, Howard, Lafayette, and Nevada counties #### South Arkansas Union, Columbia, Ouachita, Calhoun, Dallas, Bradley, and Cleveland counties #### Southeast Arkansas Jefferson, Lincoln, Drew, Ashley, Chicot, and Desha counties #### Towns we serve, A to Z Every Arkansas town with its own page, and the line nearest each one ### More brush clearing and bush hogging questions The rest of what landowners ask before the brush comes down. For what moves the price, read Central Arkansas brush clearing rates. Read the guides Why do farmers cut down cedar trees? To get their grass back. South Dakota State University Extension says eastern redcedar makes dense shade where few plants grow, which cuts pasture productivity. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service clears cedars from Arkansas pasture and fence rows, and we walk the site with you before we call the job done. What is considered brush in landscaping? Brush is the woody growth under and between trees: saplings, shrubs, briars, vines, and young cedars. Grown timber isn't brush. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service clears the underbrush and keeps the trees you want, which we walk and flag with you before the machine starts. How long does it take to bush hog 1 acre of land? It depends on how tall and thick the growth is and how rough the ground is, so we won't guess at hours over the phone. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service looks at the land first, and your written quote comes with a start week. If the weather moves it, we call you. What is the average cost of brush removal? There's no average that fits your land without seeing it: brush height, cedar size, slope, and the drive all change the price. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service gives a free estimate and a written quote that lists every charge, travel included. ### Tell us about the brush you want cleared (479) 304-0400 Call or text. The person running your job calls back the same working day. A short recording answers first. Press 1 and you're put through. --- ## Tree Removal Source: https://markslandclearing.com/services/tree-removal/ ## Tree removal for lots and acreage in Arkansas Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service takes down trees on lots, pasture, and acreage with machines, statewide from three Google listings, rated 5.0 on Google. Call (479) 304-0400 How the job goes A short recording answers first. Press 1 and you're put through. Frame 01ArkansasTree removalLots and acreage24/7 ### Ask any tree removal company these six questions We read the 1-to-3-star Google reviews of 88 Arkansas clearing and tree companies, and 172 of them were about the work itself. Tree crews drew most of the complaints. These six questions cover what tree removal buyers fear most, and each answer is a promise the person running your job carries out. - 01 #### What if a tree comes down on my fence or a line? 21 of 172 reviews: damage the crew wouldn't own If we damage anything (a fence, a gate, a line, a culvert), we tell you before we leave that day, and the fix goes in writing. DamageTree removal - 02 #### What happens to the trunks, limbs, and stumps? 38 of 172 reviews: brush, grindings, or stumps left behind Your written quote says what happens to every bit of cut material: mulched in place, piled, or hauled away. It also says how the stumps will be left: ground level, below grade, or removed. Wood and stumpsTree removal - 03 #### Will you mark the trees I want to keep? 17 of 172 reviews: the crew did different work from what was agreed Before the machine starts, we walk and flag the boundaries and anything you want saved, or send you photos of them. FlagsTree removal - 04 #### Will the price change once the trees are down? 12 of 172 reviews: the price changed with nothing in writing You get a written quote before any work. It lists every charge, travel included. The price changes only if you approve the change in writing first. Written quoteTree removal - 05 #### Who calls me back? 61 of 172 reviews: the crew stopped answering Every call or text gets a call back the same working day, from the person running your job. CallbackTree removal - 06 #### Are you insured? 4 of 172 reviews: insurance asked about or missing We carry liability insurance and send the certificate on request. InsuranceTree removal ### Quick answers about tree removal What Arkansas landowners ask Google before they hire someone to take trees down. Each answer starts with the answer. How long does it take to remove a big tree? It depends on the tree, what stands around it, and where the wood goes, so we won't guess at hours over the phone. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service walks the land first, and your written quote comes with a start week. If the weather moves it, we call you. What kind of insurance should a tree removal company have? Liability insurance at the least, and you should see the certificate before the machine starts. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service carries liability insurance and sends the certificate on request, so you can check it with your own agent. Will insurance pay for tree removal? It depends on your policy, so ask your insurance company before work starts. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service gives you a written quote before any work that lists every charge, travel included, so you have the numbers in hand for that call. How to remove small trees from property? A few saplings come out by hand or with a saw. A stand of small trees across a pasture or a lot is machine work. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service has the equipment for any land clearing or earth-moving job, and the estimate is free. ### Over 20 years of machine work on Arkansas land Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service is fully licensed and insured, and the certificate goes to you on request. We have the equipment for any land clearing or earth-moving job. The trees, the stumps, and any grading after them stay with one crew, and the estimate is free. We work statewide from three Google listings: Hindsville, Greenbrier, and Hot Springs. Our lines are open 24/7, and the crew comes to your land. ### How a tree removal job goes, from your call to the walkthrough Six steps, in order, and what you see at each one. - 01 #### A call back the same day Every call or text gets a call back the same working day, from the person running your job. If we can't take your job, we say so on the first call. - 02 #### We walk the trees with you You point out the trees that go and the ones that stay. Before we quote, we tell you what the ground will look like the day we leave. - 03 #### Your quote, in writing You get a written quote before any work. It lists every charge, travel included. Your quote comes with a start week. - 04 #### Two calls, then flags We call the day before, and again when the crew pulls in. Before the machine starts, we walk and flag the boundaries and anything you want saved. - 05 #### The trees come down If the ground is too wet to work without rutting, we tell you and reschedule. Any ruts we make are smoothed before we leave. - 06 #### Walkthrough, then payment We walk the site with you before we call the job done. Final payment is due after the walkthrough. Every payment gets a receipt. ### Tree removal on lots, pasture, and acreage Our tree removal is machine work on open land, from one dead oak in a pasture to a stand of pines on a building lot. It isn't climbing or bucket-truck work on a tree hanging over a house roof. If that's your tree, call and describe it: if we can't take your job, we say so on the first call. - #### Trees on a lot to build on Trees come off a house site, a shop pad, or a driveway path, so the site prep and dirt work can start. Taking the brush and everything else off the lot too is land clearing. - #### Pine and hardwood stands A stand of pine or hardwood thinned out or taken down, with every tree you flag left standing. - #### Dead, leaning, and fallen trees Dead trees, leaners, and trees already on the ground, cut up and mulched, piled, or hauled away, as your quote says. - #### Fence rows and field edges Trees grown into a fence row or crowding a pasture, cut back to the line you flag. For cedar thickets and underbrush on their own, see brush removal. - #### Trees on steep ground Wooded hillsides and ridges, with the trees you want gone taken down and the rest left on the slope. ### Tree removal, land clearing, or stump grinding The three jobs overlap, but each one leaves your land looking different. Here is what each one takes off and what it leaves behind. #### Tree removal Takes off The trees you choose, from one to a whole stand Leaves behind The trees you keep and the ground under them. Trunks and limbs are mulched in place, piled, or hauled away, as your quote says. Stumps Ground level, below grade, or removed, written on your quote Fits Dead, leaning, or unwanted trees on a lot, a pasture, or acreage #### Land clearing Takes off Trees, brush, and stumps, all of it Leaves behind Open ground you can build on, graze, or drive Stumps Handled with the rest, the way your quote says Fits A building lot, a pad, a road, or pasture the woods took Land clearing #### Stump grinding Takes off Stumps left from trees that are already down Leaves behind Wood grindings in and around the spot where the stump stood Stumps Ground down, to the depth your quote names Fits A yard or field with old stumps in the way of the mower Stump grinding ### What your land looks like after tree removal Tree removal takes out the trees you choose and leaves the rest. Three things decide how the ground looks the day we leave, and your quote settles each one before the machine starts. - 1Trees you keepWalked and flagged with you before the machine starts, or shown to you in photos. - 2StumpsGround level, below grade, or removed. Your quote says which, and we check it with you at the walkthrough. - 3Trunks and limbsMulched in place, piled, or hauled away, named on the quote for every bit of cut material. Before we quoteBefore we quote, we tell you what the ground will look like the day we leave and what it will need afterwards to keep the brush from coming back. If we have to leaveIf we have to leave before the job is finished, you get the return date before the crew leaves. 5.0on Google ### What Arkansas landowners say about Mark's Every review on our three Google listings is five stars. Mark and his team are outstanding! They were quick to get back with us, and did an excellent job. We had them clear some land near Fayetteville by mulching. We are so happy with the job! - A great job they did on my farm. Erin Mitchell - I will recommend it to everyone and my family Mariz Morada - 5 stars for you! Rona Jane Morato Call (479) 304-0400 ### Arkansas rules that can touch a tree removal job On the first visit we tell you which Arkansas rules may touch your job (burn bans, the 1-acre stormwater permit, septic permits) and who handles each. For tree removal, these three come up most. - #### Buried lines The Arkansas Underground Facilities Damage Prevention Act requires people to contact Arkansas 811 before any digging. Pulling a stump out below grade is digging. Dial 811, and the utilities have two full working days to mark their lines. Work then starts within ten working days of the call.Source: Arkansas 811 (Arkansas One Call), ar811.org - #### Burn bans County judges declare burn bans county by county, and a ban can start or lift any day. The Arkansas Department of Agriculture's Forestry Division shows every county on its fire danger and burn ban map. Owners who plan an open fire for their own piles of cut limbs check that map first.Source: Arkansas Department of Agriculture, Forestry Division - #### Stormwater Taking trees off ground you're building on counts as construction. The Arkansas Division of Environmental Quality's construction stormwater permit, ARR150000, covers construction that disturbs 1 acre or more. At 5 acres or more, a Notice of Intent goes in at least 10 business days before work starts.Source: Arkansas DEQ, ARR150000 fact sheet, permit effective November 1, 2026 ### Tree removal near you, region by region Each region page lists its towns and the line nearest you. All three of our lines reach the same crew. #### Northwest Arkansas Benton, Washington, Madison, and Carroll counties #### Central Arkansas Pulaski, Faulkner, Saline, Lonoke, Perry, Conway, and Grant counties #### Arkansas River Valley Crawford, Sebastian, Franklin, Logan, Johnson, Scott, Pope, and Yell counties #### Ozarks and North Central Boone, Marion, Newton, Searcy, Baxter, Stone, Izard, Fulton, Sharp, Van Buren, and Cleburne counties #### Hot Springs and the Ouachitas Garland, Montgomery, Hot Spring, Clark, Pike, and Polk counties #### Northeast Arkansas Randolph, Lawrence, Clay, Greene, Craighead, Mississippi, and Poinsett counties #### White River Valley Independence, Jackson, White, and Woodruff counties #### Arkansas Delta Crittenden, Cross, St. Francis, Lee, Phillips, Monroe, Prairie, and Arkansas counties #### Southwest Arkansas Miller, Hempstead, Little River, Sevier, Howard, Lafayette, and Nevada counties #### South Arkansas Union, Columbia, Ouachita, Calhoun, Dallas, Bradley, and Cleveland counties #### Southeast Arkansas Jefferson, Lincoln, Drew, Ashley, Chicot, and Desha counties #### Towns we serve, A to Z Every Arkansas town with its own page, and the line nearest each one ### More tree removal questions The rest of what landowners ask before the trees come down. Read the guides What time of year is best for tree removal? Any time the ground is dry enough to carry the machines without rutting. If it's too wet, Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service tells you and reschedules, and any ruts we make are smoothed before we leave. Your quote comes with a start week. How much does it cost to have a fallen tree removed? It depends on the tree's size, where it fell, and whether the wood is mulched, piled, or hauled away, so the estimate is free and comes in writing. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service lists every charge, travel included, and the price changes only if you approve the change in writing first. Will a cedar tree grow back after being cut down? No, not when it's cut below its lowest branches. University of Nebraska–Lincoln Extension calls eastern redcedar a non-sprouter. Before we quote, Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service tells you what the ground will need afterwards to keep the brush from coming back. How to reduce the cost of tree removal? Have every tree you want gone done in one visit, and decide up front what happens to the wood. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service writes both into your quote: every charge, travel included, and whether the cut material is mulched in place, piled, or hauled away. ### Tell us about the trees you want gone (479) 304-0400 Call or text. The person running your job calls back the same working day. A short recording answers first. Press 1 and you're put through. --- ## Stump Grinding Source: https://markslandclearing.com/services/stump-grinding/ ## Stump grinding and stump removal in Arkansas Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service grinds yard stumps, takes out root balls, and clears the stumps left after land clearing, statewide from three Google listings, rated 5.0 on Google. Call (479) 304-0400 How the job goes A short recording answers first. Press 1 and you're put through. Frame 01ArkansasStump grindingStump removal24/7 ### Ask any stump grinding company these six questions We read the 1-to-3-star Google reviews of 88 Arkansas clearing and tree companies, and 172 of them were about the work itself. Stump jobs went wrong in the same few ways, and each answer here is a promise the person running your job keeps. - 01 #### How will each stump be left? 11 of 172 reviews: stumps and roots left that the owner expected gone Your quote says how the stumps will be left (ground level, below grade, or removed). We check it with you at the walkthrough. StumpsStump grinding - 02 #### What happens to the grindings? 29 of 172 reviews: grindings, brush, or trimmings left behind Your written quote says what happens to every bit of cut material: mulched in place, piled, or hauled away. We walk the site with you before we call the job done. GrindingsStump grinding - 03 #### What if the grinder hits a line or a fence? 21 of 172 reviews: damage the crew wouldn't own If we damage anything (a fence, a gate, a line, a culvert), we tell you before we leave that day, and the fix goes in writing. DamageStump grinding - 04 #### Will the quote list every charge? 12 of 172 reviews: the price changed with nothing in writing You get a written quote before any work. It lists every charge, travel included. The price changes only if you approve the change in writing first. Written quoteStump grinding - 05 #### Who calls me back? 61 of 172 reviews: the crew stopped answering Every call or text gets a call back the same working day, from the person running your job. CallbackStump grinding - 06 #### When will the grinding start? 15 of 172 reviews: no firm date, only "next week" Your quote comes with a start week. If the weather moves it, we call you. Start weekStump grinding ### Quick answers about stump grinding What Arkansas homeowners and landowners ask Google before they hire someone to grind a stump. Each answer starts with the answer. How deep should stump grinding go? Usually 8 to 12 inches below the surface, with the surface roots that flare out from the stump ground too, according to SDSU Extension. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service puts in writing how each stump will be left (ground level, below grade, or removed) and checks it with you at the walkthrough. What is a fair price for stump grinding? A fair price is one written down before any work starts. Our guide to Arkansas stump removal average costs walks through what moves the price. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service gives you a written quote that lists every charge, travel included, and the price changes only if you approve the change in writing first. Will a tree grow back if I grind its stump? Some can, from the roots. University of Illinois Extension says roots left underground keep sending up suckers until their food reserves run out, and it suggests grinding out the big surface roots as well. Before we quote, Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service tells you what the ground will need afterwards to keep growth from coming back. What are the downsides of stump grinding? Mainly the grindings and the hole. Iowa State University Extension says the wood chips and sawdust left in the soil can temporarily reduce the nitrogen available to new grass, and the spot settles. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service puts in writing whether the grindings stay in the hole, get piled, or get hauled away. ### Over 20 years clearing land and grinding stumps Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service is fully licensed and insured. We carry liability insurance and send the certificate on request. We have the equipment for any land clearing or earth-moving job, so a yard stump, a root ball, and a field of stumps left after clearing all go to one crew. The estimate is free, and our lines are open 24/7. We work statewide from three Google listings: Hindsville, Greenbrier, and Hot Springs. The crew comes to your property. ### How a stump job goes, from your first call to the walkthrough Six steps, in order, and what you see at each one. - 01 #### Your phone rings back Every call or text gets a call back the same working day, from the person running your job. If we can't take your job, we say so on the first call. - 02 #### We look at every stump You show us each stump and root ball you want gone. Before we quote, we tell you what the ground will look like the day we leave. - 03 #### A quote in writing You get a written quote before any work. It lists every charge, travel included. Your quote comes with a start week. - 04 #### Two calls, then flags We call the day before, and again when the crew pulls in. Before the machine starts, we walk and flag the boundaries and anything you want saved. - 05 #### The grinding If the ground is too wet to work without rutting, we tell you and reschedule. Any ruts we make are smoothed before we leave. - 06 #### Walkthrough, then payment We walk the site with you before we call the job done. Final payment is due after the walkthrough. Every payment gets a receipt. ### Yard stumps, root balls, and stumps left after clearing Some call it stump grinding, some call it stump removal or getting rid of a root ball. These are the five kinds of stump jobs we take across Arkansas. - #### Stumps left after clearing A cleared lot or pasture can still have stumps standing in it. We grind them below grade or take them out, so a mower, a tractor, or the grading crew can cross the ground. The clearing itself is land clearing. - #### A stump where a tree stood After a tree comes down, the stump stays until someone grinds it. Taking down the standing tree first is tree removal. - #### Root balls A tree the wind pushed over leaves its root ball standing up out of the ground. We grind it down or take it out. - #### Pine stumps on cut-over ground Timber ground with stumps left between the trees, ground down so the land can be cleared, seeded, or built on. - #### Old stumps in pasture and woods Stumps that sat for years and catch a mower deck or a bush hog, ground out so the field mows clean. Keeping that field open afterwards is brush removal. ### Stump grinding, tree removal, or land clearing Before you pick one of these three, ask how the stumps will be left: ground level, below grade, or removed. Each service answers it differently, and we put the answer in writing. #### Stump grinding Takes off The stump, and the root ball where one stands up out of the ground Leaves behind A patch of grindings where the stump stood. They stay in the hole, get piled, or get hauled away, as you choose before we start. Stumps Below grade or removed, set in writing for each one Fits Stumps already standing in a yard, a pasture, or a cleared lot #### Tree removal Takes off A standing tree, trunk and limbs Leaves behind Wood and brush, mulched in place, piled, or hauled away, as agreed in writing Stumps Ground level, below grade, or removed. Ask which before the tree comes down, so the stump isn't a surprise. Fits A dead, leaning, or unwanted tree you want gone Tree removal #### Land clearing Takes off Trees, brush, and stumps across a whole lot or field Leaves behind Open ground, with the cut material mulched in place, piled, or hauled away Stumps Ground level, below grade, or removed, agreed in writing Fits A lot to build on, pasture, a road, or a pad Land clearing ### What the ground looks like after stump grinding Stump grinding leaves a patch of grindings where the stump stood. Three things decide how it looks, and each one is settled in writing before the machine starts. - 1Stump depthGround level, below grade, or removed. You pick which, and we check it at the walkthrough. - 2What you keepBefore the machine starts, we walk and flag the boundaries and anything you want saved, or send you photos of them. - 3GrindingsLeft in the hole, piled, or hauled away, settled in writing for every bit of it. Before we quoteBefore we quote, we tell you what the ground will look like the day we leave and what it will need afterwards to keep the brush from coming back. If we have to leaveIf we have to leave before the job is finished, you get the return date before the crew leaves. 5.0on Google ### What landowners say about the crew Every review on our three Google listings is five stars. Mark and his team are outstanding! They were quick to get back with us, and did an excellent job. - A great job they did on my farm. Erin Mitchell - They did a superb job and the crew completed the job on time. Thank you! Rashel Reece Liu - 5 stars for you! Rona Jane Morato Call (479) 304-0400 ### Arkansas rules that can touch a stump job On the first visit we tell you which Arkansas rules may touch your job (burn bans, the 1-acre stormwater permit, septic permits) and who handles each. - #### Arkansas 811 Grinding or digging out a stump breaks ground, and Arkansas law requires a call to Arkansas 811 before digging. The member utilities mark their buried lines within two full working days. Lines behind the meter, such as a line out to a shop or a well, belong to the property owner and aren't marked.Source: Arkansas 811, Homeowner DIY page and FAQ - #### Stormwater When stumps come out as part of clearing a building site, the Arkansas Division of Environmental Quality's construction stormwater permit, ARR150000, covers construction that disturbs 1 acre or more. Sites of 1 to under 5 acres are covered automatically but must post a notice and keep a stormwater plan on site. At 5 acres or more, a Notice of Intent goes in at least 10 business days before work starts.Source: Arkansas DEQ, ARR150000 fact sheet, permit effective November 1, 2026 - #### Burn bans Burn bans are set county by county, and a ban can start or lift any day. The Arkansas Department of Agriculture's Forestry Division shows every county on its fire danger and burn ban map. Owners who plan an open fire for a pile of dug-out stumps check that map first.Source: Arkansas Department of Agriculture, Forestry Division ### Stump grinding near you, region by region Pick your region for its towns and the line nearest you. All three of our lines reach the same crew. #### Northwest Arkansas Benton, Washington, Madison, and Carroll counties #### Central Arkansas Pulaski, Faulkner, Saline, Lonoke, Perry, Conway, and Grant counties #### Arkansas River Valley Crawford, Sebastian, Franklin, Logan, Johnson, Scott, Pope, and Yell counties #### Ozarks and North Central Boone, Marion, Newton, Searcy, Baxter, Stone, Izard, Fulton, Sharp, Van Buren, and Cleburne counties #### Hot Springs and the Ouachitas Garland, Montgomery, Hot Spring, Clark, Pike, and Polk counties #### Northeast Arkansas Randolph, Lawrence, Clay, Greene, Craighead, Mississippi, and Poinsett counties #### White River Valley Independence, Jackson, White, and Woodruff counties #### Arkansas Delta Crittenden, Cross, St. Francis, Lee, Phillips, Monroe, Prairie, and Arkansas counties #### Southwest Arkansas Miller, Hempstead, Little River, Sevier, Howard, Lafayette, and Nevada counties #### South Arkansas Union, Columbia, Ouachita, Calhoun, Dallas, Bradley, and Cleveland counties #### Southeast Arkansas Jefferson, Lincoln, Drew, Ashley, Chicot, and Desha counties #### Towns we serve, A to Z Every Arkansas town with its own page, and the line nearest each one ### More stump grinding questions The rest of what owners ask before the grinder shows up. Read the guides What are the common mistakes to avoid after removing a tree stump? Seeding grass straight into the grindings is the big one. Iowa State University Extension says to remove the chips as thoroughly as you can, add quality topsoil, and mound it lightly above grade for settling. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service tells you up front what the ground will need after we leave. Can I grind a stump myself? Yes, for a stump or two, with a rented grinder. Arkansas law still has you contact Arkansas 811 first, and the utilities mark their buried lines within two full working days. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service grinds and removes stumps across Arkansas, from one yard stump to every stump left on a cleared lot. How to get rid of a stump in 2-3 days? Grind it or dig it out. SDSU Extension says a stump left to rot can take a decade or more, and the stump-removal products sold in stores (nitrate fertilizers) still take one to three years. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service grinds stumps below grade or digs them out. How long does it take to grind a 3 ft stump? It depends on the wood, the roots, and the depth you want, so we won't guess at minutes over the phone. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service looks at the stump first, and your written quote comes with a start week. If the weather moves it, we call you. ### Tell us how many stumps you want gone (479) 304-0400 Call or text. The person running your job calls back the same working day. A short recording answers first. Press 1 and you're put through. --- ## Grading and Land Leveling Source: https://markslandclearing.com/services/grading-land-leveling/ ## Land grading and land leveling in Arkansas Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service grades house pads, yards, fields, and road beds statewide from three Google listings, rated 5.0 on Google. Call (479) 304-0400 How the job goes A short recording answers first. Press 1 and you're put through. Frame 01ArkansasLand gradingLot leveling24/7 ### Ask any grading company these six questions We read the 1-to-3-star Google reviews of 88 Arkansas clearing and tree companies, and 172 of them were about the work itself. These six questions cover what goes wrong on a grading job, and each answer is a promise the person running your job carries out. - 01 #### What if the ground is too wet to grade? 9 of 172 reviews: ruts and a torn-up yard after the machines If the ground is too wet to work without rutting, we tell you and reschedule. Any ruts we make are smoothed before we leave. Wet groundGrading - 02 #### Where will the rain run when you're done? 2 of 172 reviews: the drainage was worse after the work Before we quote, we tell you what the ground will look like the day we leave. We walk the site with you before we call the job done. RunoffGrading - 03 #### Will the grade match what we agreed? 17 of 172 reviews: work different from what was agreed Before the machine starts, we walk and flag the boundaries and anything you want saved, or send you photos of them. FlagsGrading - 04 #### Will the price change once the dozer is here? 12 of 172 reviews: the price changed with nothing in writing You get a written quote before any work. It lists every charge, travel included. The price changes only if you approve the change in writing first. Written quoteGrading - 05 #### What happens when it rains on the start date? 15 of 172 reviews: no firm date, only "next week" Your quote comes with a start week. If the weather moves it, we call you. Start weekGrading - 06 #### Who answers when I call? 61 of 172 reviews: the crew stopped answering Every call or text gets a call back the same working day, from the person running your job. CallbackGrading ### Quick answers about land grading What Arkansas landowners ask Google before they hire someone to grade a lot or level a yard. Each answer starts with the answer. What does grading ground mean? It means shaping the soil to the level and slope a job needs. Rough grade sets the overall shape by cutting high spots and filling low ones, and finish grade smooths the top. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service does both, and before we quote, we tell you what the ground will look like the day we leave. Is land clearing and grading the same thing? No. Land clearing takes the trees, brush, and stumps off, and grading shapes the soil left underneath so it sits level and drains. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service does both, so a wooded lot can go from standing timber to a graded pad without hiring a second company. Do I need a permit to regrade my yard? It depends on how much ground and where. Arkansas's construction stormwater permit, ARR150000, covers work that disturbs 1 acre or more, and grading or filling in a mapped flood hazard area needs a floodplain development permit first. On the first visit, Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service tells you which rules may touch your job and who handles each. What is involved in grading a yard? A walk of the yard, flags on what stays, cutting high spots and filling low ones so rain runs away from the house, then a smooth finish grade. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service calls the day before and again when the crew pulls in, and walks the yard with you before calling the job done. ### Over 20 years of land clearing and earth moving Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service is fully licensed and insured. We carry liability insurance and send the certificate on request. We have the equipment for any land clearing or earth-moving job, so clearing a lot, grading the pad, and putting in the gravel drive can stay with one crew. The estimate is free, and our lines are open 24/7. We work statewide from three Google listings: Hindsville, Greenbrier, and Hot Springs. The crew comes to your land. ### How a grading job goes, from your first call to the walkthrough Six steps, in order, and what you see at each one. - 01 #### A call back the same day Every call or text gets a call back the same working day, from the person running your job. If we can't take your job, we say so on the first call. - 02 #### We walk the ground with you You show us the low spots, the wet spots, and where the pad or drive should go. Before we quote, we tell you what the ground will look like the day we leave. - 03 #### A written quote and a start week You get a written quote before any work. It lists every charge, travel included. Your quote comes with a start week. - 04 #### Two calls, then flags We call the day before, and again when the crew pulls in. Before the machine starts, we walk and flag the boundaries and anything you want saved. - 05 #### Rough grade, then finish grade High spots are cut, low spots are filled, and the top is smoothed. If the ground is too wet to work without rutting, we tell you and reschedule. Any ruts we make are smoothed before we leave. - 06 #### Walkthrough, then payment We walk the site with you before we call the job done. Final payment is due after the walkthrough. Every payment gets a receipt. ### Lot grading, pads, yards, fields, and road beds Some call it lot grading, some call it land leveling or smoothing. These are the five kinds of Arkansas ground we grade. - #### House pads and shop pads The ground for a house, a shop, or a barn, cut and filled to a flat pad. Gravel, the driveway, and the rest of the build ground are site prep and dirt work. - #### Yards that hold water Yard grading that slopes the soil away from the house so rain runs off. When a yard needs pipe or a French drain too, see drainage solutions. - #### Fields and pasture Land leveling for bumpy fields, washed-out spots, and old ruts, so a mower or a hay crew can cross them. - #### Driveways and farm roads The dirt bed of a drive or a farm road smoothed out before the gravel goes down. - #### Ground just cleared A rough grade after land clearing: stump holes filled and the ground evened out so the next job can start. ### Grading, site prep, or land clearing All three get land ready to use, and each does a different part of the work. Here is what each one works on and what it leaves behind. #### Grading and land leveling Works on The soil itself: high spots, low spots, ruts, and slope Leaves behind Smooth ground at a rough or finish grade, sloped so rain runs off Comes After the land is cleared, before gravel or a building Fits A house pad, a yard that holds water, or a bumpy field #### Site prep and dirt work Works on What a build needs in the ground: pads, gravel roads, driveways, and erosion control Leaves behind A site ready to build on, with the drive and the road in Comes After clearing, with grading as one part of it Fits A new home site, a shop, or a farm road Site prep and dirt work #### Land clearing Works on Trees, brush, and stumps Leaves behind Open ground. Cut material is mulched in place, piled, or hauled away, as your quote says. Comes First, before any grading Fits Wooded or overgrown land you want to use Land clearing ### What graded ground looks like the day we leave Grading leaves smooth ground that sheds rain and holds a pad, a drive, or a mower. Three things decide how it looks, and we walk each one with you at the end. - 1The padFlat ground for a house, a shop, or a barn, its corners walked and flagged with you before the machine starts. - 2Cut and fillHigh spots cut down and low spots filled, so the bumps and dips of the old ground are gone. - 3Finish gradeA smooth top that falls away from the pad so rain runs off, with any ruts we made smoothed before we leave. Before we quoteBefore we quote, we tell you what the ground will look like the day we leave and what it will need afterwards. If we have to leaveIf we have to leave before the job is finished, you get the return date before the crew leaves. 5.0on Google ### What landowners say about the crew Every review on our three Google listings is five stars. Mark and his team are outstanding! They were quick to get back with us, and did an excellent job. - A great job they did on my farm. Erin Mitchell - They did a superb job and the crew completed the job on time. Thank you! Rashel Reece Liu - I will recommend it to everyone and my family Mariz Morada Call (479) 304-0400 ### Arkansas rules that can touch a grading job On the first visit we tell you which Arkansas rules may touch your job (burn bans, the 1-acre stormwater permit, septic permits) and who handles each. - #### Stormwater Grading that disturbs 1 acre or more falls under Arkansas's construction stormwater permit, ARR150000. Sites of 1 to under 5 acres are covered automatically, but the coverage notice and a stormwater plan have to be posted on site. At 5 acres or more, a Notice of Intent goes in through the state's online permit system.Source: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment, Division of Environmental Quality, ARR150000 construction stormwater permit, renewal effective November 1, 2026 - #### Floodplain Filling and grading count as development under floodplain rules. Inside a Special Flood Hazard Area, a floodplain development permit from the local community comes before the work starts. Work in a floodway also needs an engineering analysis showing it won't raise flood heights.Source: Arkansas Department of Agriculture, Floodplain Management, Community Official FAQs - #### Wetlands Land leveling, clearing with machines, or fill that raises a site's elevation in a wetland or stream usually needs a Department of the Army permit under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act before work begins. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers decides whether a site needs one.Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District, Regulatory Division ### Land grading near you, region by region Each region page lists its towns and the line nearest you. All three of our lines reach the same crew. #### Northwest Arkansas Benton, Washington, Madison, and Carroll counties #### Central Arkansas Pulaski, Faulkner, Saline, Lonoke, Perry, Conway, and Grant counties #### Arkansas River Valley Crawford, Sebastian, Franklin, Logan, Johnson, Scott, Pope, and Yell counties #### Ozarks and North Central Boone, Marion, Newton, Searcy, Baxter, Stone, Izard, Fulton, Sharp, Van Buren, and Cleburne counties #### Hot Springs and the Ouachitas Garland, Montgomery, Hot Spring, Clark, Pike, and Polk counties #### Northeast Arkansas Randolph, Lawrence, Clay, Greene, Craighead, Mississippi, and Poinsett counties #### White River Valley Independence, Jackson, White, and Woodruff counties #### Arkansas Delta Crittenden, Cross, St. Francis, Lee, Phillips, Monroe, Prairie, and Arkansas counties #### Southwest Arkansas Miller, Hempstead, Little River, Sevier, Howard, Lafayette, and Nevada counties #### South Arkansas Union, Columbia, Ouachita, Calhoun, Dallas, Bradley, and Cleveland counties #### Southeast Arkansas Jefferson, Lincoln, Drew, Ashley, Chicot, and Desha counties #### Towns we serve, A to Z Every Arkansas town with its own page, and the line nearest each one ### More grading and leveling questions The rest of what landowners ask before the dozer arrives. Read the guides How much does it cost to level land per acre? It depends on how much soil has to move and how far, so Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service prices each job after walking it. You get a written quote before any work, and it lists every charge, travel included. Our guide to Arkansas land grading fees after clearing explains what moves the price. What time of year to regrade a yard? Any time the ground is dry enough to work without rutting. If it's too wet, Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service tells you and reschedules. Your quote comes with a start week, and if the weather moves it, we call you. Can I regrade my yard myself? Yes, for small fixes. A low spot by a downspout can be filled with a shovel and a rake, while reshaping a whole yard or cutting a building pad is machine work. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service has the equipment for any land clearing or earth-moving job. How to improve grading around a house? Slope the soil away from the foundation so rain runs off instead of toward the walls. The International Residential Code, section R401.3, asks for a fall of at least 6 inches within the first 10 feet. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service grades yards, and any ruts we make are smoothed before we leave. ### Tell us about the ground you want graded (479) 304-0400 Call or text. The person running your job calls back the same working day. A short recording answers first. Press 1 and you're put through. --- ## Land Management Source: https://markslandclearing.com/services/land-management/ ## Land management and pasture upkeep in Arkansas Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service keeps cleared pasture, fence lines, and hunting land from going back to brush, statewide from three Google listings, rated 5.0 on Google. Call (479) 304-0400 How the job goes A short recording answers first. Press 1 and you're put through. Frame 01ArkansasPasture upkeepCedar control24/7 ### Ask any land management crew these six questions We read the 1-to-3-star Google reviews of 88 Arkansas clearing and tree companies, and 172 of them were about the work itself. Landowners on farm and homestead forums added the fear Google reviews miss: cleared ground that grows right back. Each answer below is a promise the person running your job carries out. - 01 #### Will the brush just grow back? Forum threads, outside the 172 reviews: mulched ground that grew back thicker Before we quote, we tell you what the ground will look like the day we leave and what it will need afterwards to keep the brush from coming back. RegrowthLand management - 02 #### Will the pasture get finished? 16 of 172 reviews: the crew left the work half done If we have to leave before the job is finished, you get the return date before the crew leaves. Return dateLand management - 03 #### How will the stumps and mulch be left? 11 of 172 reviews: stumps left that the owner expected gone Your quote says how the stumps will be left (ground level, below grade, or removed) and about how thick the mulch will be. We check it with you at the walkthrough. Stumps and mulchLand management - 04 #### Will the price change once you start? 12 of 172 reviews: the price changed with nothing in writing You get a written quote before any work. It lists every charge, travel included. The price changes only if you approve the change in writing first. Written quoteLand management - 05 #### Who calls me back? 61 of 172 reviews: the crew stopped answering Every call or text gets a call back the same working day, from the person running your job. CallbackLand management - 06 #### What if the fence gets hit? 21 of 172 reviews: damage the crew wouldn't own If we damage anything (a fence, a gate, a line, a culvert), we tell you before we leave that day, and the fix goes in writing. DamageLand management ### Quick answers about keeping cleared land clear What Arkansas landowners ask Google about pasture, cedar, and ground that's been cleared before. Each answer starts with the answer. What to do with land after forestry mulching? Keep the regrowth cut back before woody sprouts get big. Arkansas Extension's pasture weed guide tells owners to plan for maintenance so they don't lose what the first treatment gained. Before we quote, Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service tells you what your ground will need afterwards to keep the brush from coming back. Will a cedar tree grow back after being cut down? No, not when it's cut low enough. Arkansas Extension says a cedar cut off near the soil line, below any green needles, won't sprout back and will die. Your written quote from Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service says how the stumps will be left: ground level, below grade, or removed. Why do farmers cut down cedar trees? Because cedar takes over grazing ground. Arkansas Extension calls eastern red cedar a pioneer species that moves into disturbed or overgrazed pasture, and a problem in fence rows. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service clears cedar out of pasture and fence lines statewide, working from three Google listings. What is bush hogging used for? Keeping open ground open. Arkansas Extension describes bush hogging as mowing with a large rotary mower behind a tractor, and notes that a mulching machine is sometimes used on large shrubs and small trees. Before we quote, Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service tells you what the ground will look like the day we leave. ### Over 20 years clearing Arkansas land Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service is fully licensed and insured. We carry liability insurance and send the certificate on request. We have the equipment for any land clearing or earth-moving job, so the crew that opened your pasture can come back with the right machine when the regrowth starts. The estimate is free, and our lines are open 24/7. We work statewide from three Google listings: Hindsville, Greenbrier, and Hot Springs. The crew comes to your land. ### How the job goes, from your first call to the walkthrough Six steps, in order, and what you see at each one. - 01 #### Your phone rings back Every call or text gets a call back the same working day, from the person running your job. If we can't take your job, we say so on the first call. - 02 #### We walk the regrowth with you You show us the pasture edges, fence rows, and trails that are closing in. Before we quote, we tell you what the ground will look like the day we leave. - 03 #### A quote in writing You get a written quote before any work. It lists every charge, travel included. Your quote comes with a start week. - 04 #### Two calls, then flags We call the day before, and again when the crew pulls in. Before the machine starts, we walk and flag the boundaries and anything you want saved. - 05 #### The regrowth comes out If the ground is too wet to work without rutting, we tell you and reschedule. Any ruts we make are smoothed before we leave. - 06 #### Walkthrough, then payment We walk the site with you before we call the job done. Final payment is due after the walkthrough. Every payment gets a receipt. ### Pasture upkeep, fence lines, and cedar control Land management is the work after the first clearing. The University of Arkansas Extension's pasture weed guide tells landowners to plan for maintenance so they don't lose what the first treatment gained. These are the five kinds of Arkansas ground we keep open. - #### Pasture edges closing in Sprouts and saplings cut back where the pasture meets the woods, before the tree line moves out into the grass. Pasture the trees already took is a land clearing job. - #### Fence lines and gates Brush and young cedar cut out of fence rows so you can see the wire and swing the gate. Arkansas Extension names fence rows as one of the places cedar becomes a problem. - #### Cedar coming back Young cedar taken out of ground that was cleared before. Cut below its lowest green needles, a cedar stump won't sprout back, Arkansas Extension says. - #### Food plots and shooting lanes Openings on hunting land kept from closing back in, with the cover you hunt beside left standing. - #### Trails and open woods Trails and woods you opened up, kept walkable and drivable as the understory fills back in. Thick underbrush on its own is brush removal. ### Land management, forestry mulching, or brush removal All three cut brush. Forestry mulching and brush removal open ground up, and land management keeps it open after that. #### Land management Takes off Regrowth: sprouts, saplings, and young cedar coming back into cleared ground Leaves behind The pasture, fence line, or trail you already opened, kept open Stumps Ground level, below grade, or removed, written on your quote Fits Pasture, fence rows, and trails cleared before and now growing back #### Forestry mulching Takes off Brush and small trees, chewed into mulch where they stand Leaves behind A mulch layer over the soil, with nothing hauled away Stumps Often left at ground level, with the roots still in the soil Fits Opening up woods and brushy ground the first time Forestry mulching #### Brush removal Takes off Brush, underbrush, cedar thickets, and fence-row growth Leaves behind Ground clear of brush, the cut material mulched, piled, or hauled away as your quote says Stumps Ground level, below grade, or removed, written on your quote Fits One overgrown thicket, fence row, or patch of woods Brush removal ### What kept-up land looks like the day we leave Land management leaves ground you already cleared back the way you wanted it. Three things decide whether it stays that way, and we go over each one before we quote. - 1Fence line openBrush and young cedar cut out of the fence row, with the wire walked and flagged with you before the machine starts. - 2Cedar cut lowCut off below its lowest green needles, a cedar stump won't sprout back, Arkansas Extension says. - 3Hardwood sproutsMany Ozark hardwoods sprout from the roots, Arkansas Extension notes. Those sprouts are what comes back after a clearing. Before we quoteBefore we quote, we tell you what the ground will look like the day we leave and what it will need afterwards to keep the brush from coming back. If we have to leaveIf we have to leave before the job is finished, you get the return date before the crew leaves. 5.0on Google ### What landowners say about the work Every review on our three Google listings gives five stars. We had hired them to do some forestry mulching around Conway. They did a superb job and the crew completed the job on time. Thank you! - A great job they did on my farm. Erin Mitchell - Mark and his team are outstanding! They were quick to get back with us, and did an excellent job. We had them clear some land near Fayetteville by mulching. We are so happy with the job! Noela May Tiansay - I will recommend it to everyone and my family Mariz Morada Call (479) 304-0400 ### Arkansas rules that can touch land upkeep On the first visit we tell you which Arkansas rules may touch your job (burn bans, the 1-acre stormwater permit, septic permits) and who handles each. - #### Burn bans County judges declare burn bans county by county, and a ban can start or lift any day. The Arkansas Department of Agriculture's Forestry Division shows every county on its fire danger and burn ban map. Owners who plan an open fire for brush piles from their own upkeep check that map first.Source: Arkansas Department of Agriculture, Forestry Division, Fire Danger and Burn Ban Map - #### Wetlands The Little Rock District of the Corps of Engineers says clearing wetlands with mechanized equipment requires a permit under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. Low, wet bottomland is the place to ask before a machine goes in.Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District, Regulatory Division - #### Stormwater The Arkansas Division of Environmental Quality's construction stormwater permit, ARR150000, covers construction that disturbs 1 acre or more, so it comes in when cleared ground is being readied to build on. Sites of 1 to under 5 acres are covered automatically but must post a notice and keep a stormwater plan on site. At 5 acres or more, a Notice of Intent goes in at least 10 business days before work starts.Source: Arkansas DEQ, ARR150000 fact sheet, permit effective November 1, 2026 ### Land management near you, region by region Each region page lists its towns and the line nearest you. All three of our lines reach the same crew. #### Northwest Arkansas Benton, Washington, Madison, and Carroll counties #### Central Arkansas Pulaski, Faulkner, Saline, Lonoke, Perry, Conway, and Grant counties #### Arkansas River Valley Crawford, Sebastian, Franklin, Logan, Johnson, Scott, Pope, and Yell counties #### Ozarks and North Central Boone, Marion, Newton, Searcy, Baxter, Stone, Izard, Fulton, Sharp, Van Buren, and Cleburne counties #### Hot Springs and the Ouachitas Garland, Montgomery, Hot Spring, Clark, Pike, and Polk counties #### Northeast Arkansas Randolph, Lawrence, Clay, Greene, Craighead, Mississippi, and Poinsett counties #### White River Valley Independence, Jackson, White, and Woodruff counties #### Arkansas Delta Crittenden, Cross, St. Francis, Lee, Phillips, Monroe, Prairie, and Arkansas counties #### Southwest Arkansas Miller, Hempstead, Little River, Sevier, Howard, Lafayette, and Nevada counties #### South Arkansas Union, Columbia, Ouachita, Calhoun, Dallas, Bradley, and Cleveland counties #### Southeast Arkansas Jefferson, Lincoln, Drew, Ashley, Chicot, and Desha counties #### Towns we serve, A to Z Every Arkansas town with its own page, and the line nearest each one ### More land management questions What landowners ask once the first clearing is done and the ground starts to green back up. Mulching, clearing, or brush hogging: the guide Will grass grow after forestry mulching? Yes, though a thick mulch layer slows it. Arkansas Extension's wildlife guide says cutting shrubs back lets grasses grow better, while the thatch a mulching machine leaves limits how much of the seed in the soil sprouts. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service puts about how thick the mulch will be on your quote. Will the stumps sprout back after mulching? Some can. Arkansas Extension notes that many Ozark hardwoods sprout from the roots, while eastern red cedar does not. Before we quote, Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service tells you what the ground will look like the day we leave and what it will need afterwards to keep the brush from coming back. Can you forestry mulch in the rain? Sometimes, but not on ground soft enough to rut. If the ground is too wet to work without rutting, Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service tells you and reschedules. Any ruts we make are smoothed before we leave. Do I need a permit to clear my own land? It depends on where the ground is and what it's for. The Corps of Engineers requires a permit to clear wetlands with mechanized equipment, and Arkansas's ARR150000 stormwater permit covers construction that disturbs 1 acre or more. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service names the rules that may touch your job on the first visit. ### Tell us about the ground that's growing back (479) 304-0400 Call or text. The person running your job calls back the same working day. A short recording answers first. Press 1 and you're put through. --- ## Site Prep and Dirtwork Source: https://markslandclearing.com/services/site-prep-dirtwork/ ## Site preparation and dirt work in Arkansas Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service does site preparation and dirt work: house pads, driveways, gravel roads, and erosion control, statewide from three Google listings, rated 5.0 on Google. Call (479) 304-0400 How the job goes A short recording answers first. Press 1 and you're put through. Frame 01ArkansasBuilding padsGravel roads24/7 ### Ask any site prep or dirt work company these six questions We read the 1-to-3-star Google reviews of 88 Arkansas clearing and tree companies, and 172 of them were about the work itself. A pad built the wrong size, a yard left rutted, a start date that kept slipping: each question below answers one of those, with a promise the person running your job carries out. - 01 #### Will the pad be where and how big we agreed? 17 of 172 reviews: the work didn't match what was agreed Before the machine starts, we walk and flag the boundaries and anything you want saved, or send you photos of them. Flagged firstSite prep - 02 #### Will the quote list every charge? 12 of 172 reviews: the price changed with nothing in writing You get a written quote before any work. It lists every charge, travel included. The price changes only if you approve the change in writing first. Written quoteSite prep - 03 #### What if the ground is too wet? 9 of 172 reviews: ruts and a torn-up yard after the machines If the ground is too wet to work without rutting, we tell you and reschedule. Any ruts we make are smoothed before we leave. Wet groundSite prep - 04 #### When will the work start? 15 of 172 reviews: no firm date, only "next week" Your quote comes with a start week. If the weather moves it, we call you. Start weekSite prep - 05 #### Who calls me back? 61 of 172 reviews: the crew stopped answering Every call or text gets a call back the same working day, from the person running your job. CallbackSite prep - 06 #### Does my job need a permit? 0 of 172 reviews, yet Google is asked it for clearing, grading, and driveways On the first visit we tell you which Arkansas rules may touch your job (burn bans, the 1-acre stormwater permit, septic permits) and who handles each. PermitsSite prep ### Quick answers about gravel drives and dirt work What Arkansas landowners ask Google before a driveway or a pad goes in. Each answer starts with the answer. Can you just put gravel down for a driveway? You can, but it ruts fast if rain sits on it. The Federal Highway Administration's gravel roads guide says water left on a gravel surface softens it and leads to ruts, so the drive needs a crown that sheds water. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service builds gravel roads and driveways across Arkansas. Do I need a permit to put gravel on my driveway? Sometimes, depending on the road it meets. A driveway onto a state highway needs an access driveway permit from the ArDOT district's Permit Officer, and counties and cities set their own rules for their roads. On the first visit, Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service tells you which Arkansas rules may touch your job and who handles each. What are the downsides of a gravel driveway? Upkeep. The Federal Highway Administration's gravel roads guide names potholes, ruts, and washboarding as the usual problems, and says washboarding comes mostly from the gravel itself, not the grader. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service builds gravel roads and driveways, and your written quote lists every charge, travel included. Who fixes ruts and washouts after the work? We do, for any ruts we make. If the ground is too wet to work without rutting, Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service tells you and reschedules. Any ruts we make are smoothed before we leave, and if we damage anything, we tell you that day and put the fix in writing. ### Over 20 years in business, with the machines for dirt work Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service is fully licensed and insured. We carry liability insurance and send the certificate on request. We have the equipment for any land clearing or earth-moving job, so the trees come off, the pad goes in, and the drive gets built by the same crew. The estimate is free, and our lines are open 24/7. We work statewide from three Google listings: Hindsville, Greenbrier, and Hot Springs. The crew comes to your land. ### How the job goes, from your first call to the walkthrough Six steps, in order, and what you see at each one. - 01 #### Your phone rings back Every call or text gets a call back the same working day, from the person running your job. If we can't take your job, we say so on the first call. - 02 #### We walk the site with you You show us where the house, the shop, or the drive will go. Before we quote, we tell you what the ground will look like the day we leave. - 03 #### A quote in writing You get a written quote before any work. It lists every charge, travel included. Your quote comes with a start week. - 04 #### Two calls, then flags We call the day before, and again when the crew pulls in. Before the machine starts, we walk and flag the boundaries and anything you want saved. - 05 #### The dirt work If the ground is too wet to work without rutting, we tell you and reschedule. Any ruts we make are smoothed before we leave. - 06 #### Walkthrough, then payment We walk the site with you before we call the job done. Final payment is due after the walkthrough. Every payment gets a receipt. ### Building pads, driveways, and excavation Site preparation, site work, dirt work, excavating: it all means getting the ground ready to build on. These are the five kinds of site prep we do in Arkansas. - #### House pads The spot where the house will sit, cleared and shaped so rain runs away from it. Its size and corners are flagged with you before the machine starts. - #### Driveways A way in from the road to the house, the shop, or the back gate, cleared, shaped, and topped with gravel. How a gravel drive holds up is in gravel roads, below. - #### Shop and barn sites Level ground for a shop, a barn, or an equipment shed, with room to turn a truck and trailer. - #### Excavation and earth moving Digging, moving dirt from the high spots to the low ones, and hauling it in or out. A septic system is its own job: septic installation. - #### Clearing the spot first Trees, brush, and stumps come off before any dirt work starts. That part is land clearing. ### Gravel roads and driveways that shed water We build gravel roads and driveways across Arkansas, from a short drive up to a house to a long road back to a barn or a hunting camp. Water is what ruins a gravel road. The Federal Highway Administration's gravel roads guide says water that sits on the surface softens it and leads to ruts that can reach the dirt underneath. A road that lasts needs a crown, the right gravel, and somewhere for the rain to go. - #### Crown The crown is the high middle that sends rain to the edges. The guide recommends about 1/2 inch of crown per foot, roughly 4 percent, and says not to go past 6 percent.Source: Federal Highway Administration, Gravel Roads Construction and Maintenance Guide (2015) - #### Gravel Good surface gravel is a blend of fractured stone, sand, and fines that bind into a crust. Base gravel or sandy fill spread on top stays loose and is hard to keep in shape.Source: Federal Highway Administration, Gravel Roads Construction and Maintenance Guide (2015) - #### Layers Each layer of gravel should be at least twice as thick as its largest stone. The guide adds that water and a roller make a better gravel road wherever they can be used.Source: Federal Highway Administration, Gravel Roads Construction and Maintenance Guide (2015) ### Erosion control keeps your dirt on your land Site work leaves bare dirt, and a hard rain can carry it off the pad, down the drive, and into the ditch. Erosion control is the work that holds it in place. The EPA's list of practices for construction sites splits that work in two. Cover the soilErosion controls keep the dirt from moving in the first place: mulching, permanent seeding, sodding, and matting on bare ground and slopes. Catch what movesSediment controls stop the dirt that does move before it leaves your land: silt fences, straw bales, fiber rolls, and sediment traps. On a site that disturbs 1 acre or more, Arkansas's construction stormwater permit asks for a written plan for these controls, as the rules below explain.Source: U.S. EPA, National Menu of Best Management Practices for construction stormwater. ### Site prep, grading, or drainage work All three move dirt, and people mix them up. Here is what each one does and what it leaves you with. #### Site prep and dirt work The work Getting one spot ready: a pad, a driveway, or a gravel road Leaves you Ground ready for the slab, the shop, or the trucks Rain Runs off the pad and to the edges of the road Fits A new house, shop, barn, or way in #### Grading and land leveling The work Shaping the soil across a yard or a field Leaves you Smooth ground that sits level or slopes the way you want Rain Follows the new slope instead of pooling Fits A bumpy yard, low spots, or a rough field Grading and land leveling #### Drainage solutions The work Moving standing water off your land and away from buildings Leaves you A yard, field, or pad that dries out after rain Rain It's the whole job Fits Wet spots, standing water, and washouts Drainage solutions ### What a finished site looks like the day we leave Site prep leaves ground the next trade can build on and trucks can drive. Three things decide how it looks, and each is settled with you before the machine starts. - 1The padIts size and corners walked and flagged with you before the machine starts, or shown to you in photos. - 2The driveCrowned so rain runs to the edges. The federal gravel roads guide recommends about 1/2 inch of crown per foot. - 3The edgesBare dirt covered or fenced off with erosion control, so it stays on your land when it rains. Before we quoteBefore we quote, we tell you what the ground will look like the day we leave and what it will need afterwards to keep the brush from coming back. If we have to leaveIf we have to leave before the job is finished, you get the return date before the crew leaves. 5.0on Google ### What landowners say about the crew Every review on our three Google listings is five stars. We had hired them to do some forestry mulching around Conway. They did a superb job and the crew completed the job on time. Thank you! - Mark and his team are outstanding! They were quick to get back with us, and did an excellent job. Noela May Tiansay - A great job they did on my farm. Erin Mitchell - I will recommend it to everyone and my family Mariz Morada Call (479) 304-0400 ### Arkansas rules that can touch site work On the first visit we tell you which Arkansas rules may touch your job (burn bans, the 1-acre stormwater permit, septic permits) and who handles each. - #### Stormwater The Arkansas Division of Environmental Quality's construction stormwater permit, ARR150000, covers construction that disturbs 1 acre or more. Sites of 1 to under 5 acres are covered automatically but must post a notice and keep a stormwater plan on site. At 5 acres or more, a Notice of Intent and the plan go in at least 10 business days before work starts.Source: Arkansas DEQ, ARR150000 fact sheet, permit effective November 1, 2026 - #### Flood zones Land in a mapped Special Flood Hazard Area needs a floodplain development permit before any filling, grading, paving, or excavation starts. Putting fill into a wetland needs a Section 404 permit, handled by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, before the work. Your county or city floodplain office can tell you whether your land sits in a flood zone.Source: Arkansas Department of Agriculture, Floodplain Management FAQ; U.S. EPA, Section 404 permit program - #### Driveways A driveway onto a state highway needs an access driveway permit, issued by the Permit Officer of the ArDOT district where the driveway will be. For a driveway onto a county road or a city street, and for any local building permit, ask your county or city.Source: Arkansas Department of Transportation, Access Driveway Permits ### Site prep and dirt work near you, region by region Each region page lists its towns and the line nearest you. All three of our lines reach the same crew. #### Northwest Arkansas Benton, Washington, Madison, and Carroll counties #### Central Arkansas Pulaski, Faulkner, Saline, Lonoke, Perry, Conway, and Grant counties #### Arkansas River Valley Crawford, Sebastian, Franklin, Logan, Johnson, Scott, Pope, and Yell counties #### Ozarks and North Central Boone, Marion, Newton, Searcy, Baxter, Stone, Izard, Fulton, Sharp, Van Buren, and Cleburne counties #### Hot Springs and the Ouachitas Garland, Montgomery, Hot Spring, Clark, Pike, and Polk counties #### Northeast Arkansas Randolph, Lawrence, Clay, Greene, Craighead, Mississippi, and Poinsett counties #### White River Valley Independence, Jackson, White, and Woodruff counties #### Arkansas Delta Crittenden, Cross, St. Francis, Lee, Phillips, Monroe, Prairie, and Arkansas counties #### Southwest Arkansas Miller, Hempstead, Little River, Sevier, Howard, Lafayette, and Nevada counties #### South Arkansas Union, Columbia, Ouachita, Calhoun, Dallas, Bradley, and Cleveland counties #### Southeast Arkansas Jefferson, Lincoln, Drew, Ashley, Chicot, and Desha counties #### Towns we serve, A to Z Every Arkansas town with its own page, and the line nearest each one ### More gravel and dirt work questions The rest of what landowners ask before the first load of gravel arrives. Read the guides What gravel is best for driveways? Crushed stone blended with sand and fines. The federal gravel roads guide says good surface gravel uses fractured stone and fine particles that bind into a crust, while base gravel or sandy fill stays loose on top. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service builds gravel roads and driveways across Arkansas. Is 2 inches of gravel enough for a driveway? For one layer of 1-inch stone, 2 inches is the minimum. The federal gravel roads guide says each layer should be at least twice as thick as its largest stone. What the whole drive needs depends on the ground under it and the trucks on it, so Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service walks the site before quoting. Does water pass easily through gravel? Some gravel does, and that kind belongs under a building, not on top of a road. The federal gravel roads guide says sandy fill drains fast but stays loose on a road, while surface gravel needs binding fines and a crown to shed water. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service builds gravel roads and driveways statewide. Can I build whatever I want on my land? Not always. In a mapped Special Flood Hazard Area, a floodplain development permit comes before any filling, grading, or excavation, and counties and cities set their own building rules. On the first visit, Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service tells you which Arkansas rules may touch your job and who handles each. ### Tell us what you're building and where (479) 304-0400 Call or text. The person running your job calls back the same working day. A short recording answers first. Press 1 and you're put through. --- ## Drainage Solutions Source: https://markslandclearing.com/services/drainage-solutions/ ## Land drainage, ditches, and culverts in Arkansas Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service drains wet land: it digs drainage ditches, shapes swales, sets culverts, and fills low spots that hold water, statewide from three Google listings, rated 5.0 on Google. Call (479) 304-0400 How the job goes A short recording answers first. Press 1 and you're put through. Frame 01ArkansasDitchesCulverts24/7 ### Ask any drainage contractor these six questions We read the 1-to-3-star Google reviews of 88 Arkansas clearing, tree, and dirt-work companies, and 172 of them were about the work itself. Water that still stood, ruts, a broken culvert, a price that grew, and a phone nobody answered all came up. Each answer here is a promise the person running your job carries out. - 01 #### Will the water still stand after you leave? 2 of 172 reviews: the drainage was worse after the work Before we quote, we tell you what the ground will look like the day we leave. We walk the site with you before we call the job done. Standing waterDrainage - 02 #### What if the ground is too wet to work? 9 of 172 reviews: ruts and a torn-up yard after the machines If the ground is too wet to work without rutting, we tell you and reschedule. Any ruts we make are smoothed before we leave. RutsDrainage - 03 #### What if a culvert or a line gets hit? 21 of 172 reviews: damage the crew wouldn't own If we damage anything (a fence, a gate, a line, a culvert), we tell you before we leave that day, and the fix goes in writing. DamageDrainage - 04 #### Will the price change once the digging starts? 12 of 172 reviews: the price changed with nothing in writing You get a written quote before any work. It lists every charge, travel included. The price changes only if you approve the change in writing first. Written quoteDrainage - 05 #### What happens when rain moves the start? 15 of 172 reviews: no firm date, only "next week" Your quote comes with a start week. If the weather moves it, we call you. Start weekDrainage - 06 #### Who calls me back? 61 of 172 reviews: the crew stopped answering Every call or text gets a call back the same working day, from the person running your job. CallbackDrainage ### Quick answers about yard and land drainage What Arkansas landowners ask Google when water sits where it shouldn't. Each answer starts with the answer. How to fix a yard with poor drainage? Give the water a path off the yard. Find where it comes from and where it can leave, then grade the ground, cut a swale, or open a ditch to carry it there. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service walks the wet ground with you first, and you get a written quote before any work. How to drain wet spots in lawn? Fill the low spot or give it an outlet. A shallow dip can be filled and graded so rain runs past it, and a wetter hollow needs a swale or a ditch to carry the water out. If the ground is too wet to work without rutting, Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service tells you and reschedules. How to make water go away from your house? Grade the ground so it falls away from the foundation. The International Residential Code, section R401.3, asks for a fall of at least 6 inches in the first 10 feet, or a swale or drain where that slope won't fit. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service does the grading and the swale work. Do I need a permit to regrade my yard? It depends on the size and the place. Arkansas's construction stormwater permit, ARR150000, starts at 1 acre disturbed, and grading in a mapped flood zone needs a floodplain development permit first. On the first visit, Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service tells you which rules may touch your job and who handles each. ### Over 20 years of work on Arkansas land Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service is fully licensed and insured. We carry liability insurance and send the certificate on request. We have the equipment for any land clearing or earth-moving job. Clearing a brushy ditch line, digging it out, and grading the ground that feeds it stays with one crew. The estimate is free, and our lines are open 24/7. We work statewide from three Google listings: Hindsville, Greenbrier, and Hot Springs. The crew comes to your land. ### How drainage work goes, from your call to the walkthrough Six steps, in order, and what you see at each one. - 01 #### A person calls you back Every call or text gets a call back the same working day, from the person running your job. If we can't take your job, we say so on the first call. - 02 #### We walk the wet ground You show us where the water stands and where it runs in a hard rain. Before we quote, we tell you what the ground will look like the day we leave. - 03 #### A quote in writing You get a written quote before any work. It lists every charge, travel included. Your quote comes with a start week. - 04 #### Two calls, then flags We call the day before, and again when the crew pulls in. Before the machine starts, we walk and flag the boundaries and anything you want saved. - 05 #### The ditch and grade work If the ground is too wet to work without rutting, we tell you and reschedule. Any ruts we make are smoothed before we leave. - 06 #### Walkthrough, then payment We walk the site with you before we call the job done. Final payment is due after the walkthrough. Every payment gets a receipt. ### Drainage ditches, swales, culverts, and low spots Drainage on a lot or a pasture comes down to five kinds of dirt work, and we do all five on Arkansas land. - #### Low spots that hold water A hollow that stays wet for days after a rain gets filled and graded so water runs past it, or gets an outlet to a swale or ditch. Reshaping a whole yard or field is grading and land leveling. - #### Drainage ditches New ditches cut along a field edge or a property line, and old ones dug back out where silt and brush have filled them in. A ditch line grown up in trees starts with land clearing. - #### Swales around a house or shop A swale is a shallow, grassed channel. Shaped around a pad, it turns runoff aside before it reaches the building. The pad itself is site prep and dirtwork. - #### Culverts under drives A drive or a field crossing over a ditch needs a culvert so the water keeps moving under it. We set culverts for new drives and dig out both ends of one that silt has choked. - #### Roads and drives that wash out Water that runs down a gravel road instead of beside it cuts gullies. We shape the road and the ditches beside it so the water leaves the gravel. New roads are site prep and dirtwork. ### Drainage work, grading, or site prep All three move dirt, and a wet lot often needs more than one. Here is what each job works on and what it leaves behind. #### Drainage work Works on The spots where water stands, runs, or crosses a drive Leaves behind Ditches, swales, culverts, and filled low spots Water The reason for the job: it gets a path off your land Fits A soggy yard, a wet pasture corner, or a drive that washes out #### Grading and leveling Works on The shape of the whole surface Leaves behind Level or evenly sloped ground Water Sheds off the slope instead of pooling in bumps and dips Fits A bumpy yard, an uneven field, or a site before building Grading and land leveling #### Site prep and dirtwork Works on Ground for a house, a shop, or a road Leaves behind A building pad, a gravel road or drive, and erosion control Water Erosion control keeps soil from washing off the worked ground Fits Getting a cleared lot ready to build on Site prep and dirtwork ### What drained ground looks like the day we leave Drainage work leaves ground that moves water off instead of holding it. Three parts decide how that looks on your land, and we go over each one on the first walk. - 1Ground that falls awayGraded so rain runs off the house site or the pad instead of pooling against it. - 2A swale or a ditchA shaped channel that catches the runoff and carries it to where it can leave your land. - 3Culvert under the driveA pipe under the gravel lets the ditch keep running where the drive crosses it. If we have to leaveIf we have to leave before the job is finished, you get the return date before the crew leaves. If we can't make itIf we can't keep an appointment, we call you before it. 5.0on Google ### What landowners say about the crew Every review on our three Google listings is five stars. We had hired them to do some forestry mulching around Conway. They did a superb job and the crew completed the job on time. Thank you! - They were quick to get back with us, and did an excellent job. Noela May Tiansay - A great job they did on my farm. Erin Mitchell - I will recommend it to everyone and my family Mariz Morada Call (479) 304-0400 ### Arkansas rules that touch moving water on your land On the first visit we tell you which Arkansas rules may touch your job (burn bans, the 1-acre stormwater permit, septic permits) and who handles each. - #### Stormwater The Arkansas Division of Environmental Quality's construction stormwater permit, ARR150000, covers construction that disturbs 1 acre or more. Sites of 1 to under 5 acres are covered automatically. At 5 acres or more, a Notice of Intent goes in at least 10 business days before work starts.Source: Arkansas DEQ, ARR150000 fact sheet, permit effective November 1, 2026 - #### Flood zones and wetlands In a mapped flood hazard area, filling, grading, or digging needs a floodplain development permit from the city or county before work begins, and a floodway needs an engineering analysis first. Filling a wetland or cutting a new ditch through one can need a federal Section 404 permit. Maintenance of an existing drainage ditch is exempt; construction of a new one is not.Sources: Arkansas Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Division, Floodplain Management FAQ; US EPA, Exemptions to Permit Requirements under CWA Section 404 - #### A neighbor's land Arkansas courts let you defend your land against surface runoff, but not by damaging a neighbor when reasonable effort and expense would have avoided it. Water in a defined channel with a bed and banks is a watercourse, and you can't block it. A new ditch or swale should send water where it already runs, not onto the next property.Source: Arkansas Court of Appeals, Boyd v. Greene County, 7 Ark. App. 110 (1983) ### Drainage work near you, region by region Each region page lists its towns and the line nearest you. All three of our lines reach the same crew. #### Northwest Arkansas Benton, Washington, Madison, and Carroll counties #### Central Arkansas Pulaski, Faulkner, Saline, Lonoke, Perry, Conway, and Grant counties #### Arkansas River Valley Crawford, Sebastian, Franklin, Logan, Johnson, Scott, Pope, and Yell counties #### Ozarks and North Central Boone, Marion, Newton, Searcy, Baxter, Stone, Izard, Fulton, Sharp, Van Buren, and Cleburne counties #### Hot Springs and the Ouachitas Garland, Montgomery, Hot Spring, Clark, Pike, and Polk counties #### Northeast Arkansas Randolph, Lawrence, Clay, Greene, Craighead, Mississippi, and Poinsett counties #### White River Valley Independence, Jackson, White, and Woodruff counties #### Arkansas Delta Crittenden, Cross, St. Francis, Lee, Phillips, Monroe, Prairie, and Arkansas counties #### Southwest Arkansas Miller, Hempstead, Little River, Sevier, Howard, Lafayette, and Nevada counties #### South Arkansas Union, Columbia, Ouachita, Calhoun, Dallas, Bradley, and Cleveland counties #### Southeast Arkansas Jefferson, Lincoln, Drew, Ashley, Chicot, and Desha counties #### Towns we serve, A to Z Every Arkansas town with its own page, and the line nearest each one ### More drainage questions The rest of what landowners ask before the first ditch gets dug. Read the guides What are the different types of yard drains? There are surface drains and underground drains. Surface drains are graded slopes, swales, ditches, and culverts that move water across the top of the ground. Underground drains include French drains, drain tile, and dry wells. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service does the surface earthwork. What is an alternative to a French drain? Surface drainage is the main alternative: regrade the ground so it sheds water, or cut a swale that carries the water off before it soaks in. Both are dirt work, and Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service has the equipment for any land clearing or earth-moving job. What time of year to regrade a yard? Whenever the ground is dry enough to work without rutting. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service checks the ground before the machine starts. If it's too wet, we tell you and reschedule, and any ruts we make are smoothed before we leave. Do landscapers regrade yards? Some do, and so do dirt-work crews with grading equipment. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service grades yards, lots, and pasture, and carries the job on into ditches, swales, and culverts when the water needs somewhere to go. Your quote comes with a start week. ### Tell us where the water stands on your land (479) 304-0400 Call or text. The person running your job calls back the same working day. A short recording answers first. Press 1 and you're put through. --- ## Septic Installation Source: https://markslandclearing.com/services/septic-installation/ ## Septic system installation site work in Arkansas Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service clears septic sites and digs the soil pits, tank hole, and trenches to your approved design, statewide from three Google listings, rated 5.0 on Google. Call (479) 304-0400 How the job goes A short recording answers first. Press 1 and you're put through. Frame 01ArkansasSeptic site workExcavation24/7 ### Ask any septic excavation contractor these six questions A septic job has three parties: the Arkansas Department of Health, which issues the permit; a Designated Representative it certifies, who tests the soil and draws the design; and a registered installer who builds the system. Our part is the ground work around it. We read 172 low-star Google reviews about the work of Arkansas clearing, tree, and dirt-work companies, and five of these questions come from what went wrong most often there. - 01 #### Who handles the septic permit? 0 of 172 reviews, but landowners ask Google who files what On the first visit we tell you which Arkansas rules may touch your job (burn bans, the 1-acre stormwater permit, septic permits) and who handles each. PermitSeptic - 02 #### Will the price stay what you quoted? 12 of 172 reviews: the price went up with nothing in writing You get a written quote before any work. It lists every charge, travel included. The price changes only if you approve the change in writing first. Written quoteSeptic - 03 #### What if you dig into a line? 21 of 172 reviews: damage the crew wouldn't own If we damage anything (a fence, a gate, a line, a culvert), we tell you before we leave that day, and the fix goes in writing. LinesSeptic - 04 #### What week do you start digging? 15 of 172 reviews: never a firm date Your quote comes with a start week. If the weather moves it, we call you. Start weekSeptic - 05 #### Will somebody call me back? 61 of 172 reviews: calls and texts went unanswered Every call or text gets a call back the same working day, from the person running your job. CallbackSeptic - 06 #### What if the site isn't ready when you leave? 16 of 172 reviews: the job left half done If we have to leave before the job is finished, you get the return date before the crew leaves. Return dateSeptic ### Quick answers about septic systems in Arkansas What Arkansas landowners ask Google before a septic system goes in, answered from the Arkansas Department of Health's own rules. Can I put in my own septic system in Arkansas? Not on your own, in most cases. A Designated Representative certified by the Arkansas Department of Health completes the Permit for Construction, and the Department's rules put a registered installer on the job site during every phase of building the system. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service does the clearing and digging around that work. How far from a house should a septic tank be placed? At least 10 feet. The Arkansas Department of Health's rules keep every part of a septic system at least 10 feet from any building and from property lines, and 100 feet from a water well. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service digs to the layout on your approved permit. How much does it cost to have a septic tank put in in Arkansas? It depends on your soil and the approved design, so nobody can price it honestly over the phone. For the clearing and digging, Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service gives you a written quote before any work. It lists every charge, travel included. How many bedrooms will a 1000 gallon septic tank support? Up to three. The Arkansas Department of Health's minimum tank sizes call for 1,000 gallons for a home with one, two, or three bedrooms, plus 250 gallons for each bedroom past that. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service digs the tank hole to the size on your permit. ### Over 20 years on Arkansas land Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service is fully licensed and insured. We carry liability insurance and send the certificate on request. We have the equipment for any land clearing or earth-moving job, so the trees come off the septic site and the digging gets done by the same outfit. The estimate is free, and our lines are open 24/7. Designated Representatives and septic installers carry their own Arkansas Department of Health credentials, and the Department keeps a public list of both. We work statewide from three Google listings: Hindsville, Greenbrier, and Hot Springs. ### How the septic site work goes, from the call to the walkthrough Six steps, and what you see at each one. - 01 #### A call back the same day Every call or text gets a call back the same working day, from the person running your job. If we can't take your job, we say so on the first call. - 02 #### We look at the site with you You show us where the house, the well, and the system will sit, with the design if your Designated Representative has drawn one. Before we quote, we tell you what the ground will look like the day we leave. - 03 #### Your quote, in writing You get a written quote before any work. It lists every charge, travel included. Your quote comes with a start week. - 04 #### Two calls, then the flags go in We call the day before, and again when the crew pulls in. Before the machine starts, we walk and flag the boundaries and anything you want saved. - 05 #### The digging The tank hole and trenches follow the approved design, since the rules allow no change to it without the health unit's approval. If the ground is too wet to work without rutting, we tell you and reschedule. Any ruts we make are smoothed before we leave. - 06 #### Walkthrough, then payment We walk the site with you before we call the job done. Final payment is due after the walkthrough. Every payment gets a receipt. ### Septic site clearing, soil pits, and trench digging The ground work on a septic job comes in five parts, in about the order they happen. - #### Clearing the system site Trees, brush, and stumps come off the tank and field area and the path a truck takes to reach it. Clearing the rest of the lot is land clearing. - #### Digging the tank hole The hole goes where the approved permit puts it and as big as the tank it names. A home tank is never under 1,000 gallons, so the hole is the biggest single dig on the job. - #### Soil pits for your designer The rules ask for at least two soil pits, about 4 feet deep, one in the main absorption area and one in the backup area. They stay open for the inspector. - #### Absorption field trenches A standard pipe-and-gravel trench is 24 inches wide and 18 inches deep, with at least 6 feet of undisturbed ground between trenches. - #### Backfill and the final grade Dirt goes back over the tank and trenches when the installer is ready for it, and the yard is graded smooth. Bigger leveling jobs are grading and land leveling. ### Septic site work, site prep, or drainage work All three are dirt work, and landowners often need two of them on one property. Here's what each one digs, what it leaves, and who signs off. #### Septic site work Digs Soil pits, the tank hole, and the absorption trenches Leaves behind A buried system under backfilled, graded ground Signs off The health unit inspects it before the Permit for Operation Fits A house, cabin, or shop on land with no sewer line #### Site prep and dirtwork Digs Dirt for a house pad, a shop pad, or a gravel road Leaves behind Level ground ready to build on or drive Signs off You, at the walkthrough Fits Ground about to be built on Site prep and dirtwork #### Drainage solutions Digs Ditches and drain lines that carry water away Leaves behind Ground where the water goes where you want it Signs off You, at the walkthrough Fits Standing water, a soggy yard, or a washout Drainage solutions ### What the ground over a septic system looks like the day we leave Once the system is covered, most of it is out of sight. Three things are worth knowing about what sits under your yard. - 1The tankSized by bedrooms on your permit and set where the design puts it, well clear of the house. - 2The absorption fieldAt least two trenches, side by side in natural soil. The rules allow no field in fill dirt. - 3Finished groundBackfilled and graded smooth, soil pits included, after the inspector has seen them. Before we quoteBefore we quote, we tell you what the ground will look like the day we leave and what it will need afterwards to keep the brush from coming back. Stumps on the siteYour quote says how the stumps will be left (ground level, below grade, or removed). We check it with you at the walkthrough. 5.0on Google ### What landowners say after the work These reviews come from clearing and mulching jobs. Every review on our three Google listings is five stars. We had hired them to do some forestry mulching around Conway. They did a superb job and the crew completed the job on time. Thank you! - Mark and his team are outstanding! They were quick to get back with us, and did an excellent job. Noela May Tiansay - A great job they did on my farm. Erin Mitchell - I will recommend it to everyone and my family Mariz Morada Call (479) 304-0400 ### Arkansas septic rules, and who handles each one On the first visit we tell you which Arkansas rules may touch your job (burn bans, the 1-acre stormwater permit, septic permits) and who handles each. These three come from the Arkansas Department of Health and touch every septic job. - #### The permit Part I of the septic permit is the Permit for Construction. A Designated Representative certified by the Department fills it out with the soil results and the system design, and the Department or its local health unit approves it before construction starts. It's good for one year, and nobody may start building a system for an owner who doesn't hold one.Source: Arkansas Department of Health, Rules Pertaining to Onsite Wastewater Systems (effective September 5, 2024), Sections 2.67, 4.5, and 4.10.1 - #### The installer and the inspection A registered installer is on the job site during every phase of building the system and gives the health unit 24 hours' notice before work starts. The health unit inspects the installation, and nobody uses the system until the Permit for Operation is issued.Source: Arkansas Department of Health, Rules Pertaining to Onsite Wastewater Systems, Sections 4.6, 4.7, 4.10.3, and 14.1 - #### Setbacks and the 10-acre exemption Every part of the system sits at least 100 feet from a water well, a stream, or a lake, and 50 feet from a pond on the same property. A single home on 10 acres or more may be exempt from the permit when every part of the system is more than 200 feet from any property line, though it still has to meet the Department's standards.Source: Arkansas Department of Health, Rules Pertaining to Onsite Wastewater Systems, Section 6.2; Onsite Wastewater FAQs ### Septic site work near you, region by region Each region page lists its towns and the line nearest you. Every line reaches the same crew. #### Northwest Arkansas Benton, Washington, Madison, and Carroll counties #### Central Arkansas Pulaski, Faulkner, Saline, Lonoke, Perry, Conway, and Grant counties #### Arkansas River Valley Crawford, Sebastian, Franklin, Logan, Johnson, Scott, Pope, and Yell counties #### Ozarks and North Central Boone, Marion, Newton, Searcy, Baxter, Stone, Izard, Fulton, Sharp, Van Buren, and Cleburne counties #### Hot Springs and the Ouachitas Garland, Montgomery, Hot Spring, Clark, Pike, and Polk counties #### Northeast Arkansas Randolph, Lawrence, Clay, Greene, Craighead, Mississippi, and Poinsett counties #### White River Valley Independence, Jackson, White, and Woodruff counties #### Arkansas Delta Crittenden, Cross, St. Francis, Lee, Phillips, Monroe, Prairie, and Arkansas counties #### Southwest Arkansas Miller, Hempstead, Little River, Sevier, Howard, Lafayette, and Nevada counties #### South Arkansas Union, Columbia, Ouachita, Calhoun, Dallas, Bradley, and Cleveland counties #### Southeast Arkansas Jefferson, Lincoln, Drew, Ashley, Chicot, and Desha counties #### Towns we serve, A to Z Every Arkansas town with its own page, and the line nearest each one ### More septic questions Tank sizes, daily flow, and the smallest system the Arkansas rules allow. Read the guides Can a 4 bedroom house have a 1000 gallon septic tank? No. Under the Arkansas Department of Health's minimums, a four-bedroom home needs at least a 1,250-gallon tank, because each bedroom past three adds 250 gallons. Your Designated Representative sizes the tank on the permit, and Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service digs to that size. How many gallons a day can a septic system handle? As many as it was designed for, and a home is designed by bedrooms. The Arkansas Department of Health's design flows are 370 gallons a day for three bedrooms and 450 for four, plus 50 for each bedroom after that. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service builds the ground work to that design. What is the smallest septic system you can put in? For a home, a 1,000-gallon tank and two absorption trenches. Those are the Arkansas Department of Health's minimums, and the second trench keeps the field working if one is disturbed. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service digs to the design on your permit, not to a guess. Is there a septic system that doesn't need a leach field? Not a holding tank, for a home. The Arkansas Department of Health's rules don't approve holding tanks for residences, full or part time. Where the soil won't take a standard trench field, your Designated Representative picks another approved design, and Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service does the dirt work for it. ### Tell us where the septic system is going (479) 304-0400 Call or text. The person running your job calls you back the same working day. A short recording answers first. Press 1 and you're put through. --- ## About Source: https://markslandclearing.com/about/ ## About Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service We clear land, mulch brush, and move dirt anywhere in Arkansas, from three Google listings in Hindsville, Greenbrier, and Hot Springs. Over 20 years clearing land, fully licensed and insured, and rated 5.0 on Google. Call (479) 304-0400 How a job goes A short recording answers first. Press 1 and you're put through. ### What we do on Arkansas land Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service clears brush, cedar, timber, and overgrown lots, then shapes the ground for what comes next. We have the equipment for any land clearing or earth-moving job. A pasture the cedars took, a lot to build on, hunting land, or a fence line can stay with one crew from the first cut to the gravel road. We've cleared land for over 20 years. The estimate is free, and our lines are open 24/7. - Forestry MulchingBrush and small trees ground where they stand - Lot and Land ClearingLots and acreage cleared to usable ground - Brush and Underbrush RemovalFence lines and woods opened up - Tree RemovalOne tree or a whole stand - Stump GrindingGround level or below grade, as quoted - Grading and Land LevelingSoil shaped to sit level and drain - Land ManagementPasses that keep cleared land open - Site Prep and DirtworkBuilding pads, gravel roads, erosion control - Drainage SolutionsDrain lines that move standing water - Septic InstallationSeptic systems, starting with the state permit ### How a job goes with us, step by step The same six steps on every job, from your first call to the last receipt. - 01 #### You call or text Every call or text gets a call back the same working day, from the person running your job. If we can't take your job, we say so on the first call. - 02 #### We see the land We come out and look at what's growing and where. Before we quote, we tell you what the ground will look like the day we leave. - 03 #### Your quote, in writing You get a written quote before any work. It lists every charge, travel included. Your quote comes with a start week. - 04 #### Calls, then flags We call the day before, and again when the crew pulls in. Before the machine starts, we walk and flag the boundaries and anything you want saved. - 05 #### The machine work If the ground is too wet to work without rutting, we tell you and reschedule. Any ruts we make are smoothed before we leave. - 06 #### Walkthrough and receipt We walk the site with you before we call the job done. Final payment is due after the walkthrough. Every payment gets a receipt. ### What we promise We read 172 low-star reviews of Arkansas clearing and tree crews. The complaints that came up most were a crew that stopped answering (61 of them), didn't show (28), or damaged a fence and wouldn't own it (21). These nine promises answer them, and the person running your job carries out each one. - 01 Every call or text gets a call back the same working day, from the person running your job. CallbackEvery job - 02 If we can't keep an appointment, we call you before it. If we can't take your job, we say so on the first call. Straight answerEvery job - 03 You get a written quote before any work. It lists every charge, travel included. The price changes only if you approve the change in writing first. Written quoteEvery job - 04 Your quote comes with a start week. If the weather moves it, we call you. Start weekEvery job - 05 We call the day before, and again when the crew pulls in. Two callsEvery job - 06 Before the machine starts, we walk and flag the boundaries and anything you want saved, or send you photos of them. Flags firstEvery job - 07 If we damage anything (a fence, a gate, a line, a culvert), we tell you before we leave that day, and the fix goes in writing. DamageEvery job - 08 If we have to leave before the job is finished, you get the return date before the crew leaves. Return dateEvery job - 09 We carry liability insurance and send the certificate on request. InsuranceEvery job 5.0on Google ### What landowners say about the work Every review on our three Google listings is five stars. Mark and his team are outstanding! They were quick to get back with us, and did an excellent job. We had them clear some land near Fayetteville by mulching. We are so happy with the job! - We had hired them to do some forestry mulching around Conway. They did a superb job and the crew completed the job on time. Thank you! Rashel Reece Liu - A great job they did on my farm. Erin Mitchell - I will recommend it to everyone and my family Mariz Morada - 5 stars for you! Rona Jane Morato Call (479) 304-0400 ### Where we work in Arkansas We work statewide from three Google listings, and the crew comes to your land. Hindsville is nearest to Northwest Arkansas, the River Valley, and the Ozarks. Greenbrier is nearest to Central Arkansas, the White River Valley, Northeast Arkansas, and the Delta. Hot Springs is nearest to the Ouachitas and Southwest, South, and Southeast Arkansas. Open in Google Maps: HindsvilleTowns we serve ### Questions about how we work What people ask before they call us. Each answer starts with the answer. Contact us Who answers the phone when I call? A short recording answers first. Press 1 and you're put through. Every call or text to Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service gets a call back the same working day, from the person running your job. What parts of Arkansas do you work in? All of Arkansas. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service works statewide from three Google listings, in Hindsville, Greenbrier, and Hot Springs, and the crew comes to your land. Each region page lists its towns and the line nearest you. What equipment do you have? We have the equipment for any land clearing or earth-moving job. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service does forestry mulching, tree removal, stump grinding, grading, site prep, drainage, and septic installation, so a lot that needs clearing, then grading, then a gravel driveway stays with one crew. How fast can you start on my land? Your quote comes with a start week. If the weather moves it, we call you. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service calls the day before, and again when the crew pulls in. If we can't take your job, we say so on the first call. How do I get a quote? Call or text (479) 304-0400, and the estimate is free. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service gives you a written quote before any work. It lists every charge, travel included, and the price changes only if you approve the change in writing first. ### Call us about your land (479) 304-0400 Call or text. The person running your job calls back the same working day. A short recording answers first. Press 1 and you're put through. ---