(479) 304-0400

Land clearing and forestry mulching in Northwest Arkansas

Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service clears cedar, brush, timber, and grown-over pasture in all four Northwest Arkansas counties: Benton, Washington, Madison, and Carroll.

Call (479) 304-0400 Find your town, A to Z

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Wooded Arkansas hills with cleared pastures in the valley below
Frame 01Northwest Arkansas24/7
Counties
4Benton, Washington, Madison, and Carroll
Towns we serve here
62From Appleby to Witter
Ecoregions
2The Ozark Highlands and the Boston Mountains, on the EPA's map
Nearest listing to Fayetteville
Hindsville17 miles in a straight line; travel is on your written quote

What you can count on from the first call

Both promises hold in all four counties, from Gravette on the Oklahoma line to Kingston in the Boston Mountains.

  1. 01Every call or text gets a call back the same working day, from the person running your job.
  2. 02Your quote comes with a start week. If the weather moves it, we call you.

Northwest Arkansas towns we serve, A to Z

All 62 towns below are on our work list, from the Bentonville and Rogers suburbs to the hollows around Huntsville. Linked towns have a page of their own.

  • Benton County26 towns
  • Carroll County4 towns
  • Madison County9 towns
  • Washington County23 towns
    • Appleby, Washington Co.
    • Canehill, Washington Co.
    • Cave Springs, Benton Co.
    • Centerton, Benton Co.
    • Cherokee City, Benton Co.
    • Clifty, Madison Co.
    • Combs, Madison Co.
    • Decatur, Benton Co.
    • Garfield, Benton Co.
    • Gateway, Benton Co.
    • Gentry, Benton Co.
    • Goshen, Washington Co.
    • Gravette, Benton Co.
    • Green Forest, Carroll Co.
    • Greenland, Washington Co.
    • Johnson, Washington Co.
    • Larue, Benton Co.
    • Lincoln, Washington Co.
    • Little Flock, Benton Co.
    • Lost Bridge Village, Benton Co.
    • Lowell, Benton Co.
    • Mayfield, Washington Co.
    • Maysville, Benton Co.
    • Morrow, Washington Co.
    • Oak Grove, Carroll Co.
    • Osage Mills, Benton Co.
    • Shady Grove, Washington Co.
    • Siloam Springs, Benton Co.
    • Spring Valley, Washington Co.
    • Springdale, Benton and Washington Co.
    • St. Paul, Madison Co.
    • Summers, Washington Co.
    • Tontitown, Washington Co.
    • Wesley, Madison Co.
    • West Fork, Washington Co.
    • Wheeler, Washington Co.
    • Winslow, Washington Co.
    • Witter, Madison Co.
Hardwood-covered hills and a forested ridge line
Frame 02Hardwood hillsRidge line

Ozark plateau in the north, Boston Mountains in the south

Two of Arkansas's seven Level III ecoregions cover these four counties. The Ozark Highlands are limestone and chert; the Boston Mountains are sandstone and shale.

Fayetteville sits right where the two meet. Its center point falls in the Boston Mountains, while Springdale, Rogers, and Bentonville sit on the flatter plateau to the north.

  1. Ozark Highlands

    Level III ecoregion 39, 47 towns

    Most of Benton County and western Washington County sit on the Springfield Plateau: level to rolling ground over the cherty limestone of the Boone Formation, where sinkholes and caves are common. Most of its old forest and nearly all of its prairie are now pasture, hayland, poultry farms, or neighborhoods. Around Bella Vista, Garfield, and Eureka Springs, the Elk River Hills are steeper and more wooded, with shortleaf pine on the thin, cherty slopes. Near Beaver Lake and Larue, the White River Hills have thin, rocky, steep soils over dolomite, and their cedar glades are the widest in Arkansas. Berryville sits on the Central Plateau, mostly farmland with scattered cedar glades.

    Towns hereAppleby, Beaver Lake, Bella Vista, Bentonville, Berryville, Bethel Heights, Bloomfield, Canehill, Cave Springs, Centerton, Cherokee City, Clifty, Decatur, Elm Springs, Eureka Springs, Evansville, Farmington, Garfield, Gateway, Gentry, Gravette, Green Forest, Harmon, Highfill, Hindsville, Hiwasse, Johnson, Larue, Lincoln, Little Flock, Lost Bridge Village, Lowell, Mayfield, Maysville, Morrow, Oak Grove, Osage Mills, Pea Ridge, Prairie Grove, Rogers, Shady Grove, Siloam Springs, Spring Valley, Springdale, Summers, Tontitown, and Wheeler

  2. Boston Mountains

    Level III ecoregion 38, 15 towns

    South of Fayetteville, limestone gives way to sandstone, shale, and siltstone, and the ground climbs. Around Elkins, West Fork, Goshen, and Huntsville, the Lower Boston Mountains mix woodland, forest, and savanna, with shortleaf pine on the drier south- and west-facing slopes. Near Winslow, Kingston, and St. Paul, the Upper Boston Mountains run from 1,900 to 2,800 feet under closed oak-hickory forest with far less pine. Pasture and hayland hold the level ridgetops, benches, and valley floors.

    Towns hereCombs, Elkins, Fayette Junction, Fayetteville, Goshen, Greenland, Harris, Huntsville, Kingston, Pettigrew, St. Paul, Wesley, West Fork, Winslow, and Witter

Sources: U.S. EPA, Level III and IV Ecoregions of Arkansas (Woods and others, 2004), as adapted in the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission's Wildlife Action Plan, Section 3. Each town is placed by its center point on the Arkansas GIS Office's ECOREGIONS_EPA_2004 map layer; Cherokee City's point sits on the state line and is placed in the Springfield Plateau that surrounds it.

What the ground changes on your job

Chert and rock

Ozark soils here are often cherty, and in the White River Hills they're thin, rocky, and steep. 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.

Soils: Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Wildlife Action Plan, Section 3, adapted from U.S. EPA, 2004
Cedar and blackberry

Eastern redcedar takes over the glades and pastures on shallow, droughty soil, and a redcedar cut at the ground doesn't sprout back. Blackberry is different: the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture tells landowners to plan a follow-up treatment the year after the first. 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.

Sources: Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Wildlife Action Plan, Section 3; USDA Forest Service, Fire Effects Information System, Juniperus virginiana; University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, Pasture Weed Control in Arkansas (MP522)

Rules that can touch a clearing job in Northwest Arkansas

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.

  1. Burn bans

    The county judges of Benton, Washington, Madison, and Carroll counties each set the burn ban for their own county, so Carroll County can be under a ban while Benton County isn't. The Arkansas Department of Agriculture's Forestry Division posts every county's status on its burn ban map.Source: Arkansas Department of Agriculture, Forestry Division

  2. Stormwater

    Clearing, grading, or excavating 1 acre or more falls under Arkansas DEQ's construction stormwater permit, ARR150000. From 1 acre to under 5, coverage is automatic, with a posted notice and a stormwater plan kept for the site. At 5 acres or more, a Notice of Intent is filed before work starts.Source: Arkansas DEQ, construction stormwater permits, ARR150000 renewal effective November 1, 2026

  3. Wetlands

    Running clearing machines in a wetland can need U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approval under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, and Arkansas DEQ refers wetland questions to the Corps.Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Section 404; Arkansas DEQ, NPDES questions

  4. Beaver Lake shoreline

    Beaver Lake is a Corps of Engineers lake, and the shoreline land around it is Corps public land. Cutting, pruning, or removing vegetation there takes a Corps Shoreline Use Permit, and it's allowed only in shoreline areas zoned Limited Development or Protected.Sources: 36 CFR 327.30, Shoreline Management on Civil Works Projects; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District, Beaver Lake Shoreline Management Plan

Clearing and dirt work we do in Northwest Arkansas

We have the equipment for any land clearing or earth-moving job, from a cedar-choked pasture in Carroll County to a house pad outside Bentonville.

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, Google review

Northwest Arkansas land clearing questions

What landowners from Siloam Springs to Berryville ask before a machine comes out.

Who calls me back when I call about land in Northwest Arkansas?

The person running your job, the same working day. For Northwest Arkansas, call or text Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service on the Hindsville line, (479) 304-0400. Hindsville sits in Madison County, 17 miles from Fayetteville in a straight line.

Do I need a permit to clear land in Northwest Arkansas?

Sometimes. Clearing 1 acre or more falls under Arkansas DEQ's ARR150000 stormwater permit, and cutting vegetation on the Corps-owned shoreline of Beaver Lake takes a Corps Shoreline Use Permit. On the first visit, Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service tells you which Arkansas rules may touch your job and who handles each.

Will a cedar tree grow back after being cut down?

No. The USDA Forest Service says eastern redcedar doesn't sprout after complete cutting, which matters on the cedar glades of the Ozark Highlands. Hardwood brush and blackberry do come back. Before we quote, Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service tells you what the ground will need afterwards to keep the brush from returning.

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. Your quote comes with a start week, and if the weather moves it, we call you.

Do you work the rural parts of Madison and Carroll counties?

Yes. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service works all 62 Northwest Arkansas towns, from Pettigrew and Witter to Green Forest and Oak Grove, and its Hindsville listing sits in Madison County. Your written quote lists every charge, travel included, and if we can't take your job, we say so on the first call.

Our Hindsville listing serves Northwest Arkansas

We come to your land anywhere in these four counties. The map shows our Hindsville listing in Madison County, 17 miles from Fayetteville and 13 from Springdale.

All three lines reach the same crew. A short recording answers first. Press 1 and you're put through.

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Other Arkansas regions we work

Each region page names its towns, A to Z, and the line nearest them.

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

Central Arkansas

Pulaski, Faulkner, Saline, Lonoke, Perry, Conway, and Grant 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

Hot Springs and the Ouachitas

Garland, Montgomery, Hot Spring, Clark, Pike, and Polk 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

Tell us about your land in Northwest Arkansas

(479) 304-0400
Call or text our Hindsville line. The person running your job calls back the same working day.

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