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Land clearing and forestry mulching in the White River Valley

Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service clears brush, timber, and overgrown land in all four White River Valley counties: Independence, Jackson, White, and Woodruff.

Call (479) 480-6400 Find your town, A to Z

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Frame 01White River Valley24/7
Counties
4Independence, Jackson, White, and Woodruff
Towns we serve here
46From Amagon to West Point
Ecoregions
3Ozark plateau, Arkansas Valley hills, and river lowlands, by the EPA's map
Nearest listing to Searcy
Greenbrier37 miles in a straight line; travel is listed on every quote

What you get from Batesville to Augusta

These two hold on every job in Independence, Jackson, White, and Woodruff counties.

  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.

White River Valley towns we serve, A to Z

All 46 towns below are on our list, in four counties. Searcy, Batesville, and the other towns with a page of their own are linked.

  • Independence County15 towns
  • Jackson County8 towns
  • White County17 towns
  • Woodruff County6 towns
    • Amagon, Jackson Co.
    • Augusta, Woodruff Co.
    • Cave City, Independence Co.
    • Charlotte, Independence Co.
    • Cord, Independence Co.
    • Cotton Plant, Woodruff Co.
    • Cushman, Independence Co.
    • Desha, Independence Co.
    • Garner, White Co.
    • Gregory, Woodruff Co.
    • Griffithville, White Co.
    • Grubbs, Jackson Co.
    • Jacksonport, Jackson Co.
    • Judsonia, White Co.
    • Kensett, White Co.
    • Letona, White Co.
    • Locust Grove, Independence Co.
    • Magness, Independence Co.
    • McCrory, Woodruff Co.
    • McRae, White Co.
    • Newark, Independence Co.
    • Newport, Jackson Co.
    • Oil Trough, Independence Co.
    • Romance, White Co.
    • Rose Bud, White Co.
    • Rosie, Independence Co.
    • Russell, White Co.
    • Searcy, White Co.
    • Sulphur Rock, Independence Co.
    • Swifton, Jackson Co.
    • Thida, Independence Co.
    • Tuckerman, Jackson Co.
    • Tupelo, Jackson Co.
    • West Point, White Co.
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Ozark rock in the north, river bottoms in the south

Three of Arkansas's seven Level III ecoregions cross these four counties, and Independence County has towns in all three. The rock, the soil, and the trees change with each one.

Batesville and Cave City sit on Ozark plateau limestone and dolomite. Searcy, Rose Bud, and Pangburn sit in the sandstone hills of the Arkansas Valley. South and east, from Beebe and Bald Knob to Newport and Augusta, the land flattens into the lowlands of the White, Black, and Cache rivers.

  1. Mississippi Alluvial Plain

    Level III ecoregion 73, 26 towns

    Along the White, Black, and Cache rivers near Jacksonport, Oil Trough, Patterson, and Bradford, the floodplain is flat, with natural levees, swales, and old channels. Levee soils drain well, but the old channels and swales are heavy, poorly drained clay. These bottoms still hold some of the largest stands of native bottomland hardwood forest left on the plain. Around Newport, Tuckerman, Augusta, and Bald Knob, higher terraces of glacial outwash and windblown silt rarely if ever flood; soybeans and cotton are the main crops. Beebe, McRae, Kensett, and Griffithville sit on the Grand Prairie, a nearly level silt terrace with slowly permeable soils, where rice is the main crop.

    Towns hereAmagon, Augusta, Bald Knob, Beebe, Beedeville, Bradford, Cotton Plant, Garner, Gregory, Griffithville, Grubbs, Higginson, Hunter, Jacksonport, Judsonia, Kensett, McCrory, McRae, Newport, Oil Trough, Patterson, Russell, Swifton, Tuckerman, Tupelo, and West Point

  2. Ozark Highlands

    Level III ecoregion 39, 11 towns

    Batesville and the towns around it, from Sulphur Rock to Magness and Desha, sit on the Springfield Plateau: nearly level to rolling ground over cherty limestone, where sinkholes and caves are common. Most of the old oak-hickory forest and prairie is now pasture and hay. Near Cushman the plateau is cut deeper, more rugged and wooded, with shortleaf pine on thin, cherty slopes. Around Cave City, the Central Plateau rolls over dolomite, with scattered cedar glades on shallow, rocky soils.

    Towns hereBatesville, Cave City, Charlotte, Cord, Cushman, Desha, Locust Grove, Magness, Newark, Rosie, and Sulphur Rock

  3. Arkansas Valley

    Level III ecoregion 37, 9 towns

    Searcy, Rose Bud, Pangburn, Letona, and Pleasant Plains sit in the Arkansas Valley Hills, on sandstone and shale. The native cover is oak-hickory or oak-hickory-pine forest. Pasture is widespread today, and the more rugged ground stays wooded. El Paso, out on the Arkansas Valley Plains, was once a mix of prairie, savanna, and woodland.

    Towns hereEl Paso, Floral, Letona, Pangburn, Pleasant Plains, Romance, Rose Bud, Searcy, and Thida

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.

What the ground changes on your job

River bottoms

The old channels and swales along the White, Black, and Cache rivers are heavy clay that drains poorly, and backwater flooding on the White reaches well upstream of the Mississippi. If the ground is too wet to work without rutting, we tell you and reschedule. Any ruts we make are smoothed before we leave.

Soils and flooding: U.S. EPA, Ecoregions of Arkansas, 2004, via the AGFC Wildlife Action Plan
Cedar and hardwood brush

Cedar glades grow on the rocky ground around Cave City, and eastern redcedar doesn't sprout after complete cutting. Hardwood brush is another matter: persimmon is one of the more difficult brush species to control. 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: U.S. EPA, Ecoregions of Arkansas, 2004; 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 clearing in these four counties

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

    Each county judge declares burn bans for their own county, so a ban can be on in White County and off in Independence County the same week. The Arkansas Department of Agriculture's Forestry Division posts every county's status on its wildfire danger and burn ban map.Source: Arkansas Department of Agriculture, Forestry Division

  2. Stormwater

    Clearing, grading, and excavation that disturb 1 acre or more fall under Arkansas DEQ's construction stormwater permit, ARR150000. From 1 acre up to 5, coverage is automatic, but the site posts a notice and keeps a stormwater plan. 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 and flood zones

    Mechanized land clearing in a wetland can need U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approval under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. In a Special Flood Hazard Area, grading and filling need a floodplain development permit before work begins, and a floodway project is reviewed first so it won't raise flood heights.Sources: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Section 404; Arkansas Department of Agriculture, Floodplain Management, community official FAQs

Clearing and dirt work in the White River Valley

We have the equipment for any land clearing or earth-moving job, from a cedar glade near Cave City to a pad on the Grand Prairie.

White River Valley land clearing questions

What landowners from Cave City down to Cotton Plant ask before a crew comes out.

Which line should I call for land clearing in the White River Valley?

Call (479) 480-6400, our Greenbrier line. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service's Greenbrier listing is the nearest of our three to Searcy, 37 miles in a straight line, and that line covers all four counties here. Every call or text gets a call back the same working day, from the person running your job.

Can you forestry mulch in the rain?

Not when the ground is too wet to work without rutting. The EPA describes the old channels and swales along the White, Black, and Cache rivers as heavy, poorly drained clay. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service tells you and reschedules, and any ruts we make are smoothed before we leave.

Do I need a permit to clear land on my property?

Sometimes. Arkansas DEQ's ARR150000 stormwater permit covers clearing that disturbs 1 acre or more, and grading or filling in a Special Flood Hazard Area needs a floodplain development permit first. 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. Persimmon is harder: the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture calls it one of the more difficult brush species to control. Before we quote, Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service tells you what your ground will need afterwards.

Do you clear land in all four White River Valley counties?

Yes. Mark's Arkansas Land Clearing Service clears land in Independence, Jackson, White, and Woodruff counties, in all 46 towns from Amagon to West Point. Your quote comes with a start week. If the weather moves it, we call you.

Our nearest listing to Searcy

We come to your land anywhere in the four counties. The map shows our Greenbrier listing, 37 miles from Searcy and 57 from Batesville in a straight line.

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.

Northwest Arkansas

Benton, Washington, Madison, and Carroll 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

Northeast Arkansas

Randolph, Lawrence, Clay, Greene, Craighead, Mississippi, and Poinsett counties

Arkansas Delta

Crittenden, Cross, St. Francis, Lee, Phillips, Monroe, Prairie, and Arkansas counties

Central Arkansas

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

Call about your land in the White River Valley

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