Based in Monticello, FL · serving about a 40-mile radius
Excavator and Skid Steer Mulching · Free Estimates (850) 815-0054
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Forestry mulcher clearing underbrush in North Florida pine woods
Monticello, Florida · Free Estimates

Land Clearing in Monticello, FL

We clear wooded tracts, overgrown pasture and building lots with an excavator and a skid steer. Based in Monticello, we work about 40 miles out and estimates are free.

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  • Excavator and Skid Steer Mulching
  • Land, Lots, Farms and Plantations
  • Based in Monticello, FL

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40 Miles Around Monticello, FL
2 Mulchers Excavator and Skid Steer
Land + Lots Farms, Plantations, Homesites
What we do

Land clearing services across North Florida and South Georgia

Land clearing and mulching are most of what we do, on acreage, pasture and building lots. We also dig ponds, build gravel driveways and farm roads, cut drainage ditches and haul debris off.

Skid steer forestry mulcher head raised while clearing thick underbrush under a blue sky

Forestry Mulching

We mulch brush, underbrush and small trees in place with a skid steer mulching head and an excavator mulching head. The wood stays on the ground as mulch, so the tract opens up without burn piles or hauling.

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Tracked excavator with mulching head grinding saplings and brush along an overgrown field edge

Excavator Mulching

We run a mulching head on the excavator boom to clear ditch banks, creek banks and pond edges. The machine works from firm ground above, so the soft ground below stays put.

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Compact excavator with grapple thumb pulling logs while clearing a wooded lot among pines

Lot Clearing

We clear building lots and homesites down to open, usable ground. Brush, trees, stumps and debris come off so the next step can start.

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Track loader mulching an overgrown fence row of brush and vines on farm pasture

Fence Line Clearing

We clear brush, vines and saplings off farm and pasture fence rows so the fence can be seen and worked on. The excavator reaches in from the side and keeps the machine off your wire.

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Compact excavator sitting on freshly graded dirt pad during excavation work on rural acreage

Excavation

General land excavation with the excavator: digging and shaping ground, pulling stumps and roots, cutting ditches and moving dirt. Free on-site estimates around Monticello and about 40 miles out.

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Excavator digging wet soil from a new pond basin during farm pond construction

Pond Construction

We dig new ponds and small lakes on private land around Monticello. As a pond contractor we also reshape banks and clean out ponds that have silted in.

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Excavator bucket spreading base material while building a gravel farm road through woods

Gravel Driveways

We build and rebuild gravel driveways, farm roads and access roads on rural property. We clear the route, shape a crowned base, cut ditches and lay gravel or limerock.

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Excavator boom cutting a drainage ditch through a green farm field near pines

Drainage

We dig new drainage ditches and clean out old ones so standing water leaves your land. Excavator work on pastures, fields, lots and driveways around Monticello.

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Dump truck body loaded beside a pile of brush and limbs during debris removal

Debris Removal

We haul land debris off your property with a dump truck and dump trailer. Brush piles, limbs, stumps, logs and storm debris get loaded with a machine and taken away.

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How the work goes

The same company clears the land and does the dirt work

Most calls start the same way. Somebody has land that grew up thick and wants it open again. It could be a wooded tract, an overgrown pasture, hunting land or a lot where a house is going. We clear it with an excavator and a skid steer.

Some land does better with the brush ground up and left where it stands. The skid steer mulcher covers open, dry acreage. We also run a mulching head on the excavator boom. The reach lets it work ditch banks, creek banks and low wet ground from firm footing above.

Once the brush is down, the dirt work belongs to the same company. We pull stumps and roots, dig ponds, build the road in, cut drainage ditches and haul the piles off. We are based in Monticello and cover about a 40-mile radius, most of it rural. Estimates on the property are free.

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Why Choose EM Land Services

Built for Land Work in North Florida

Mulching on two machines

We run a mulching head on the skid steer and on the excavator. The skid steer covers open ground fast. The excavator reaches out over banks and wet spots that will not carry a machine.

One company for the whole job

Clearing, stump work, ditches and hauling all come from one company. You deal with one phone number from the first cut to the last load off the property.

Based in Monticello

We work about 40 miles out from town. That reaches Jefferson, Madison, Taylor, Leon and Wakulla counties, plus Thomas, Grady and Brooks counties across the Georgia line. Most of it is farm, timber and plantation land.

Free estimates on the property

We come out, look at the land and tell you how we would run the job. The estimate is free and it comes from your actual ground.

Get a free estimate on your land clearing

Call or text (850) 815-0054 and we will set a time to come see the property. Estimates are free anywhere in our 40-mile area.

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Service Area

Monticello, the Red Hills and the Big Bend

Based in Monticello, FL, we work about 40 miles out in every direction across Jefferson, Madison, Taylor, Leon and Wakulla counties in Florida and Thomas, Grady and Brooks counties in Georgia.

How We Work

How a Job With EM Land Services Runs

From the first call or text to the last load hauled off, here is how it goes.

1

Call or text

Call or text (850) 815-0054 with where the property is and what you want done. A rough idea of the acreage helps.

2

We come look at the land

We drive out and look at the ground, the growth and the access for the machines. That visit is the free estimate.

3

Pick the approach

The land decides between mulching in place and a full clear with the debris hauled off. Thick understory usually mulches. Ground going under a building usually gets a full clear with the stumps out.

4

Machines on site

We haul the excavator and the skid steer in on our own trailers. Clearing, mulching, stump work and load-out run in whatever order the job calls for.

5

Cleanup and finish

Debris is mulched in place or loaded into the dump truck and hauled off. We leave the ground open and usable, and you look it over before the machines leave.

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions About Land Clearing and Excavation?

The questions North Florida and South Georgia landowners ask us most. If yours is not here, call or text and we will answer it.

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How is land clearing priced?
Price comes down to what is standing on the ground. Thick understory, big trees, stumps coming out and how the debris gets handled all move the number. Access matters too, because some tracts are harder to get machines onto. We price each job after looking at it.
Do you charge for an estimate?
Estimates are free. We come out to the property, look at the land and give you a price for the work. The visit costs you nothing, and the job starts when you say go.
What areas do you cover?
We are based in Monticello and work about a 40-mile radius. In Florida that covers Jefferson, Madison, Taylor, Leon and Wakulla counties, and we travel into Tallahassee. We also cross the state line into Thomas, Grady and Brooks counties in South Georgia. Every town is listed on our service areas page.
What is the difference between land clearing and forestry mulching?
Land clearing takes the growth off and leaves open ground, and stumps and roots can come out with the excavator. Forestry mulching grinds brush and small trees in place and leaves a mulch layer behind. Mulching moves faster through thick understory. A full clear is what you want when the ground has to be built on.
What happens to the brush and trees you take out?
On a mulching job the material is ground up and stays on the ground as mulch. On a full clear the brush, stumps and root balls come out. The dump truck hauls them off the property. Some landowners would rather the piles stay in one spot on the land, and that works too.
Can you clear brush along a creek, ditch or pond bank?
Yes, that work goes to the excavator with the mulching head on the boom. The machine sits on firm ground and reaches out over the bank, so the soft ground below stays put. Rules near water come from your county and your water management district. Check with them before work starts near a creek or a wetland.
How long does it take to clear an acre?
It depends on what is growing on it, and light understory goes quickly. Thick woods with big trees and stumps to pull take much longer. Wet ground and tight access slow a job down as well. We give you a time frame with the estimate, once we have seen the land.
What should I have ready before you come out?
Know roughly where your property lines run, which matters most on big rural tracts. Point out anything you want left standing, like shade trees, a fence or a well head. If the job involves digging, buried lines get located first through Sunshine 811, Florida's free one-call service. State law says to notify them at least two full business days ahead.
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Tell us where the property is and what you want cleared. Call or text (850) 815-0054, or send the form and we will set up a free estimate.

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