Native Habitat Restoration, LLCCall (570) 762-2201

Native Habitat Restoration, LLC

Land Clearing

PA-licensed engineer-led land clearing and site prep — selective clearing, brush removal, and erosion control for commercial and ag land.

The problem

Overgrown acreage and vegetation-choked parcels cost commercial and agricultural landowners real money — in delayed construction schedules, reduced field productivity, and site-prep bids inflated to cover the unknowns a bulldozer contractor cannot plan around. Whether you need a development site stripped and graded or decades of brush cleared from a neglected field, the problem is the same: you need land clearing contractors who understand not just how to move vegetation, but what happens to the ground — and the water — once it is gone.

Selective clearing separates productive work from unnecessary destruction. On a commercial site, that means preserving tree canopy that reduces grading costs downstream, identifies natural drainage corridors before earthwork begins, and avoids triggering NPDES permits unnecessarily. On agricultural land, it means reclaiming fence rows, old fields, and overgrown pasture edges back into plantable or grazeable ground without stripping topsoil or destabilizing slopes. We cut and remove brush, grind stumps, and manage material on-site or haul it — whatever the project calls for.

Erosion control is not a box to check after the clearing crew leaves. When you bring in an engineer-led land clearing service, erosion and sedimentation controls are designed before the first pass — silt fencing, rock check dams, and temporary seeding placed where the drainage math says they belong, not where the cheapest option lands. That discipline keeps PA DEP Chapter 102 compliance intact and protects cleared ground from the kind of rill erosion that turns a clean site into a rework problem.

Neglected acreage reclamation requires a different approach than new-ground clearing. Old fields in northeastern Pennsylvania often carry invasive shrubs — multiflora rose, autumn olive, Japanese knotweed — that outcompete any replanted crop or native cover unless they are addressed at the root. Our PA pesticide applicator credentials let us pair mechanical clearing with targeted herbicide application where needed, eliminating the back-and-forth between a clearing crew and a separate licensed applicator. The result is ground that is actually ready for the next use — whether that is a commercial build, a replanted agricultural field, or a managed native grassland.

Our approach

We start with a free site assessment to map site conditions, drainage patterns, and permitting requirements, then we self-perform all selective clearing, stump and brush removal, and erosion control installation. Because our principal is a licensed PA engineer, drainage grading and Chapter 102 erosion-control planning happen in-house — no third-party engineer required before shovels hit the ground.

Why Greg

Greg brings 40 years of Pennsylvania engineering and conservation practice to every clearing project — meaning the same person who directs the equipment understands how clearing decisions affect drainage, soil stability, and downstream permit compliance. PA-licensed, insured, and holding PA pesticide applicator categories 5 (Aquatic Weed Control), 6 (Ornamental and Shade Tree), 9 (Aquatic), 10 (Right-of-Way and Weeds), and 23 (Forest Pest Management) for any herbicide work that accompanies mechanical clearing.

  • PA Pesticide Cat. 5 — Forest Pest Control
  • PA Pesticide Cat. 10 — Right of Way & Weeds

How projects get funded

Commercial and agricultural clearing projects are typically privately funded; however, clients who are clearing for conservation-compatible agriculture or habitat improvement may find cost-share opportunities through USDA-NRCS EQIP or PA DCNR programs. We help scope the work so it aligns with program requirements when applicable.

How pricing works

Land clearing is quoted per project after the site assessment — scope, acreage, stump density, soil conditions, and erosion-control requirements all move the number. We do not publish rates because a two-acre selective edge clearing and a 30-acre overgrown-field reclamation are not the same job.

Every estimate starts with a free site assessment — no published rates, because every site is different.

Talk to the engineer who does the work

Call (570) 762-2201