Almost every time I bid on a clearing job, somebody asks me how much they can get for the timber. On a typical residential lot or small clearing job in Georgia right now, the answer is close to nothing. Sometimes it costs more to load and haul the logs than a buyer will pay.

Native Georgia plants for hillside erosion control: grasses, groundcovers, and shrubs for sun and shade, plus how to fix the water on your slope first.

From April 28 through October 1, open burning of land clearing debris is illegal in Newton, Rockdale, Walton, and 40+ Georgia counties — the exact months most landowners want to clear their property. Forestry mulching is the compliant alternative: one machine pass cuts, chips, and mulches vegetation on-site, leaving no debris to burn, haul, or wait on a legal window to dispose of.