PIERCE
LAND
CLEARING
Forestry mulching, underbrush removal and lot clearing in Athens and across Henderson County. Priced by the machine day, transport quoted up front.
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Athens is the hub of Henderson County and we work out of it in three directions, each of which wants something different. East and north toward Tyler the canopy closes over and the job is understory: forestry mulching that takes the yaupon and sweetgum out in one pass and leaves the pine and hardwood standing. West toward Cedar Creek Lake the tracts shrink and the calls turn into lot work, where access matters more than acreage. South toward the Neches it is timber, hunting ground and camp houses.
The common thread is sandy acid soil that grows the understory back on its own schedule. That makes clearing here a maintenance relationship rather than a one time event, and it is worth planning for rather than being surprised by. Where a homesite or a shop pad has to be opened all the way, mulching is followed by site preparation. See East Texas land clearing for the whole region.
A full service land clearing company serving Athens, Gun Barrel City, Chandler, Malakoff, and Henderson County.
Brush and small trees ground into soil-protecting mulch in one pass. No burning, no hauling.
Cut the fire load, free the water table, and open sightlines on cedar-choked ground.
Reclaim overgrown lots, pastures, and fence lines from mesquite and scrub.
Selective take-downs and stump grinding for clean, open ground.
Grubbing, grading, and pad prep that hands your builder permit-ready dirt.
Base rock brought in and spread for drives, pads and camp roads across Henderson County.
Clean corridors for new fencing, utilities, and access roads.
Residential and commercial lots cleared, leveled, and ready.
Stock tanks and ponds dug, shaped, and finished right.
From half acre homesites to utility scale projects, the equipment and crew scale to the job.
Utility corridors, pasture reclamation, invasive cedar and mesquite removal, and prep for whatever you are planning next.
Lot clearing, grubbing, and pad prep that keeps your build schedule on track.
Mesquite and cedar removal, pasture and grazing recovery, fence lines, senderos, stock tanks, and ranch roads.
Multi lot and large acreage clearing with ground left ready for survey, permitting, and infrastructure.
Utility scale site clearing, vegetation removal, and access roads for solar projects across Central Texas.
Transmission lines, pipelines, and fence and utility row corridors cleared to spec and on schedule.
Parks, drainage easements, fire mitigation, and public land maintenance. Easy to work with on bids and compliance.
Senderos, plot clearing, feeder and blind access, and trail systems that make your property huntable again.
We own our machines rather than renting whatever the yard has that week. Not sure which one your ground needs? Try our cost calculator.
Material over 8 inches, heavy cedar and mesquite. Needs room for an 11 foot machine. How we choose.
Material up to 8 inches. Low ground pressure, tight access, and selective work around the trees you want kept.
The photographs on this page are from clearing work on Texas ground of the same kind. For documented jobs with acreage, machines and day counts, see a 40 acre pasture reclamation in Bastrop and a 3 acre selective clearing in Bastrop.
Documented job: a 40 acre pasture reclamation in Bastrop
Send photos and property details for a fast quote, or meet us on-site and we will walk it with you. Either way you get a firm number, free.
Our crew and machines do the work, selectively and cleanly. The mulch stays right where it falls, protecting the soil and feeding the grass. No burn piles, and no haul off needed.
You get open ground, clean sightlines, and land you can actually use again. If your project calls for full site prep, we handle that too.
Every place is different, so the number comes down to acreage, how thick the yaupon, sweetgum and greenbriar has gotten, what you want left standing, and how the machines get through your gates. Transport to Henderson County is built into the quote up front, so the number you are given is the number you pay.
Most companies make you chase a number. Here is ours. The machine we bring depends on the size of your material and the access on your property.
Plus transport to your site
Transport included
Day rates help you budget. When you send photos or have us walk the property, you get a firm total for the whole job, free either way. For a deeper breakdown, read our guide on what it costs to clear land in Texas.
Satisfied well beyond expectations! Taylor came in with a very competitive bid and prompt scheduling and was readily available for unforeseen last minute details. He also answered all phone calls and returned emails almost immediately.
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Absolutely the best service you could ask for. When Bobby said he would be at our property every day at 0700 and work from 0730 to 1530 he meant it. He was here every day 5 minutes early.
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Pierce Land Clearing did an amazing job. Our property was covered in extremely thick cedar. They came out and cleared it for us and transformed our land. They are friendly and knowledgeable.
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On rural Henderson County land you own, clearing generally needs no permit and agricultural work is exempt from most regulation in Texas. Inside Athens city limits, clearing tied to a build runs through normal permitting.
Estimates usually happen within a few days of your call. Most residential jobs run one to three days on site, and larger acreage moves at several acres a day with the dedicated mulchers. One local quirk: sand over clay in the bottoms stays soft long after the ridges have dried, so we work the high ground first when the weather turns. You get a start window with your quote and a heads up before we roll in.
Priced by the machine day. A skid steer mulcher is $3,000 per day with transport included and is usually right on a lot, a high horsepower mulcher is $4,000 per day plus transport on acreage, and dozer or excavator work is $3,000 per day plus transport. One day minimum on every machine.
Yes, and in Henderson County it is most of what gets asked for. Yaupon mulches easily because the stems are small, so it is rarely the expensive part of a job. It does come back readily from the base, so plan a maintenance pass rather than expecting one clearing to hold for a decade.
Yes. An operator steers a mulcher, so the understory comes out and the canopy stays. On East Texas ground that is usually the whole point, because the trees are why the place is worth what it is.
Sandy acid soil and real rainfall. yaupon, sweetgum and greenbriar fill the space under a canopy far quicker than brush does in the Hill Country, and a place that looked open five years ago can be a wall now. Budget a maintenance pass in year two or three rather than a second full clear in ten.
Possibly. The incorporated lake cities have their own ordinances, many subdivisions carry deed restrictions, and work near the water line falls under the Tarrant Regional Water District which controls Cedar Creek Lake. Rural Henderson County acreage you own is generally exempt.
One day, and it holds on every machine we own. On a small lot the way to get value is to stack the work: the lot, the drive and the fence line in the same visit while the machine is already there.
Yes, and sand is the reason it matters. A cut shoulder sloughs and a drive ruts under a loaded truck far more readily than it would on clay, so access work here wants base rock rather than shaping alone.
It is ground in place and left as a mulch layer, which on sand also helps hold the soil through a hard rain. Nothing hauled off, nothing burned, no disposal fee.
Every job we publish carries the acreage, the machines, the days on site and what it actually cost. 45 projects documented across Texas so far.
We build ponds and stock tanks around Athens as well, with the price list published rather than hidden behind a form. Full detail on our Athens pond construction page.
See all our documented projectsFrom Athens we cover Henderson County: Gun Barrel City, Chandler, Malakoff. See every area we serve.
Quick quotes, competent operators, and top of the line equipment. Dedicated project managers who actually answer the phone, and a family business that actually cares about making customers happy.