PIERCE
LAND
CLEARING
Cedar cleared, oaks saved, and Hill Country views opened across Dripping Springs. The photos on this page are from our own jobs here, minutes from our Austin yard.
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Land clearing in Dripping Springs, Texas is cedar work on sensitive ground, and it is some of our most regular territory. The limestone country west of Austin grows Ashe juniper that blocks views, drinks the water the springs need, and piles fire fuel against homes from Belterra out to Henly. Our forestry mulchers clear it the way the recharge zone wants it cleared: no soil disturbance, no burn piles, and a mulch layer that holds moisture where the land can use it.
Around Dripping Springs, Driftwood, Fitzhugh, and the 290 corridor we handle cedar removal and defensible space, view clearing, estate and homesite prep, selective mulching that keeps the live oaks, fence line corridors, and acreage cleanup on the ranchettes. The photos on this page are from our own local jobs, and the machines are back in this zip code nearly every month.
Pricing is straightforward. Skid steer mulchers run $3,000 per day with transport included. High horsepower dedicated mulchers run $4,000 per day plus transport. Photos or onX pins get most Dripping Springs quotes done the same day, whether you are in Belterra, Caliterra, Headwaters, off Creek Road, or out toward Henly. Call 512-400-2693 and a project manager will answer, seven days a week.
A full service land clearing company serving Dripping Springs, Driftwood, Henly, and western Hays 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.
Limestone and caliche crushed and milled on site into base material for drives, pads, and ranch roads.
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, food plots, feeder and blind access, and trail systems that make your property huntable again.
A lot of land clearing companies rent whatever the equipment yard has that week. We own purpose-built forestry machines and match them to your terrain. Not sure which machine your property needs? Try our cost calculator for an instant answer.
Our high horsepower dedicated mulchers run 300+ HP and chew through heavy cedar and mesquite at a pace no skid steer can match. That is how big tracts get cleared in days instead of weeks. We bring these machines when your material runs bigger than 8 inches in diameter and the property has access for an 11 foot wide machine.
For material up to 8 inches in diameter, our skid steer mulchers fill the gap. Subdivision lots, tree preservation, tight fence lines, and finish work around structures, they get in where the big machines cannot. Low ground pressure protects your topsoil, and they clear selectively around the oaks you want to keep.
Every photo on this page is from Pierce crews working Dripping Springs ground: cedar mulched off the limestone, oaks left standing, and the machines that did it, including one shot at the end of a long day with the sun going down. This is home territory for us, and it shows in the finish.
Most recent Dripping Springs project: photos on this page
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 property is different, so price comes down to a few things: acreage, how thick the cedar is, what stays, and access. Dripping Springs is minutes from our yard, so transport stays simple and smaller jobs stay affordable.
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.
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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Taylor was very professional from start to finish. Great to deal with and on time. Equipment was top notch. We had a few challenges to overcome and he tackled them head on instead of backing away. Only company I will call for future land clearing needs.
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There is nothing I can say to truly express my gratitude for the work completed! Working with Taylor and Stephen was very easy and they made my once overgrown and unworkable land into a beautiful park like setting.
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Most clearing on Dripping Springs acreage needs no permit, but two local wrinkles matter: the city and its ETJ have tree protection rules for larger hardwoods, and much of the area sits over the Edwards Aquifer contributing zone, where big site work can trigger water quality review. Deed restrictions in the gated communities usually say something about trees too. Mulching, which disturbs no soil, keeps most projects simple. We flag anything that applies when we quote.
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: the Blackland clay east of I-35 gets greasy after rain, so we watch the weather and schedule around it rather than tearing up your ground. You get a start window with your quote and a heads up before we roll in.
Skid steer mulchers run $3,000 per day with transport included, for material up to 8 inches in diameter. High horsepower dedicated mulchers run $4,000 per day plus transport, for heavy cedar and bigger acreage. Dripping Springs is a short run from our Austin yard, so transport stays simple. Send photos and acreage for a real number, usually the same day.
Plenty, and the photos on this page prove it: they are from our own Dripping Springs clearing jobs, cedar going down and mulch going down with it. The gated communities, the ranchettes off Fitzhugh and Creek Road, and the venues out 290 are all regular ground for our machines.
That is the whole game out here. Dripping Springs properties are worth what their live oaks and views are worth, and we mulch the cedar out from underneath while the oaks stay untouched. Flag your keepers and the operators work around them.
With mulching, nothing needs to leave your property. Everything grinds into a mulch layer that protects the soil, holds moisture, and feeds the grass as it breaks down. There are no brush piles to burn and no haul off trucks to pay for, which is a big part of why mulching costs less than traditional clearing.
Significantly. Cedar is the fuel that carries Hill Country fires, and thick stands near a house are the biggest risk on most Dripping Springs properties. Defensible space clearing is some of the most valuable work we do in western Hays County.
Before the dirt work bids if you can. A mulched site is easier to survey, cheaper to grade, and your builder starts from clean ground instead of billing construction rates for brush removal. We coordinate timing with your builder.
Rarely. Dripping Springs deed restrictions and HOAs mostly care about protected trees and tidy results, and selective mulching delivers both: cedar gone, hardwoods kept, no burn piles, and a finished look. We work to your community’s plan.
Yes. Photos, an aerial screenshot, or onX pins with the areas marked get most Dripping Springs quotes done the same day. Flag the oaks you love and the views you want and we will price the work.
Hilltop HomesiteHorseshoe Bay: one acre opened for a build with a view.See the full project →
40 Acres, Full ClearBastrop County: cedar and yaupon off, pasture back in production.See the full project →
12 Acres, SelectiveGeorgetown: cedar out, every oak preserved.See the full project →
127 Acres for the LCRAElgin: a full clear on a public utility timeline, wrapped in 37 days.See the full project →
125 Acres ReclaimedElgin: overgrown pasture put back to work.See the full project →
38 Acre Commercial SiteBrownsville: cleared for development in six days.See the full project →
15 Acres of Solid CedarHico: thick cedar taken down to open ground.See the full project →
9 Acre Pasture ReclamationDale: brush out and grass coming back, two days on site.See the full project →
6 Acres Mulched CleanMorgan: downed trees and brush ground in place.See the full project →
3 Acre HomesiteLexington: cedar removed, pad ready for the builder.See the full project →
Cedar and Fence LinesLometa: three acres cleared with clean fence lines to match.See the full project →
Selective Homesite ClearCleburne: shade trees kept, everything else gone in a day.See the full project →From Dripping Springs we cover the western county: Driftwood, Henly, Fitzhugh, and the 290 corridor. Close by we also serve Austin, Bee Cave, Wimberley, Blanco, Johnson City, and Buda. Somewhere else in the Hill Country? Browse every area we serve or just call.
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.