Excavator clearing brush and timber on a Colorado mountain property

Federal Land Clearing Project In RMNP

In this project, Bear Claw Land Services was hired as a land clearing contractor to clear 20 acres in Rocky Mountain National Park.  Our team completed the project ahead of schedule and under budget.  This project required the use of our highly specialized forestry equipment such as forestry mulchers, tracked

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Crew clearing dense brush below a mountain homesite access road

Granby 5 Acre Fire Mitigation 

In this project, we performed fire mitigation services on 5 acres in Granby, Colorado. This property was littered with dead trees leftover from the Beetle Kill. In order to tackle this sloped project, we utilized our specialized forestry machines. We used a forestry mulcher, skid steer, mini excavator, and Bandit Tracked Chipper.

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gravel road grading

Exterior Hardscaping Around Mountain Home

In this project, our client wanted to add an aesthetically pleasing look to the exterior of their home, specifically underneath the porch stairs.  Our hardscaping process consists of the following steps: 1. Remove (grub) the area of vegetation 2. Place weed control barrier fabric down in the desired area 3.

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Final Grading Granby Mountain Cabin 

In this job, we were called to to pick up the slack from an excavation contractor who walked off the job.  The final grading was not completed and our client asked us to finalize the grading before snow flew. We utilized our skid steer & excavator to get the grading correct and

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Forestry Thinning For Fire Mitigation

In this project, we used our hand crew & Fecon forestry mulching machine to selectively thin a forested property in Tabernash, Colorado.  This property had been overgrown with new growth lodgepole pines. Wildfires used to naturally thin the forest.  But with population growth and expansion into the Wildland Urban Interface

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Hardscaping For Fire Mitigation

Our hardscaping services offer a great solution for aesthetically pleasing landscapes around your home that also meet Firewise best practices for “hardening your home.”  This project was part of a larger fire mitigation project where we cleared 5 acres of dead trees from our client’s property.  After cleaning the land for

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 Land Clearing for Fire Mitigation 

Our client reached out to us to help him clean up his 5 acre property. This Granby property, similar to other Colorado mountain properties, was littered with dead lodgepole pines leftover from the Beetle Kill.  With our specialized forestry equipment, we can efficiently remove dead trees for fire mitigation from the forest

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Gravel Driveway Addition / Repair

In this project, our client wanted to add more gravel to their driveway as it had been over a decade since the last gravel import.  This client also wanted a recycled asphalt pad outside of his garage to help eliminate mud / dirt entering the garage.  We brought in 3/4”

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 Land Clearing / Tree Removal For Garage Addition

In this job, our client located in Winter Park Highlands subdivision wanted to clear an area for a new garage addition.  Our team safely removed 20 hazardous trees (within falling distance of home)  After felling & removing the trees, we used our forestry mulcher to clear and remove flammable juniper

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Gravel Driveway Construction (Winter Park Highlands) 

In this job, we helped a local Tabernash landowner create a new gravel driveway down her property so that a building envelope could be accessed. Our T870 dozed the rough grade for driveway access. We followed with trucking crushed pit run & Class 6 road base.  Everything was compacted and

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