~ Formerly known as Forestry, Fuels and Fire. ~ Our site is currently under construction! ~ More to come soon!

~ Formerly known as Forestry, Fuels and Fire. ~ Our site is currently under construction! ~ More to come soon!

Protect Your Property. Increase Production. Build Your Dream.

Montana’s trusted land management and mitigation pros.

We help landowners across the West improve and protect their livelihoods, forests, and wildlife by applying practical land management grounded in hard science — not hype.

What We Do:

✅ Land Management Planning & Mapping

🔥 Wildfire Mitigation (Defensible Space)

🌲 Tree & Vegetation Management

🦌 Wildlife Habitat

Who We Work With:

  • Private landowners & ranchers

  • HOAs and rural communities

  • Developers & real estate professionals

  • Local governments & conservation groups

WILDFIRE RISK IN MONTANA IS REAL - ARE YOU PREPARED?

🌪️ Wildfire season is longer than ever

🏡 Insurance companies are dropping homeowners

🌲 Overgrowth = higher risk and impact + lower property value

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  • Forrest Hermanns is the founder of Yellowstone Land Management, a Montana-based land management and wildfire mitigation company. A career wildland firefighter turned prevention specialist, Forrest brings over a decade of hands-on experience managing fire risk across Montana and surrounding areas. When he’s not protecting property, he’s likely enjoying the outdoors or BBQing.

Testimonials

  • "Forestry, Fuels and Fire (now knows as YLM) did a great job of thinning brush on my property, I would recommend them."

    Jeff W. - Billings, MT

  • "I’m very impressed with the job that was done. I was surprised how neat and clean everything looked when they were finished. Very easy to work with and I highly recommend them."

    James S. - Columbus, MT

  • "Has done a top notch job. Done what we asked. Would recommend to others. This makes for a healthy forest and helps with fire danger."

    Sheri C. - Columbus, MT

Knowledge Hub

  • Questions?

    We answer many of your common questions here.

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  • Forest Health

    Explore Articles and Scientific Information here.

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Ready to Create Your Paradise?

Serving Montana -

One Acre at a Time

Proudly serving Yellowstone County, MT and surrounding areas.

Other service areas include: Big Horn, Treasure, Rosebud, Musselshell, Golden Valley, Sweet Grass, Stillwater and Carbon counties.

We can arrange transportation for your project.