A green forestry mulcher clearing underbrush in a wooded area with scattered trees and patches of snow.

Land Restored. Risk Reduced. Results Delivered.

Wooded area with scattered snow and cleared path through trees
Forest landscape with scattered pine trees, pine needles covering the ground, and a clear blue sky.

Land Management That Maximizes Your Investment

Wildfire Mitigation Projects

Defensible spacing, ladder fuel reduction, thinning

A bulldozer clearing brush and small trees in a forested area.

During work: Overgrown brush created major challenges for livestock management.

Mountain landscape with tall pine trees and clear blue sky

After work: Selective mastication to open defensible spacing and improve fire resilience.

Pine trees on a grassy hillside under a blue sky with wispy clouds.

After restoration: Overgrown understory removed; healthy spacing allows dominant trees to thrive and resist fire.

Forest with scattered trees on a hillside, a person bending over near a tree.

After work: The dense understory was cleared out to reduce the wildfire impact.

Forest landscape with scattered pine trees and a dirt-covered forest floor under a clear blue sky.

During work: Heavy ladder fuels posed a severe fire risk that likely would end in catastrophic loss.

Forest clearing with tall pine trees and dry grass under a clear blue sky.

Before work: Dense growth has reduced available grazing land and degraded soil health.

Forested landscape with tall pine trees and a grassy, cleared forest floor.

After work: Land thinning to balance wildfire resilience with habitat preservation and ecosystem health.

Snow-covered path through a pine forest under a clear sky.

Before work: A great example of an unsafe and inaccessible are for wildland firefighters to access when the fire occurs.

Habitat and Grazing Improvements

Pasture reclamation, meadow restoration, wildlife corridors

Aerial view of a forest with yellow autumn foliage and pine trees.

After clearing: Lodgepole was removed to aid in aspen stand improvement for wildlife habitat.

Green meadow with young pine trees and dense forest in the background under a clear blue sky.

During clearing: Selective thinning and mastication is being done to reclaim grassland and open wildlife corridors.

Forest view with metal frame and coiled tubing

During thinning: Extremely dense forest of ponderosa pine and juniper create a less than ideal habitat for wildlife.

Forest scene with scattered evergreen trees, sunny day.

After work: A great example of properly spaced ponderosa pine trees.

Dirt path leading through a green meadow with wildflowers and trees under a partly cloudy sky.

After work: One year after fire came through, mulching was done to remove burned trees. This regenerated the soil and aided in seeding, creating a luscious clover field - perfect for a wildlife oasis.

Excavator and tractor on a hillside with barren trees and a person standing nearby.

Side by side comparison: Top of photo illustrates fire-killed juniper trees, and the bottom of the photo depicts after treatment, restoring grazing and sage grouse habitat

Pine trees on a rocky hillside with blue sky

After thinning: Overgrowth and understory were thinned, and a trail was created for better landowner accessibility.

Forest scene with pine trees and grassy ground

During thinning: A great side-by-side comparison. Before work is on the left showing a lot of understrory and overgrowth and the right illustrates proper spacing.

Fence Line and Property Clearing

A rural landscape featuring a grassy field with a barbed wire fence running through the middle. The field is surrounded by trees, including pine trees, under a cloudy sky.

Access restoration, fencing maintenance, property boundary work

After clearing: The fence line was cleared for safe maintenance and livestock containment.

Forest landscape with scorched trees and dry grass indicative of a recent wildfire, under clear blue sky.

Work needed: If left this way, these burned trees will eventually fall onto and destroy fences causing repetitive and costly maintenance.

Forest landscape with trees and undergrowth on a hillside, featuring a wooden post and scattered branches on the ground.

Before clearing: A great example of fence line overgrowth that blocked access and increased fire danger.

Forest trail with snow and pine trees

During work: A side-by-side comparison of each side of the road - overgrown forest on the left and the completed mulching on the right.

A grassy yard with tall trees and a small building with a green roof. There are bushes with red and green leaves, and a grill is visible near the building. The sky is clear with a few clouds.

Before work: Our customer wanted the property cleared for better access.

Grassy yard with trees and a house with a green roof under a clear blue sky.

After work: Better access and health have been restored.

Water Development and Drainage Management

A dirt pathway running through open grassy fields with a hill covered in pine trees under a clear blue sky.

Spring clearing, irrigation ditch work, water access projects

Before work: An unmanaged area lead to limited access to a natural water source.

Forest area with a dirt path and scattered trees under a clear blue sky. An ATV is visible in the lower left corner.

After work: A reliable water source was restored in this area, and a pond was built.

Dense forest with various evergreen trees under a cloudy sky.

After clearing: A drainage area that was cleared of overgrowth that now flows with water.

Forestry machine clearing land in a wooded area with snow patches on the ground.

During work: Cleaning up a large stand of cottonwood trees instantly produces more available water in the area.

Restoration Results

Every acre tells a story. These projects show how strategic action—whether thinning forests, restoring grasslands, or improving water flow—brings land back to life for generations to come.

A dirt trail winding through a pine forest with sparse ground cover and overcast sky.

Thinning in stages is one of the best ways to promote a healthy, resilient forest. By selectively removing trees with disease, structural weakness, or poor genetics, we give the healthiest, strongest trees room to grow and thrive. Many of today’s overgrown forests are the result of poor logging practices from a bygone era, where short-term gains outweighed long-term forest health. Today, we manage with better science and a deeper understanding — balancing forest density, species diversity, and ecosystem resilience for generations to come.

Wide open field with sparse grass and dirt, tall pine trees, and snow-capped mountains in the distance under a clear blue sky.

Sometimes, a breathtaking view doesn’t require heavy clearing—just smart, selective work. In this project, removing just three carefully chosen trees was enough to unlock a 100% improvement in the view, all while minimizing disturbance to the surrounding landscape.

A small yellow and black tracked forestry mulcher on a dirt forest trail, surrounded by pine trees and fallen branches.

Overgrown meadows are more common than most people think. We are losing 1% or more of our meadows to conifer encroachment every year.

Scenic view of a hillside with scattered trees, a dirt trail, and a cloudy sky, possibly after a wildfire.

Fence line clearing is a great investment because it greatly helps with access, repair, and sustainability, all while avoiding costly reoccurring fence line repairs.

A small tracked skid steer loader with John Deere branding parked on a dirt path at sunset, surrounded by dry grasses and leafless bushes under a cloudy sky.

Brush removal is crucial for many landowners to have better access to their livestock, water and land.

Open field with dry grass and a dirt trail leading toward a forested hill under a clear blue sky.

Irrigation ditch clearing is important for water sustainability.

Before restoration can begin, real challenges must be faced.

These are the conditions we help landowners overcome - turning risk, loss, and neglect into opportunity, productivity, and resilience.

And the reasons Yellowstone Land Management was built.

These Are the Challenges We’re Built For

After a fire goes through, there are dead trees left that only lead to a mess after they fall down.

Fuel loading on this ranch would make it impossible for firefighters to safely and effectively fight a fire.

Conifer encroachment is advancing across this meadow. Without intervention, the grasslands will be lost and replaced by dense forest that dramatically increases wildfire fuel loads and reduces livestock forage.

Heavy fuel loads across the ranch led to a stand-replacement fire, wiping out nearly all vegetation and resulting in catastrophic forest loss. This now needs to be cleaned up before it becomes a mess of dead and down trees.