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Brush Clearing Contractors in Tuolumne County, CA

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Brush Clearing in Tuolumne County in 30 secondsWhat it covers, how we rank

14 brush clearing services are listed for Tuolumne County, ranked below by public Google rating and review count (paid placements are labeled and shown first). Under California PRC 4291, homes in fire hazard severity zones must maintain 100 feet of defensible space — most of these contractors also handle the full clearance scope.

Brush clearing is the removal of overgrown chaparral, scrub and understory fuels — the heavy-labor part of wildfire preparedness. For most rural California properties it is how the 100-foot clearance required by PRC 4291 actually gets done.

What it covers
Cutting and removing brush, chaparral and scrubMastication of heavy fuels with tracked machineryHand-crew work on slopes and terrain machines cannot reachChipping on site or hauling debris awayClearing access roads and fuel breaks
Listed here
14 brush clearing services, 7 with a clear CSLB license

Do you need a licensed contractor for this?

It depends

Hand clearing of brush, grass and ladder-fuel shrubs needs no license.

Ask for a license (C‑49, C‑27) when the job includes removing trees, pruning trees 15 ft or taller, stump grinding, or grading with a dozer/tractor (A, C‑12, C‑27).

Details and sources

This is a hint for when to ask, not legal advice.

B&P Code §7026.1 · CSLB license classifications

Brush Clearing in Tuolumne County

  1. Twain Harte Tree Service

    5.0(146)Google Maps Twain Harte Licensed (209) 586-2254

  2. Wacky Weedeating

    5.0(64)Google Maps Sonora No license (209) 215-5355

  3. Minners Tree Company

    5.0(26)Google Maps Sonora Licensed (209) 591-3747

  4. Rocky’s Tree Care

    5.0(24)Google Maps Sonora Licensed (209) 202-3232

  5. T-N-T Paving and Excavating

    5.0(9)Google Maps Jamestown Licensed (209) 984-5010

  6. Alley Tree & Landscape Inc.

    4.8(108)Google Maps Sonora Licensed (209) 352-7920

  7. Alpine Timber LLC

    — Twain Harte No license (209) 288-8139

  8. Greenline Forestry Mowing, LLC

    — Placerville No license (209) 542-3090

  9. High Sierra Outdoor Services

    — — No license (209) 840-3074

More brush clearing services in Tuolumne County 4
  1. Mutzner Trucking, Inc.

    — Columbia No license (209) 768-8493

  2. Sierra Mountain Construction, Inc.

    — Tuolumne No license (209) 928-1900

  3. Sierra Resource Management

    — — No license (209) 770-0364

Other services in Tuolumne County

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