Brush Clearing in Sonora, CA

Brush Clearing Built for Sonora Ground

Sonora sits in the middle of some of the heaviest fire country in California. Oak woodland, manzanita, buckbrush, and a season of dry grass all grow together on steep ground here. One wet winter plus one hot June is all it takes for a clean lot to turn into a fuel bed.

Nobody in town needs convincing. The 2022 Washington Fire started right in Sonora and burned homes inside city limits. CAL FIRE maps most of the area as high or very high fire hazard severity, and defensible space inspections get stricter every year. Clearing brush here is not yard work. It's how you keep your house.

That's the work we do all season long. We clear brush, remove it, chip it, and haul it on Sonora lots of every kind: tight in-town yards, canyon parcels along Highway 49 toward Jamestown, and big wooded properties out Phoenix Lake Road and up the Highway 108 corridor.

Jobs We've Done Around Sonora

We've cut tough junipers off a steep hill in Crystal Falls with a bobcat and trailer. We've cleared the full 100 foot perimeter around homes in East Sonora, hillsides and all. We've handled Firewise community work, downed oak cleanup, and plenty of lots other crews looked at and passed on. Steep ground is our normal.

• Brush removal, chipping, and hauling
• Overgrown brush, undergrowth, and small trees
• Firebreak cutting around fields and property lines
• 100 foot defensible space for CAL FIRE compliance
• Ladder fuel removal under oaks and pines
• Post fire cleanup

Defensible Space for Sonora Homes

CAL FIRE requires 100 feet of defensible space around your home, and inspectors work the Sonora area hard every spring. We clear Zone 0, Zone 1, and Zone 2 so you pass without a second visit. All of our cutting line and ground gear is plastic, so there's no spark risk, and we carry pressurized water on every job.

Not sure where your property stands? Book a free defensible space inspection and we'll walk your lot the same way an inspector would. Or take our free 2-minute quiz for a quick self-check first.

Where We Work in Sonora

Downtown, East Sonora and the Mono Way corridor, Sonora Meadows, Crystal Falls, the Phoenix Lake area, and the canyons off Highway 49. If you're anywhere in or around Sonora, we can get to you, usually within a day or two for the estimate.

What It Costs

We price by the project, not by the hour. You get one number before we start, and that's the number you pay. For a full breakdown of what drives the price, read our guide on brush clearing costs in Tuolumne County. Want to shop around first? Here's our honest list of the top 5 brush clearing companies in Tuolumne County, including the heavy-equipment crews for jobs that need machines.

For the full service, including fuel reduction work for agencies and Fire Safe Councils, see our main brush clearance page.

Photos From Our Jobs