Forestry & Tree Services
Arbor Care & Hazardous Tree Removal
As Southwest Colorado’s most experienced arborists, Underwood Forestry provides full-service arbor care.
Whether your trees simply need a light pruning or a high-risk, technical removal we have the equipment, experience, and enthusiasm to get the job done safely and correctly. We have a bucket truck and experienced climbers who can take down any tree, no matter the conditions. Rest assured your trees and property are in the hands of seasoned professionals.
Arbor Care Offerings:
Complimentary estimates
Tree risk assessment
Tree pruning, dead wooding, and hazard mitigation
Full tree removal
Tree risk assessment
Tree falling
Wildfire Mitigation
As cycles of drought become more common in Southwest Colorado, wildfires are becoming an increasing concern for residents. The best way to prepare for wildfires is to mitigate your property. By modifying forest structure, composition, and removing dead and diseased trees on a regular basis, you can eliminate the fuels and circumstances that allow wildfires to spread.
As a Certified Wildfire Mitigation Specialist, Steve Underwood has designed wildfire mitigation projects for the United States Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and the National Park Service as a primary part of his work as a federal fire manager.
If you need an assessment on your property’s wildfire risk, call a forestry tree service you can trust. Give Underwood Forestry and Tree Service a call today.
Prescribed Fire
Prescribed burns, or controlled burns, are one of the most effective methods of protecting your property from wildfires. By “pre-burning” areas of your property that are susceptible to wildfire, you can reduce the fuels that allow wildfires to burn.
Before conducting a controlled burn on any property, Steve and his team evaluate the location and create a plan. They will then conduct the controlled burn in a manner that is safe and effective.
Steve is a certified Burn Boss with the State of Colorado. In the Four Corners area, Underwood Forestry is your go-to team for implementing prescribed fire ranging from pile and field burning to broadcast fires over large acreage.
Orchard Restoration and Fruit Tree Pruning
Need to bring your older “backyard” trees back into production? Concerned about pests or disease? Our arborists know just how to help. In addition to identifying, diagnosing, and mitigating disease and pest outbreaks, Underwood Forestry and Tree Service also maintains large scale orchards, ensuring healthy and productive trees year after year.
Trail Building
Underwood Forestry is dedicated to increasing access to the outdoors. Whether you are looking for trail maintenance or to build a whole new system, you can rest assured that our work will be efficient, durable, and aesthetically pleasing. Our crew has built trails with the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management, and together we have hiked thousands of trails recreationally.
Contact us today and we will be happy to get moving on your next trail project.
Riparian Restoration
A key part of riparian restoration is restoring rapids, riffles and pools in streams and rivers. This promotes macro- and micro-invertebrate population growth which is frequently followed by increases in fish populations.
If you own land along streams or rivers, Underwood Forestry and Tree Service can create a restoration plan for your property.
Tree Cabling
Tree cabling is the practice of installing tension based reinforcements in the canopy of a tree which would otherwise be at risk of failing due to a structural inadequacy. Underwood Forestry may suggest cabling as a means of preserving a tree which possess a deficiency in its structural integrity and would otherwise require removal.
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