Understand your needs.
What do you need from the property or project? We clarify your priorities, what must stay and the finished result before choosing the work.
Based in Oregon. Serving the Western U.S.
Bring the vision.
We build the path.
Tell us what you want the land to do. We’ll help plan, carry out and manage the work to get you there.
Talk through your projectProperty transformation · Agriculture · Restoration · Industry
Find your starting pointYour land. The whole picture.
There’s more than one way forward.
Let’s find yours.
One overgrown backyardAn entire ranch transformationA plantation ready for its next use
Whatever the scale, our purpose is the same: understand your vision and bring it to life, managing the work from start to finish.
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A place that feels like yours.
How can we
best serve you?
Choose the option that best describes you and the help you need.
01Integrated Land ManagementOne company. One point of contact. A complete property or ranch transformation, with every service connected.View land management services
02AgricultureFor growers needing orchard or vineyard removal, wood-fiber recycling or ground prepared for the next crop.View agricultural land preparation
03Agencies & NGOsFor agencies and NGOs seeking project bids, design-build support or delivery of complex fieldwork.Explore agency project support
04IndustryFor timber, construction and industrial operations looking for more efficient methods and lower costs across the job.Explore production methods
More than one of these? Start with a conversation.
See our work.
Hear from our clients, see our work, and enjoy the views.
Our approach.
How we plan and deliver your project.
We start
at the end.
The finish, the sequence and the next crew’s needs can change the cost of everything that follows.
Plan the work.
Choose the methods, people and level of finish that fit your priorities. Put the work in the right order so each stage prepares for the next.
Deliver and manage it.
Carry out the agreed work, coordinate crews and stages, and keep you informed as the project progresses.
Start a conversation
You don’t need a finished plan.
Just a sense of where you want to end up.
Describe your project Planning your budget? Explore payment & financing options ↗
Services
Better methods.
More useful land.
From a single operation to a whole property transformation, we connect the work to what you want the land to become.
Tell us what you have in mind ↗
01 / Rock crushing
Work the rock.
Keep the possibilities.
Rocky fields, native fill and worn road surfaces can have another future. We crush suitable rock in place, helping turn an obstacle into usable ground or material.
Rock type, treatment depth and the required finish determine the approach. We look at the whole job—including what happens after crushing.
Fields, fill & road surfaces
Match the treatment to the material and the finish the next operation needs.
Rocky fields
Reduce suitable oversized rock in place to make ground more workable for the intended crop, mowing or cultivation.
Discuss this work ↗See rocky ground prepared for Christmas trees ↗Native rock & fill
Explore processing suitable native material on site to reduce handling and hauling. Acceptance requirements guide the method.
Discuss this work ↗Road reconditioning
Process suitable existing road material as part of a plan for the finished surface, drainage and compaction.
Discuss this work ↗Old pavement grinding
Consider in-place processing within a defined road or site rehabilitation scope.
Discuss this work ↗
02 / Rotovating
The work below
the surface.
Rotovating processes suitable roots in the working layer and incorporates prepared wood fiber into the soil. It can connect orchard removal, crop recycling and ground preparation.
Years of field testing and refinement help us match the treatment to the soil, material and next crop. Depth, remaining roots and the planting finish are agreed as part of the scope.
03 / Advanced mulching
Open the land.
Keep what matters.
From selective brush clearing to heavy vegetation and plantation work, we match the mulching system to the material, access and trees you want to retain.
Advanced equipment—including Supertrak and Raptor systems—gives us options for demanding work. The value is the right sequence and finish for your property.
04 / Whole-tree chipping
Whole trees.
Useful wood fiber.
Turn trees and heavy woody material into chips as part of orchard removal, land clearing and woodland work. Our tracked Vermeer chipper works on site, with an excavator handling the feed.
We plan how the material is gathered, where the chips go and what stump or soil treatment follows. Chipping can work alongside mulching and rotovating in one coordinated plan for your property.
The work around
the bigger picture.
Explore the supporting services, or tell us your goal and we’ll bring the right operations together.
Clearing & mulching
From opening usable space to preparing for the next crop.
Selective brush mulching
Open paths, fence lines and understory around retained trees with a compact setup suited to access and the desired finish.
Discuss this work ↗Watch skid-steer mulching among the oaks ↗Heavy vegetation & plantation mulching
Match high-power systems and follow-up passes to substantial vegetation, logging debris and the next use.
Discuss this work ↗See a full orchard removal ↗Orchard, vineyard & plantation removal
Coordinate crop removal, biomass handling and ground preparation around your next planting.
Discuss this work ↗Watch the 75-acre orchard transformation ↗Roots, stumps & ground preparation
Choose the treatment around what will happen below the surface next.
Stump & root treatment
Match grinding, extraction or below-ground processing to future mowing, cultivation and planting.
Discuss this work ↗See ground preparation across two pivots ↗Targeted row & mound processing
Treat suitable stump rows or mounds where targeted processing can leave more of the field undisturbed.
Discuss this work ↗Watch blueberry removal in place ↗Grubbing, piling & burning
Extract and handle material when removal fits the scope. Burning depends on site conditions and applicable approvals.
Discuss this work ↗See grubbing, burning and final ground preparation ↗Stump splitting & cleaning
Size and clean extracted stumps as part of an agreed material-handling plan.
Discuss this work ↗Watch the full hybrid clearing process ↗Excavation, roads & drainage
Shape the ground around access, water and your property plan.
Road excavation
Create or improve access with an agreed alignment, ground-work scope and finish.
Discuss this work ↗Pond excavation
Discuss the intended use, site, design requirements and excavation scope.
Discuss this work ↗Ditch digging & reshaping
Connect ditch work to drainage, access and the wider site plan.
Discuss this work ↗Mowing & ongoing care
Keep usable ground usable with care that fits the property.
Field & pasture mowing
Manage grass and suitable brush around the terrain, growth and access.
Discuss this work ↗See mowing and light vegetation work ↗Roadside mowing & brushing
Maintain visibility, access and vegetation along agreed road corridors.
Discuss this work ↗Ongoing vegetation management
Plan follow-up mowing and vegetation care around the result you want to maintain.
Discuss this work ↗Watch ALM’s mowing overview ↗Woodland, fuels & habitat
Work from the retained trees, prescription and long-term objective.
Commercial thinning
Coordinate merchantable-tree removal with retained stands, access and the wider project.
Discuss this work ↗See tree processing, skidding and mulching ↗Pre-commercial thinning
Thin smaller trees to the desired spacing and retained stand.
Discuss this work ↗Explore ALM’s woodland thinning approach ↗Fuels reduction
Treat vegetation and follow-up care around the site’s fuels-management objective.
Discuss this work ↗Watch the Supertrak on fuels-reduction work ↗Habitat enhancement
Connect selective vegetation treatment, access and ground work to the habitat prescription.
Discuss this work ↗See an oak woodland restoration ↗Integrated Land Management
One company.
Your whole property.
One point of contact to plan, coordinate and manage a property-wide, landscape-wide or ranch-wide transformation. Clearing, logging, excavation, fencing and field improvement become parts of one connected plan.
Explore Integrated Land Management ↗Start with the result
you have in mind.
We’ll help connect the services that get you there.
For realtors & brokers
The right property.
A plan for what
needs to change.
They love the house or the setting, but parts of the land give them pause. ALM helps turn those concerns into a practical plan before the sale—and a property transformation we can manage after closing.
Talk through a propertyRanches · Recreational land · Vineyards · Timberland · Estates
Buying or selling?For your seller
Make the property
more sellable.
Buyers need to see what the property has to offer. Overgrowth, poor access or unfinished land work can make that difficult.
We help you and the owner decide which improvements matter before listing, then plan and carry out the work. Where improvements will happen after the sale, a defined plan can help buyers understand the property’s potential and what it will take to get there.
Discuss a property for saleFor your buyer
See a path to
the property they want.
The house feels right. The location works. But the pasture is overgrown, the woods feel too dense or rocky ground gets in the way of the life they picture there. Those unknowns can hold up a decision.
Bring us in before an offer or during due diligence. We work with you and the buyer to define what can change, what the work will involve and a realistic budget and sequence. A tailored plan can help resolve the concerns standing between a buyer and a sale.
Talk through a buyer’s plansBefore the sale. Through the transformation.
A plan to help close.
A team to carry it out.
Your buyer needs to understand both the purchase and the work that comes with it. We tailor the plan to their goals, giving them a clearer picture of the improvements before they commit.
Let’s talk about the property- 01The finished result
- Start with how the buyer wants to live on and use the property. Define what changes, what stays and what the finished ground needs to support, with a mapped scope where helpful.
- 02Budget and priorities
- Put a budget to the defined improvements, explain the assumptions and compare options. Separate the work that matters first from improvements that can be phased in later.
- 03Sequence and timing
- Build the work around the buyer’s plans and the sale timeline. Explain the sequence, site access, approvals and scheduling needed to move from a plan to fieldwork.
- 04Turnkey execution after closing
- Once the buyer is ready, ALM coordinates the crews, equipment and specialists to carry out the agreed transformation. The new owner has one point of contact from the first work through completion.
Start with the listing, photos and your client’s concerns. We agree on the site assessment needed to develop a detailed scope and price, with access coordinated through the current owner.
Bring the whole project together
Keep what they love.
Change what holds them back.
A buyer should be able to picture how the land will work for them. We connect clearing, thinning, access, excavation, fencing and ground improvement around that picture, coordinating our crews and the specialists the project needs.
The plan follows the buyer’s intended use: room to enjoy the woods, ground they can mow, pasture for animals or space to grow. Here are a few concerns we can help work through.
“The woods are too dense.” Plan selective thinning and brush treatment around the trees, views and spaces the buyer wants to keep.Watch light-touch woodland thinning ↗
“We want more usable open ground.” Connect clearing, stump treatment and soil preparation to the intended use.See clearing through ground preparation ↗
“There’s too much rock to use it the way we want.” Assess in-place crushing for the buyer’s mowing, grazing or cultivation plans.Hear how the Bukers approached their rocky ground ↗
Based in Oregon. Serving the Western U.S.
Have a property in mind?
Let’s talk it through.
Send the listing and tell us what your client loves, what is giving them pause and when they need to decide. We can help shape a plan before the sale and carry the agreed work through after closing.
Talk through a propertyWorking with property owners and realtors throughout the Western U.S.
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Let’s start with your land.
Tell us about
your project.
Describe the work, the property location and how to reach you. Add a map or photos if helpful.
What happens next
- Send us your project request.
- We review your goal and location.
- We talk through the practical options.
- We agree on a useful next step.
Based in Oregon. Serving the Western U.S.
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The work & the people behind it
Land transformed.
Stories worth sharing.
See the work in the field and hear directly from the people who trusted ALM with their land.
Hear from Our Clients.
Their land, their projects and their experience with ALM—in their own words.
Playback help
If the player is unavailable, open the Smith Brothers story ↗.
Client interview · Land management · 5 min 16 sec
Smith Brothers.
Clearing the way.
Hear the landowner’s perspective on the Smith Brothers land-clearing project.
Playback help
If the player is unavailable, open this film ↗.
Client interview · Agriculture · 2 min 56 sec
Orchard removal.
In the grower’s words.
See the work and hear a grower describe their experience with ALM.
Playback help
If the player is unavailable, watch this film on YouTube ↗.
ALM clients · Buker Ranch, Montana
Tony & Clarissa.
Life at Buker Ranch.
Tony and Clarissa hired ALM to crush the rock at Buker Ranch, with the goal of turning pasture and grazing land into farmable ground. This longer conversation focuses on their lives and their land, with our rock-crushing work visible in the background.
Client reviews.
“From 17 stumps and large piles of brush to a nice flat field! No piles left to burn.”
“Great job, the field looks great and ready for planting.”
“I couldn't be more pleased with what Advanced Land Management did on our property.”
ALM in Action.
See how the work comes together across orchards, forests and rocky ground.
Field Films.
Projects, places and the work along the way.
Playback help
If the player is unavailable, open the orchard chipping film ↗.
Orchard removal · 32 sec
Orchard
to Chips.
A skidder gathers the orchard trees and brings them to the whole-tree chipper, where trunks and branches are processed into chips on site.
Playback help
If the player is unavailable, open the Montana rock-crushing film ↗.
In-place rock crushing · Victor, Montana · 38 sec
Crushing Granite.
Victor, Montana.
Granite crushing in Victor, Montana, with a light dusting of snow across the site. ALM processes the rock where it lies.
Playback help
If the player is unavailable, open the Raptor film ↗.
Stump grinding & slash mulching · 1 min 1 sec
Raptor
at Work.
The Raptor works through heavy stumps and logging slash, grinding down the wood and breaking up the material left on the site.
Playback help
If the player is unavailable, open the Central Oregon film ↗.
Field film · 1 min 44 sec
Central Oregon.
Ready for Planting.
Across two pivots in Central Oregon, we combined shallow rotovating and mulching to break down the organic material left after clearing into a much finer finish, preparing the ground for planting.
Playback help
If the player is unavailable, open the forest restoration film ↗.
Forest thinning & restoration · 1 min 30 sec
Restoring
the Stand.
Forest thinning and restoration with the Valmet handling tree processing and a skid steer handling skidding and mulching within the stand.
Playback help
If the player is unavailable, open the apple-orchard removal film ↗.
Field film · 1 min 31 sec
Apple Orchard Removal.
Ready for what comes next.
Watch a full apple-orchard removal, from standing trees through mulching and ground preparation.
Playback help
If the player is unavailable, open the film ↗.
Cat 316 with PowerPack · 35 sec
Blackberries on
the Steep Ground.
The Cat 316 with PowerPack reaches into steep ground to mulch blackberries and work through a downed maple log.
Playback help
If the player is unavailable, open the Idaho hop rows film ↗.
Hop rows · Idaho · 54 sec
Idaho Hop Rows.
Mulching and rotovating hop rows in Idaho, breaking down the vegetation and working the remaining material into the ground.
Playback help
If the player is unavailable, open the Valmet film ↗.
Valmet processor · Noble fir · 52 sec
Processing Noble Fir.
The Valmet processes noble fir trees and stacks the logs as it works through the stand.
Playback help
If the player is unavailable, open the film ↗.
Orchard removal · Crew radio · 44 sec
On the Radio.
In the Orchard.
Removing an old Barcelona hazelnut orchard, with the crew coordinating the work over the radio as the trees come down.
Playback help
If the player is unavailable, open the oak woodland film ↗.
Oak woodland restoration · Skid-steer mulching · 1 min 26 sec
Oak Woodland.
Mulching for Restoration.
A skid-steer mulcher works among the oaks, breaking down vegetation as part of an oak woodland restoration project.
Playback help
If the player is unavailable, open the orchard-removal film ↗.
Hazelnut orchard removal · 2 min 12 sec
From Hazelnut Orchard
to Future Forest.
Excavator shearing, whole-tree chipping, mulching and rotovating come together to remove this hazelnut orchard and prepare the site for a planned forest-restoration project.
Playback help
If the player is unavailable, open the Mount Hood film ↗.
Blueberry removal · 1 min 29 sec
Blueberries
Beneath Mount Hood.
Blueberry removal beneath Mount Hood. The tractor grinds the plants in place, processing the woody material across the field.
Playback help
If the player is unavailable, open the poplar removal film ↗.
Hybrid poplar removal · 2 min 25 sec
Poplars to a
Clear Field Line.
A feller buncher works through a long strip of planted hybrid poplars along a ditch. For this project, we cut and hauled the trees, then mulched the remaining debris on site to leave a clear ditch and field line again.
Playback help
If the player is unavailable, open the hazelnut thinning film ↗.
Double-density hazelnut thinning · 1 min 5 sec
Every
Other Row.
The Fendt 1050 removes every other row in a double-density hazelnut orchard, making room for the remaining trees as the planting matures.
Playback help
If the player is unavailable, open the noble fir film ↗.
Selective tree removal · 1 min 28 sec
Among
the Nobles.
The PrimeTech 175 removes dead noble firs from an otherwise healthy stand, working among the living trees that remain.
Playback help
If the player is unavailable, open the OSU poplar film ↗.
Hybrid poplar removal · OSU · 1 min
OSU Hybrid Poplar
Test Plot.
ALM removes a hybrid poplar research test plot for Oregon State University.
Playback help
If the player is unavailable, open the Wakanda film ↗.
Full orchard removal · 1 min 23 sec
Wakanda.
The Full Removal.
The Raptor and both Fendt 1050s tackle an old Barcelona hazelnut orchard. Tree mulching, stump grinding and spreading carry the project we call Wakanda through a full removal.
Raw Videos.
Just the machines working and the sound they make. No music. No narration.
Playback help
If the player is unavailable, open this chipper film ↗.
Raw video · Large-log chipping · 1 min 6 sec
And to Dust
You Shall Become.
Big logs go in. Small chips come out. The Vermeer breaks down heavy wood into chips as the material moves through the machine.
Playback help
If the player is unavailable, open the Supertrak film ↗.
Raw video · Fuels reduction · 36 sec
Supertrak.
Fuels Reduction.
The Supertrak mulches trees within a forest stand as part of a fuels-reduction project.
Playback help
If the player is unavailable, open the rock-crushing film ↗.
Raw video · In-place rock crushing · 1 min 29 sec
Rocky Ground.
Ready for Christmas Trees.
Our rotovator grinds through steep, rocky soil to prepare the ground for planting Christmas trees.
Playback help
If the player is unavailable, open Feed the Beast ↗.
Raw video · Vermeer chipper · 1 min 13 sec
Feed the Beast.
The Hitachi feeds whole trees into the Vermeer chipper, turning trunks and branches into chips on site.
Playback help
If the player is unavailable, open the cobbly-ground film ↗.
Raw video · In-place rock crushing · 57 sec
Up Close.
Crushing Cobbly Ground.
The Fendt 1050 and FAE SFH/HP 250 work through rocky, cobbly ground, crushing and incorporating the material in place.
Playback help
If the player is unavailable, open Piles of Chips ↗.
Raw video · Chipping · 39 sec
Piles of Chips.
The Hitachi keeps wood moving into the Vermeer as piles of chips build up beside the machine.
What would you like
your land to become?
Talk through your project ↗Payment & financing
Plan the work.
Explore ways to pay.
Financing can give you another way to plan your project budget. ALM’s payment options include Affirm on eligible invoices and a separate financing marketplace through Acorn Finance.
Keep the project
and payment plan connected.
Confirm your scope, total price, deposit and dates with ALM. Applying for financing does not book the work; financing terms come from the provider you choose.
Prefer to pay directly? Use the payment link on your ALM invoice, or contact the office about paying by check.
Careers at ALM
Good work.
A future worth building.
We’re working to build the kind of company people can build a life around: skilled work, solid family-wage jobs and a team that supports its people and community.
Take pride in
what you leave behind.
Our work changes land for the people who depend on it. It takes care, sound judgment and a willingness to learn—from the first conversation to the final pass in the field.
If you value practical problem-solving, looking out for your crew and doing work you can stand behind, we’d like to hear from you.
One last look.
Review your
project details.
Your map and reference files
Save your project details, work map and reference files in one PDF.
Open or save your project PDF ↗Send your project to ALM.
Send your details, work map and reference files together. We’ll contact you to discuss the next step.
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