Services
We want to help your vision come to life! We offer a wide variety of Forestry Service in Meeker County Minnesota options listed below. Don’t see what you’re looking for? Send us a message and we would be happy to discuss it further with you.
- Land clearing
We offer this service for those putting up new buildings, making room for agricultural fields, prairie restoration projects, and for many other reasons. This service usually starts with forestry mulching the bulk of the smaller trees and brush, and then transitioning to chainsaw work and grubbing. With a chainsaw or heavy equipment, we remove the larger trees, and typically stack and pile them to be burned. After this you are left with everyone’s favorite- tree stumps. We are able to grind out the stumps or grub them leaving you with the perfect wide open spaces for your future projects. Land clearing is hard work, it takes a combination of large equipment and experienced workmanship. When it comes to land clearing it’s important to always keep the end goal in mind! So, if you need Forestry Service in Meeker County Minnesota options just allow our team to step in.
- Buckthorn Eradication
Buckthorn is easily the most common invasive species we eradicate. Common Buckthorn quickly overtakes your woodlands and natural landscapes. Its thorny branches make it very difficult and painful to remove by hand. We have several mitigation options we offer to rid your property of buckthorn. Our most suggested and effective method is physical/mechanical removal combined with chemical applications. This entails the mature buckthorn being mulched, pulled, or cut down and followed up with a chemical application. Severe cases of buckthorn may take a few rounds of chemical treatment to successfully eradicate it. The end result is always worth it, you’ll look out over your clean property and be thankful you had this service done! Our Forestry Service in Meeker County Minnesota will give you the results needed. Buckthorn removal can be done at any point in the year, with the exception of large amounts of snow. Buckthorn is easy to identify all year round because it holds its leaves much longer than most other trees and brush, so it is very easy to detect in the late fall into early winter. Buckthorn also is one of the very first species to green up in the spring. Buckthorn berries on female trees are another easy way to identify the plant. The berries are dark purple and numerous. Most commonly we see this service utilized by landowners who own woodlands, prairies, pastures, windbreaks,or any type of recreational land.
- Shoreland Restoration
Shoreland restoration consists of invasive species removal, re-grading, ice heave cleanup, riprap installation, beach creation, and more! In the land of 10,000 lakes there is no limit of shoreland projects! We make sure to follow all current Local Government Unit regulations as well as Wetland Conservation Act regulations enduring all projects are legal and appropriate!
- Forestry Mulching
One of the best forest management practices we offer is forestry mulching. Forestry mulching is exactly how it sounds, we literally grind up all of your problems! Our Brush Cutter ProX is able to tackle trees and brush up to 6 inches in diameter and turn it into wood chips in seconds. Our finished product leaves your property in state park quality. Forestry mulching enables us to open up the forest floor to natural sunlight that it was previously starving for. Native plant species need sunlight to grow, thick brush layers outcompete desirable species such as oak, maple, hackberry, hickory and many more tree species. Oftentimes after we get done forestry mulching native grasses are the first thing to re-establish itself. We pride ourselves in our ability to make your visions come true! Just know, no matter the area or issues we can offer a Forestry Service in Meeker County Minnesota that will help. This also will include our forest mulching!
- Custom Spraying
From lawns to CRP, we can spray it all! Each spring we spend time spraying lawns for weeds such as dandelions. This stops them in their tracks and leaves your lawn looking sharp all summer long! We also spray your CRP acres(Conservation Reserve Program), also generally for weeds, to prevent your native grasses from being taken over by undesired species like thistle, willows, sumac and more. CRP spraying is often done during the fall once the weeds/trees are preparing for dormancy. We also offer spraying of invasive species in your woodlands. We target buckthorn, purple loosestrife, thistle, wild parsnip and more. I carry an updated Minnesota Applicators License and a lot of spraying experience. My goal is always safety first, followed by total control of my applications. We work with a variety of chemicals, and are sure to use the correct ones for your intended outcome.
- Tree Removal/Planting
Trees can be beautiful giants, but also messy and destructive ones as well! At Lokken Land Management, we take care of all your tree needs. Whether it’s removing 1 or 100, planting 1 or 1000, we have you covered! Tree removal can be a tedious and difficult job, this is why we would love to help you. We also offer sump grinding to complete the tree removal process. With all of this and our Forestry Service in Meeker County Minnesota, we make sure to know the information and location first. Before stump grinding we also call in a locate to make sure we do not damage any underground utilities. Tree planting is one of the most meaningful things we do at Lokken Land Management. We plant trees of all sizes. One unique service we offer is planting for and with your Local SWCD office!
- CRP Maintenance
CRP also known as Conservation Reserve Program is a government funded program that enables landowners to get paid for putting their tillable acres back into grasses effectively “resting” their soil. CRP acres are put into a 2,5,10 year contract often overseen by your local SWCD/NRCS office. Landowners are paid a few hundred dollars per acre! As part of this contract, landowners are obligated to mitigate weed and tree growth within the CRP contracted land. Oftentimes landowners do not have the means to care for their CRP, this is where we come in! We offer mowing and spraying services. Mowing is very effective in mitigating tree and weed growth. While mowing is effective, it’s not a permanent solution. Spraying on the other hand enables us to master the weed and tree competition. When we spray CRP, we make sure to time our applications around pollinating seasons and flowering seasons in order to do less damage to desirable species.
- Finishing line
If a tree falls in your woods, we want to be there to hear it!
So, if you need a Forestry Service in Meeker County Minnesota or any other service we offer, just know we are the team for you! We will not only meet but exceed expectation’s for our clients.