CTC Forestry, LLC.

09/03/2025

We just added a Prinoth Raptor 200 mulcher to our fleet.

08/12/2025

We cleared a few acres of overgrown brush on this site.

06/12/2025

Clearing cedars and reclaiming grasslands. . 785-478-9805

06/09/2025

Shearing cedars with the 160. This landowner contracted us to clear and reclaim 14 acres back into grassland. Give us a call today- 785-221-7550

05/07/2025

A little snow this morning to kickoff the Little Bighorn Fuels Mitigation Project in Wyoming

Why is fuels mitigation important:

- reduces wildfire intensity by reducing fuel loads and removing ladder fuels
- improves forest health
- protects life and property

04/25/2025

Eastern Redcedar Invasion into Prairies
Remove the Invaders!

How to manage FIRE

Small tree control = less risk, cost & time

Small 32F
- Humidity: 30-50%
- Wind: 10-15 mph
- Fuel: 2000 lbs/ac

Medium: 6 ft - 20 ft
- Burn every 3-5 years plus....
- Ignite remaining trees after fire
- Remove skeletons mechanically
- Cut-and-stuff method increases fuels making fire more effective
Greater fire intensity and higher fuel loads are more effective

Large: >20 ft
- Fire is less effective
- Mechanical controls are recommended

04/18/2025

Cedars/Junipers Put More Acres at Risk of Wildfire Spread

WIND SPEED: 40 mph
FUEL MOISTURE: 7-9%

Maximum Spot-fire Distances
Under different levels of cedar encroachment
- Grassland 0.6: miles
- Encroached Grassland: 1.1 miles
- Cedar/Juniper Woodland: 2.0 miles

Acres Around Ignition at Risk of Spot-fire
Under different levels of cedar encroachment
- Grassland: 2,160 acres
- Encroached Grassland: 4,800 acres (2x more than grassland)
- Cedar/Juniper Woodland: 12,000 acres (5.5x more than grassland)

Donovan et al. 2023 Spot-fire distance increases disproportionately for wildfires compared to prescribed fires as grasslands transition to Juniperus woodlands. https://bit.ly/SpotfireJuniper

University of Florida, at Milton
Nebraska Agronomy and Horticulture

04/05/2025

Getting rid of invasive cedar trees. Give us a call to clean up, reduce wildfire danger, and take back your land.
785-221-7550

04/04/2025

Creating defensible space around your home is extremely important for protecting it against wildfire.

Thinking About Fire Wise Landscaping?

IMMEDIATE ZONE: 0-5 ft from home (START HERE)
Plants
- remove trees, shrubs
- use low-growing plants, no resins, oils or waxes
- NO CEDARS/JUNIPERS
Fuels
- clean gutters
- remove firewood piles or lumber
- replace mulch with gravel or stone

INTERMEDIATE ZONE: 5-30 ft from home
Trees
- no trees within 10 ft of home
- no limbs below 6 ft height
- 18 ft minimum between canopies
- NO CEDARS/JUNIPERS
Fuels
- propane stored on pad 10 ft from home at minimum
- grass, 4 inch height or less

EXTENDED ZONE: 30-200 ft from home
Trees
- 12 ft minimum between canopies
- past 60 ft from home, 6 ft minimum between canopies
- NO CEDARS/JUNIPERS
Fuels
- no dead trees/brush piles
- mow/graze/burn for reduced fuels
- create firebreak with short grass along roads/driveways

Read more here https://bit.ly/WildfirePrepOSU

03/25/2025

We have the right equipment to clear trees on small or large projects.

03/05/2025

02/02/2025