Ideas for clearing wooded land???

Originally Posted by Darren

I'd get someone who really knows herbs and native plants. You may find you can make more money harvesting and selling botanicals especially if the land was never grazed. If it was grazed most of the top soil was probably lost.

We have one somewhat level area in the woods that was never grazed by previous owners because of the drop off and the rocks. It is amazing what grows there. We actually have ramps come up each year when they're pretty much extinct anywhere else in the county. We also have a huge amount of cohosh growing there.

See if you have an herb association in your area and get someone out to see if you have an ecosystem that already favors botanicals. Once the trees are gone, there's no chance of that.

Most folks immediately think of clearing the land. Sometimes they wipe out something that could have made them money.