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Before You Clear: The Landowner's 15-Point Pre-Clearing Checklist
Before You Clear: The Landowner's 15-Point Pre-Clearing Checklist
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Free Digital Download · North Alabama Landowners
Before You Clear: The Landowner's 15-Point Pre-Clearing Checklist
If you own wooded or overgrown acreage in North Alabama and you're weighing forestry mulching or land clearing, this checklist walks you through what's worth working out on your own before any equipment ever shows up — boundaries, utilities, which trees to keep, and what the ground will actually look like when it's done.
What's inside
15 points, in four sections
This isn't a sales piece — it's a working checklist you can print or keep on your phone and go through at your own pace, on your own property.
Before you call anyone
Boundaries, utilities, septic and well locations, deed restrictions, and local jurisdiction requirements.
Deciding what stays
Identifying and flagging keeper trees, and understanding how clearing changes what's left standing.
Understanding the method
What forestry mulching does and doesn't do to roots, surface material, and regrowth.
Practical logistics
Equipment access, timing, and ground conditions to think through ahead of time.
It's written for property owners — not contractors — considering forestry mulching or land clearing anywhere in North Alabama, whether or not you ever hire Heritage Arborist for anything.
How to get it
Getting your copy
Add this to your cart and complete checkout — it's free — to get your copy.
This product is priced at $0.00. Add it to your cart and go through Shopify's normal checkout like any other order. The PDF is delivered as a standard digital download through your order — check your order confirmation and any follow-up email from checkout for the download link. If you don't see it, contact Heritage Arborist directly and a copy will be sent to you.
No strings attached
This checklist stands on its own
This download does not require hiring Heritage Arborist for anything. It's free, it's yours to keep, and it's meant to be useful on its own — whether you end up doing the work yourself, hiring someone else, or deciding not to clear at all.
It's general educational information, not a substitute for a site visit, a survey, a licensed utility locate, or a documented tree risk assessment.
Want us to follow up about your specific property?
The checklist above is yours either way — you don't need to fill anything out below to get it. This short form is only for landowners who'd like a real conversation about an actual project on their property. If that's not you right now, feel free to skip it entirely.
Straight answers
A few questions people ask
Do I have to fill out the form to get the checklist?
No. Add the product to your cart and complete the free checkout — that's all that's needed for the PDF. The follow-up form further up this page is entirely separate and optional, for anyone who wants to talk about an actual project.
Does downloading this obligate me to hire Heritage Arborist?
No. It's a free, standalone resource. Plenty of people who download it never contact Heritage Arborist at all, and that's fine.
Is this specific to Heritage Arborist's methods or equipment?
No. It's general guidance for anyone considering forestry mulching or land clearing in North Alabama, regardless of who — if anyone — ends up doing the work.
Who put this together?
Heritage Arborist is based in Arab, Alabama. Jeremy VanMaanen is a professional arborist and a Certified Alabama Urban Forester who works across North Alabama.
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