Grading and light excavation in Glades County establish building pads, drainage improvements, ranch road surfaces, and retention areas on cleared sites. We work within the constraints of the county's high water table and organic soil profiles. Serving Moore Haven, Palmdale, Buckhead Ridge, Lakeport, and 1 more communities across Glades County.
Site grading, drainage swales, retention areas, foundation prep, driveway cuts, and earth moving. Proper water management for Florida's flat terrain and high water table.
Glades County's flat topography and poorly drained soils mean that even modest elevation changes require careful engineering to prevent ponding and flooding. Home sites along Lake Okeechobee's south shore must be elevated above the seasonal flood stage, and ranch roads through the county's wet prairies require compacted fill material to remain passable during the summer rainy season.
Glades County occupies the south-central Florida interior, defined by the southern shore of Lake Okeechobee to the east and vast expanses of dry prairie, wet prairie, and pine flatwoods stretching westward toward the Fisheating Creek watershed. The landscape is strikingly flat, with elevations ranging from 15 feet along the lake levee to roughly 40 feet on scattered sand ridges west of Palmdale. Fisheating Creek—the last free-flowing, undammed waterway in South Florida—meanders through the county's western half, carving a corridor of hardwood swamp, marsh, and floodplain prairie. The Herbert Hoover Dike along Lake Okeechobee creates an abrupt transition between the lake's managed pool and the surrounding agricultural and rangeland.
Cattle ranching dominates Glades County's land use, and pasture reclamation—removing palmetto, wax myrtle, and hardwood encroachment from grazing land—is the primary clearing activity. Agricultural clients also need fence-line clearing, drainage ditch maintenance, and field-edge management. Limited residential clearing occurs in Moore Haven, Buckhead Ridge, and Lakeport, typically for single-family homes on lakefront or rural parcels. Infrastructure projects associated with the Herbert Hoover Dike rehabilitation and Fisheating Creek bridge improvements generate periodic right-of-way clearing demand. Glades County's economy revolves around agriculture, and cattle ranching operations continuously need pasture maintenance and fence-line reclamation to sustain carrying capacity on the county's expansive rangelands. The Army Corps of Engineers' ongoing Herbert Hoover Dike rehabilitation project creates periodic right-of-way clearing needs. While residential growth is modest, lakefront property development on the south shore of Lake Okeechobee generates steady demand for lot clearing and site preparation.
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CAT track loaders and 20+ ton excavators mobilize to your Glades County site. Production-grade equipment means faster timelines and cleaner results.
Owner Jeremiah Anderson walks the finished project with you to confirm every detail meets expectations before we close out the job.
Glades County's environmental landscape is shaped by its proximity to Lake Okeechobee and the Fisheating Creek ecosystem. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission manages Fisheating Creek Wildlife Management Area, and clearing activities adjacent to the creek corridor trigger state review. Crested caracara nesting territories are widespread across the county's open prairies, requiring 1,500-foot buffers during the nesting season from October through March. Gopher tortoise burrows occur on the drier sand ridges, and the federally listed Okeechobee gourd is found in the Lake Okeechobee marsh fringe. South Florida Water Management District regulates all water resources in the county, including agricultural water use permits.
Protected species: Glades County is home to Crested caracara, Gopher tortoise, Eastern indigo snake, Snail kite, Wood stork, Florida sandhill crane, Bald eagle, Okeechobee gourd. Pre-clearing wildlife surveys may be required depending on habitat type and project scope.
Waterways & buffers: Properties near Lake Okeechobee, Fisheating Creek, Indian Prairie Canal, Harney Pond Canal, Buckhead Ridge Canal, Lake Hicpochee, Palmdale Canal, Ortona Lock (Caloosahatchee), Taylor Creek may require setback buffers and water management district permits. TreeShop works within all required buffer zones.
Soil conditions: Glades County soils are dominated by Basinger and Placid fine sands in the wet prairies and sloughs, with seasonal water tables at or above the surface for months at a time. Slightly elevated ridges around Palmdale and Muse feature Immokalee and Myakka fine sands with better drainage and a spodic horizon. The Fisheating Creek floodplain contains Okeelanta and Lauderhill muck soils formed from centuries of organic accumulation. Land immediately south of the Okeechobee levee consists of Torry muck and organic soils associated with the former lake margin.
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