Contractors List - For Information Only, Not a Complete List. Last update: 08/11/2023 This list is neither a recommendation nor endorsement of any of the contractors by the Crawford Soil and Water Conservation District nor the Natural Resources Conservation Service. Contractors are added at their request.
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Alger Excavating Allen Weaver & Roger Karcher 2958 County Hwy 44 Nevada OH 44849 | Allen: 419-427-4513 Roger: 419-396-6713
| Backhoe, D7 Dozer, Trackhoe, Trencher
| Ditch Cleaning, Concrete, Dozing and Trenching, Septic Systems
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Allen Excavating David W Allen 7155 E County Road 6 Bloomville OH 44818 | 419-983-2132 | Backhoes w/12, 18, 24, 30 in. buckets; 9T & 28T Dozers; Front End Loader; Earth moving Pans; Grader; Hydraulic Hoe; Sheep’s Foot Roller; 2, 3 & 4 axle Dump Trucks; Semi; Snow Plow; Laser | Clearing; Grassed Waterways; Open Ditches; Ponds; Pond test holes; Rock Chutes; Surface Drains; Animal Waste Systems | ||||||||
Althouse Farms Richard & Pat Althouse 4368 County Hwy 47 Upper Sandusky OH 43351-9789
Tyler Brause 6594 SR 100 Sycamore, Ohio 44882 | 419-294-2433
419-569-5276 | D7-E Dozer; 690-B Excavator
No Till drill – 10′ wide
Grass seed box
| Open Ditches
Grass seedings – CRP, waterways, hayland, etc | ||||||||
Cander Excavating, Inc. Tom Cander, president 7315 Crawford Morrow Co Line Rd Galion, Ohio 44833 | ph. 419-468-2589 fax 419-469-1515 cell 419-571-9159
| Excavator, 2 bulldozers, grader, backhoe, dump trucks, and supporting equipment
| Waterways, chutes, land clearing, ponds, demolition, and any aspect of commercial sitework
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CEI Todd Crabtree 1465 N Main Rear Marion OH 43302 | 740-383-6000 | Dozer, Pan, Excavator, Loaders, Grader | Grassed Waterways, Clearing, Ponds, Wetlands, Concrete, Asphalt Paving, Site Grading & Leveling | ||||||||
Cliff Alt Excavating Cliff Alt 7126 Scott Road Tiro OH 44887 | 419-492-2489
| Case 580C Extendahoe; 10 Ton Tag A Long; Case 450 Dozer; M-F 450-S Track Hoe
| Open Ditches; Pond test holes; Rock Chutes Ponds, Waterways, Surface Drains | ||||||||
Crawford Drainage Bob Niese 3364 Hinesville Road Shelby OH 44875 | 419-347-6567 or 683-2145 | Case 580C Extendahoe; Case 580K Hoe; Case 1550B Dozer and Cat D-6 Dozer; 12 ft. 6-way blade; 30 Ton Landoll Tiltdeck; Case 125B Track Hoe; Hoes Chane Ditcher; 8.5ft. Hose Titan Plow Ditcher; 5ft.cut Dyna Pack Hose Trencher. | Clearing; Grassed Waterways; Open Ditches; Ponds; Test holes; Rock Chutes; Concrete Structures; Subsurface Drainage-up to 30-in.; Surface Drains Tile inspection using camera; Local Dealer for erosion control straw blankets from Nancy’s Blankets | ||||||||
D & J Builders Excavating Contractor Doug Sandwisch 11700 Genzman Road Oak Harbor OH 43449 | 419-898-4298 Fax: 419-898-2823 | Did not specify | Ditch cleaning & construction, surface drainage, pond construction, other excavation projects | ||||||||
Daiber Excavating & Trucking Chuck Daiber, owner 517 N Morrison St Nevada, OH 44849 | Home: 740-482-2732 Cell: 419-295-2601 | Basements, Grass Waterways Septic systems, Trenching & Dozer work, | |||||||||
Dirtworks Excavating and Ag Drainage Dan & Dave Miller 8384 Township Rd 56 Lexington OH 44904 e-mail: dirtworks@rocketmail.com | Office: 419-362-1303 Cell: 419-564-1333 or 419-565-2131 | GPS equipment | Ditch Cleaning, Clearing Fencerows, Barn & Grain Bin Foundations, Driveways, Grass Waterways, Livestock Heavy Use Areas, Systematic field tiling – willing to do small acreages | ||||||||
Bob Geissman 5580 Mahl Road New Washington OH 44854 | 419-492-2983 | Pan excavator | Waterways, Wetlands | ||||||||
Hammersmith Excavating Paul Hammersmith 1671 Lyon Rd Willard OH 44890 | 419-933-7323 | D-6 & D-5 Dozers; Hydraulic Excavator; Rubber Tired Backhoe; Dump Truck; access to Earth Moving Pan; | Ponds & Pond Restoration, Test Holes,Waterways, Rock Chutes and Structures, Surface Drains, Basements, Site work – leveling & grading etc., Fence Row Clearing, Animal Waste Holding Ponds | ||||||||
Hanes Excavating Randy, Rick & Bill Hanes 7051 Ross Road Bloomville OH 44818 | 419-284-3059 | Track Excavator – 20 ft. reach; Dozer w/ 12 ft. blade and rake | Grass Waterways, Surface Drains, Ponds, Fence Clearing | ||||||||
Harer Brothers Ed & Richard Harer 7407 Kennedy Road Bloomville OH 44818 | 419-284-3644 | Buckeye Super H Ditcher-6 ft. cut; Load Star Lo-Boy AC HD11 & HD21 Dozers | Subsurface Drainage | ||||||||
Lakeshore Excavating LLC 616 Lockwood Ave Sandusky OH 44870 e-mail: lakeshoreexcavating@yahoo.com | 419-626-9428 Cell: 419-552-0086 Fax: 419-626-9428 | Did not Specify | Pond construction, Grass waterway construction, Dike work- both new and repair, Dipping ditches, New ditch construction, Concrete work including flat work, curbs, retaining walls, and paved ditch bottoms, Municipal water and sewer lines, Grading, and Asphalt work | ||||||||
Levering Excavating Mark Levering 14266 T H 96 Upper Sandusky OH 43351 | 419-294-4463 Cell: 419-310-5813 | Excavator, Backhoe, Bulldozer, Bob Cat, Dump Truck
| Clean ditches, Clear fence rows, Grass waterway construction
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Lust Farms Paul and Matt Lust 4181 Beechgrove Rd Bucyrus OH 44820 | Paul: 419-563-7120 Matt: 419-834-0608
| Tile Machine installs 4-inch up to 8-inch diameter only | Subsurface drainage tile; minimum of 10,000 linear feet. | ||||||||
Martin Excavating LLC Mike Matuch, Owner Operator 115 N Cherry St. Mt. Gilead Oh. 43338
| 419-947-5935 office 419-563-5220 cell | Bull Dozers, Excavators, Dump Trucks, Skid Loader, Tractor & Implements.
| Clean Topsoil, New Lawns, Driveways, Concrete, Paver Patios, Retaining Walls, Building Site prep, Footers, Ditching, Land Clearing, Ponds, Field Mowing, General Excavating for agricultural, commercial, and residential | ||||||||
Morrow Excavating Howard Morrow 7921 State Route 309 Galion OH 44833 | 419-468-9134 cell 419-543-6417 | Dozer, Scraper, Trac Hoe | Ponds, Land clearing, Land Leveling | ||||||||
Ordnance Construction Ned Smith 2505 Lykens Rd Marion OH 43302 | 740-225-6645 cell | Dozer, small excavators, skid loaders, back hoes | Open Ditches, Ponds, Test Holes, Clear Fence Rows. Land Clearing, Demolition of Old Buildings, Subsurface Drainage | ||||||||
Park Enterprises Eric Park 598 Irvin Shoots Road East Marion OH 43302 | 740-223-7275 | 3- Track Hoes, 1-Tire Hoe, D-5 Dozer, D-6 dozer, Pull type Pan, Dump Trucks, Low Boy, Semis | Grass Waterways, Ponds, Subsurface Drainage, General Earthmoving. | ||||||||
Phenicie, Doug 5661 Stevens Road New Washington OH 44854 | 419-492-3023 | Backhoe 580 S-H 4X4 Extend Hoe; Tile Trencher; Plow 6 in- 6 ft; Laser; Waterway Slinger; Dozer; Excavator; GPS guidance. | Subsurface drainage; grassed waterways; ditch cleaning; demolition; land clearing; ponds; general excavating. | ||||||||
Quinns 220 West Mary St Bucyrus OH 44820 | 419-562-0026 | Drot 40 Track Hoe; JD 410 Hoe; 25 Ton Lo-Boy; JD 850 & 350 Dozers; S-12 Pan; 10 ft. Grader
Rentals: straw mulcher & various types of small equipment | Clearing; Grassed Waterways; Open Ditches; Ponds; Test holes; Rock chutes; Concrete Structures; Subsurface Draining; Surface Drains; Drives; Roads Stocks For Sale: ADS plastic pipe up to 36 inches & 12 ft. and 15 ft. wide rolls of 5-ounce Geotextile Fabric | ||||||||
R J Excavating Ray Williams 17028 TH 10 Bucyrus OH 44820 | 419-835-5044 cell 740-482-3503 home | Trackhoe – 24 ft. reach, 750 John Deere Dozer | Ditch cleaning, Dozing, Trenching, Rock Chutes, Rock Structures, Open Ditches, Tree removal, Ponds, Others | ||||||||
R Ruth Farm Drainage Russell and Rodney Ruth 5539 Marion Melmore Rd Sycamore OH 44882 | 419-927-2727 | Case Dozer; Buckeye Tile Ditcher; Trac Hoe | Waterways, Subsurface Drainage, Open Ditches, Rock Chutes | ||||||||
Rhoades Farm Drainage, LLC Ronald “Bumpy” Rhoades 4002 Roberts Rd Radnor, OH 43066 | 740-494-2559 740-225-1580 cell | Inter-Drain Trencher, 310 SG Backhoes, Fendt Tractors, Holcomb 12 yd Pull Pans, Liebrecht Waterway Ditcher with GPS Control, 320 Cat Trackhoe, Cat D6M Dozer | Subsurface Drainage, Ditch Cleaning, Grass Waterway Construction, Wetlands, Ponds, Fence Row Clearing | ||||||||
Ruff Farms Steven Dearth 20514 Stonerock Rd Circleville OH 43313
| 740-412-6297 sdearth@rufffarms.com www.rufffarms.com | Complete line of excavation and drainage equipment | Agricultural drainage: tile installation (trenching & plowing); Waterway Construction (grading or dirt blowing); Ditch Maintenance; Seeding Services (seed and straw, hydroseeding and hydromulching, broadcast, drilling, over-seeding, sod) | ||||||||
Saunders’ Excavating Jeff Saunders 1134 Nazor Road Galion OH 44833 | Cell: 419-295-1300 Shop: 419-468-1381 | Did not specify | Ponds, Waterways, Site Development, Septic Systems, Sanitary, Land Clearing, Storm Water, Trucking, Water Well Service | ||||||||
Steve Sautter 4916 Betts Road Tiro OH 44887 | 419-342-6508 | Small Excavating | Tile Repair, Culverts, Especially around buildings | ||||||||
Schiefer Excavation & Welding LLC Eric Schiefer 2100 Lemert Rd Bucyrus OH 44820 | 419-562-5789 | 650 Case Dozer, Scraper, Ford 575 Extendahoe w/12, 24 & 36 inch buckets, Kobelco Excavator 24 & 44 inch buckets. | Grass Waterways, Septic Systems, Mound Systems, Rock Chutes, Ditch Cleaning, Animal Waste systems, Ponds, Wetlands, Pond Test Holes, Fence Row Clearing, Land Clearing, Site grading & leveling | ||||||||
Schimpf & Young 2841 Albaugh Road Bloomville OH 44818 | 419-284-3827 | Buckeye Ditcher, Tile Ditcher | Subsurface Drainage | ||||||||
Scott Excavating Bill Scott 1086 Nevada Wynford Rd Bucyrus OH 44820 | 419-562-2887 | Did not specify | Access Roads, Backhoe & Skid Loader Work, Driveway Installation, Feedlots, Stone & Dirt Hauling, Septic System Installation, Tile Repair, Waterways, | ||||||||
Slingwine Excavating & Trucking Richard Slingwine 4778 N County Road 21 Clyde OH 43410 | 419-483-3270 | Rogers 25-Ton Lo-Boy, D-7E Cat Dozer w/12 ft 6in Tilt Blade, Dragline w/60 ft Boom, Leiberr 921 Hydraulic Hoe w/31ft Reach and 80in Ditch Bucket (1.8 YD) | Clearing, Grass Waterways, Open Ditches, Ponds, Pond Test Holes, Rock Chutes, Animal Waste Systems, Ditch & Pond Cleaning | ||||||||
Doug C. Smith 7903 Planktown North Road Shiloh, OH 44878 | 419-564-1400 | Bulldozer & Excavating Equipment | Waterways, Ponds, Land Clearing, Rock Chutes, Surface Drains | ||||||||
Rodney Smith 5535 Township Road 179 Cardington OH 43315 | 419-768-2022 | Dozer, Backhoe, Excavator, Pan, Hose Ditching Machine, Tile Installation Plow | Clearing, Grading, Grass Waterways, Ponds, Pond Test Holes, Rock Chutes, Subsurface Drainage Tile, Wetlands | ||||||||
Watershed Management Carl Hamman & Rob Hamman PO Box 126 10460 SR 56 Mt. Sterling OH 43143 | 614-402-4016 614-554-7518 | Did not specify | Waterway Construction, Tile Installation, Erosion Control Structures, Survey Equipment, Tile Camera, Drone/Aerial Pictures, Topo Mapping, Seeder, Cultivator, Fertilizer Spreader | ||||||||
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Other Specialized Contractors & Services | |||||||||||
Consultants – Ecological and Environmental; Soil Scientists | |||||||||||
Certified Professional Soil Scientists in Ohio | Get the current listing at: www.ohiopedologists.com | ||||||||||
MAD Scientist & Associates, Inc. Mark & Chris Dilley, Owners 253 N State Street, Suite 101 Westerville, OH 43081-1472 | 614-818-9156 e-mail: mark@madscientistassociates.net www.madscientistassociates.net
| Wetland delineation, Permitting, Mitigation & monitoring, Threatened and endangered species/critical habitat surveys, Ecological risk assessments, Stream characterizations and aquatic studies, Botanical surveys, and other ecological services | |||||||||
Consultants – Ecological and Environmental; Soil Scientists | |||||||||||
Lawhon & Associates Inc. Justin Zink, Sr. Archaeologist/Principal Investigator 1441 King Ave Columbus OH 43212 | 614-481-8600 cell: 614-425-5447 | Ecological and environmental consulting; wetland/stream delineation, permitting, design and monitoring; critical habitat surveys; aquatic studies; botanical surveys
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Best Management Practices Installation & Maintenance | |||||||||||
Alex Deitering Ground Control Erosion Control Services 6700 Road 5 Leipsic, OH 45856
| 419-231-4746; 877-745-8267 877-SILT BMP e-mail: info@erosioncontrolservices.com Website: erosioncontrolservices.com | Erosion control services including construction seeding, perimeter filter fabric fence, ditch check, construction fence, inlet protection.
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Lime Spreading | |||||||||||
MicWin LLC Mike Wolfe 4993 Township Highway 55 Upper Sandusky OH 43351 | 419-294-3046 or 294-2291 | 2 Tandem Trucks with fixed rate guidance systems and 1 with GPS variable rate application capabilities | Lime Spreading | ||||||||
Concrete |
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The Concrete Guy Kelly Lutz | 419-295-1198 | Driveways, floors, sidewalks, Stamped and Colored concrete | |||||||||
Yoder Laser Concrete 7391 County Road 203 Millersburg OH 44654 | 330-674-4365 Fax: 330-674-3365 | Laser Screed, power trowels, bobcat, mud buggies, general concrete installation equipment, can acquire equipment to meet any job. | Concrete, heavy use pads, stamped concrete, agricultural, industrial and residential concrete applications
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Farm Facilities | |||||||||||
James P. Finnegan Construction Inc. 5224 Settlement East Road Shelby Ohio 44875 | 419-347-6509 | Manure storage facilities; heavy use pads; concrete work; Building, Repair, Carpentry, Roofing, Spouting | |||||||||
The Renegade Reclaim Company Eric Miller 5478 Brookview Lane Upper Sandusky, Ohio 43351 | 419-835-4039 | Buy barns to reclaim and re-assemble; Sell: barn beams, siding of all colors; boards and more Excavating: ponds and drive way construction; Fence row removal | |||||||||
Fence Construction |
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Seaman’s Custom Fence, LLC 8128 Planktown Rd Shiloh OH 44878 | 419-896-3531 Fax: 419-896-3541 | Commercial, Farm, & Residential Fence – vinyl, chainlink, split rail, aluminum, wood, high tensile, woven wire. Family owned & operated since 1992 | |||||||||
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Manure Hauling & Spreading | |||||||||||
Kessler Farms Tim Kessler Bascom OH | 419-937-7969 Phone or Fax: 419-435-8418 | 5,000 gallon tanker; MT Heetrick Injectors: Custom Liquid Manure Tankering, Minimum Till Injection, Ohio Department of Ag. Certified Livestock Manager (CLM#142) | |||||||||
Matt Schaaf Manure Pumping Matthew E. Schaaf, owner 4482 Wile Rd. Wooster, OH 44691
| 330-466-2749 msmp-ctfarms @sssnet.com | Liquid Manure Application: Dragline manure application that includes surface or incorporation application with flow meter for accurate application rate; Solid Manure Application; Field Tillage: chiseling or discing. BARN/FARM: Jet truck- includes 600 ft. of 1″ hose, Vacuum truck Unplugging drainage or tile lines (ex. Milk house water drain lines) clean out sumps, manholes or small, confined pits (ex. sump pits for manure or piston pumps) | |||||||||
Sediment Removal | |||||||||||
Mucksuckers / Sediment Removal Solutions of Ohio | 1-877-772-6825 (MUCK)
http://www.mucksuckers.com/muck.html | Got Muck? We remove sediment from Private Ponds, Golf Course Ponds, Public Ponds, Retention Ponds, Lakes, Culverts and Springs. Eighteen years of professional experience. We are the original founders of this system with top-of-the-line modified and patented equipment, giving you the best and most economical efficiency. The hydraulic removal of sediments at a cost of up to 75% less than that of mechanical dredging. Pricing to fit your budget needs. No draining of your pond or relocating aquatic life. No mechanical digging which can rupture lined ponds or change existing designs, requiring extensive permitting. | |||||||||
Pond Dredging, Weed Control & Other Products and Services | |||||||||||
Aqua Doc Lake & Pond Mgt. 10779 Mayfield Rd. Chardon, OH 44024 | PH: 440-286 -7663, 800-689-5253
855-286-1300 | Website: www.aquadocinc.com e-mail: aquadocinc@aol.com
New pond, lake, and dock construction; lake studies; cattail removal, dredging, water gardens, fountains & aeration, algae & weed control, fish stocking | |||||||||
427 W. Dussell Dr., Suite 172 Maumee, OH 43537 | Phone: 419-206-7154
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3455 Centerpointe Dr., Suite H Grove City, OH 43123 | Phone: 614-506-4166
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3455 Centerpointe DR, Suite H Cincinnati, OH 45244 | Phone: 513-315-6799
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Drainage Supplies & Geotextile Fabric | |||||||||||
Swartz Potato Farm Chris, Bryan or Christina VerBurg 2675 Kaster Rd. Shiloh, Ohio 44878
| 419-896-2411 Website http://swartzfarmllc.com/ e-mail: swartzfarm@centurylink.net | They have both woven and non-woven geotextile fabric. They will also sell it and cut the geotextile to the length needed. You can buy a partial roll. The farm carries Corrugated Single Wall and Dual Wall Tile, Leachfield Systems, Waterline, PVC and SDR 35 pipe, tanks, grates, trench drains, and much more! We include fittings for everything sold and items not in stock may be ordered to fit your drainage needs. | |||||||||
Straw Blankets & Erosion Control | |||||||||||
Hall Farms Mark Hall 10371 Hall Lane, Sunman IN 47041 e-mail: mhall@hall-farms.com | 812-623-2217 | Sales: Straw Blanket Installation tools & fasteners, G-Pins & G-pin Driver, Roll Runner Straw Blankets, Straw Wattles-tube shaped erosion control device, Straw/Coconut Blankets, Geotextile Fabrics. | |||||||||
Nordloh Industries, LLL Tom Nordloh
| 262-925-8305 | AutoBlanket® Stapling System for installation of erosion control blanket on grass waterways. The cost is about $ 1.10 per square yard and includes single or double net straw erosion control blanket, staples, labor and equipment. | We are seeking grass waterway contractors or | ||||||||
Erosion control: Nancy’s Blankets for Erosion Control Nancy Hamman PO Box 126 10460 State Route 56 SE Mt. Sterling OH 43143
| 614-402-4016 740-845-1129 office
| Erosion Control Straw Blankets For Sale 8 ft. or 16 ft. wide x 112 ft. long or 562 ft. long; Circle top and V-Top Anchoring Pins; Pin Installation Tool, Jute Netting, Unrollers, Seed & Fertilizer | Straw Blanket Installation
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Surveying | |||||||||||
Fox Surveying Company Inc. Steven A. Fox, P.S., President 106 S. Elm Street, PO Box 133 Prospect OH 43342 e-mail: foxsurveying@verizon.net www.foxsurveyingohio.com | 740-494-2028 Toll free: 1-866-536-5534 Cell: 740-341-9027 Fax: 740-494-2730 | Boundary surveys, Topographic surveys; for farm, residential, commercial, mortgage, construction staking. | |||||||||
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Tile Cleaning | |||||||||||
Darrs Cleaning 5089 County Road 175 Clyde OH 43410 | 419-547-0410 | Tile Cleaner and Root Cutter | Cleaning Tile | ||||||||
Tree Removal & Land Clearing | |||||||||||
Bob Rogers Sr. 7303 County Road 121 Fredericktown OH 43019 | 419-768-1789 or 419-768-3903 | Komatsu Trackhoe with tree grinding arm | Tree Removal and Grinding | ||||||||
Camden Timber services Fredericktown, Ohio Travels state wide | 740-507-7190 | ASV RT-120 forestry mower that has a 74 inch cut. The machine has a footprint of 4lbs per square inch which isn’t an excessive amount of compaction. | Complete timber management solution: Land clearing, underbrush removal, residential and commercial tree removal. | ||||||||
H & H Land Clearing LLC P O Box 179 Middlefield OH 44062
| Office: 440-632-0551 Fax: 1-800-269-2638 Cell: 440 669-5441 (mike)
| Large acreage clearing; residential lot clearing; stump grinding; developments & forestry mowing; right-of-way clearing. Buyers of Standing Timber. | |||||||||
Tree Removal & Land Clearing | |||||||||||
TAWA Tree Service, Inc. Chris Roof 1131 Sugar Mill Road Ottawa OH 45875
| Office: 419-523-9001 Cell: 419-615-9072 Email: treeservice@tawatree.com | ISA Certified Arborists | River and stream logjam removal; Trimming/Pruning; Stump removal; Mulch; Spraying; Injections; Lawn Care | ||||||||
TCS Forestry Management 88 Thivener Road Gallipolis OH 45631 Scott Swain: sswain@treecaresouthernohio.com treearesouthernohio.com
Scott Epling: | Office: 740-446-2015 Fax 740-441-0856
| TCS Forestry has the equipment needed to recapture Ohio’s over grown fields and forests, turning these lands into productive acreage for crops, pasture or hunting lands.
| Clearing Ohio’s Over Grown Farmland | ||||||||