Forestry and Mastication

Forestry mastication is a fuel reduction treatment method that involves grinding, shredding, or chipping vegetation to reduce its size and create a more even distribution of fuels on the forest floor. This process, also known as forest mulching, helps to reduce the risk of wildfires by minimizing the length of the flames and the potential for crown fires.

Forest Mastication benefits are reduced fire risk, improved forest health, cost effectiveness, and improving wildlife habitat. The effectiveness of mastication can depend on the skill and experience of the machine operator. At Backcut Forestry and Mastication we take pride in being the best around.

In the medical industry, mastication is the act of chewing. In the forestry and fire prevention industry, it’s the act of “chewing up” the forest with machinery to make for more useful land areas for ranchers. This form of forestry mulching is capable of clearing stumps, trees, and sagebrush with limited disturbance to soils, leaving healthy land for growing hay. Other key benefits of land clearing through mastication include:

 

• Eliminates the need for burning – and risk of forest fire and nuance of smoke.
• Logging slash is converted to mulch, which decomposes faster and makes for healthier soils.
• The mulch also helps hold moisture better, which helps during drought seasons.
• New vegetation grows faster.