Vegetation Management

Invasive Species Control

Spraying garlic mustard in an oak savanna.

Battling buckthorn? Got garlic mustard? BioLogic can identify and eliminate invasive plants on your land. We use integrated pest management techniques that maximize results, minimize negative impacts and are cost effective. Our in-house research program develops new techniques and tests new equipment and products, providing us with more options for managing your land.

Contact us for:

• Assessment, monitoring and control recommendations.
• Mechanical control, including mowing, chain sawing, brush cutting and prescribed fire.
• Chemical control, whether by ATV-mounted sprayer for large sites or backpack sprayer for small sites and spot spraying.

All work is done by experienced, licensed, certified and insured personnel. We can solve your invasive species problems.

Prescribed Fire

Head fire during a prescribed prairie burn.

Fire is a very cost effective and beneficial management tool - when used properly. Proper use requires knowledge of the ecosystem being managed, fire behavior and many years of experience. BioLogic has a long and safe history of using fire as a management tool in all habitat types and in urban and rural areas. We teach prescribed fire classes and typically conduct 30 to 40 burns per year.

Contact us for:

• Safe, effective burns in all habitat types.
• Firebreak installation and maintenance.
• Burn plans, including those required by NRCS to burn CRP land.
• Needs assessment.

All burns are done by an experienced, trained and fully insured crew using a full compliment of safety equipment. We have extensive experience in urban areas where smoke management is a major concern.

Brush and Tree Clearing

There are more acres of forest in Wisconsin now than 100 years ago. Unfortunately, many of these acres are prairie, oak savanna and wetland that have been invaded by box elder, elm, honeysuckle, buckthorn and other species that eliminate native plants and animals, kill oak trees and alter ecosystem functions. Removing these unwanted and ecologically damaging trees and shrubs provides habitat for grassland birds and plants, invigorates the remaining trees, facilitates using fire as a management tool and is an integral part of nearly all prairie and oak savanna management and restoration.

Contact us for:

• Mechanical removal: mowing, chain sawing and brush cutting. We can also arrange more industrial types of removal, such as forestry mowing.
• Chemical treatment: basal bark, foliar and cut stump.
• Timber stand improvement.
• Needs assessment: Not sure what's growing on your land? We'll take a look and let you know.

All work is done by experienced, licensed, certified and insured personnel. Removal can be done year-round, except during spring sap flow. Winter is an excellent time for removing trees and brush because soil disturbance is minimized when the ground is frozen or snow covered.