--- title: Lot Clearing and Brush Mowing in Cold Springs, NV url: https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/cold-springs/lot-clearing-brush-mowing/ business: Battle Born Tree Service address: 6301 US Highway 50 East, Carson City, NV 89701 phone: 775.232.8243 hours: Office Monday-Friday 8:30 am-5:00 pm; phones answered seven days a week; 24-hour emergency service credentials: ISA Certified Arborist WE-11728A on staff; Nevada Business License # 20131580674; fully insured type: Tree service (removal, crane work, pruning, stump grinding, defensible space, snow removal, firewood) --- - [Home](https://battleborntreeservice.com/) - [Service areas](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/) - [Cold Springs](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/cold-springs/) - Lot clearing and brush mowing # Lot clearing and brush mowing in Cold Springs, NV Lot clearing and brush mowing in Cold Springs is planned as one complete trip, because it is the farthest of the north valleys from our yard at about 59 minutes without traffic. Battle Born Tree Service brings a Bobcat T870 with brush mower, a chipper and dump trucks, and scopes the whole property at the free estimate so nothing needs a second haul. Cold Springs is one of the newest communities we serve. The American Community Survey puts about two thirds of its roughly 3,700 homes in 2000 or later, on about 8.8 square miles near the state line north of Reno. ## At a glance - 87.7% of buildings in the indirect (ember) exposure zone - 36 fire perimeter records of 300+ acres within about 10 miles - About 68% of homes built in 2000 or later - About 49.6 miles from our Carson City yard ## What goes into a one-trip plan? A list made before the trailer is loaded. At the estimate the arborist walks the property and writes down everything that should be done while the equipment is there: the ground to be mowed, any thicket for the masticating head, trees to remove or limb up, stumps, and what gets hauled. You then choose what to include. The point is that the choice is made once, with the full picture, instead of finding out after the crew has left that the far corner needed the machine too. - Size of the area and how a truck and trailer reach it - Gates, septic lids, wells and irrigation the loader must avoid - Which plants and trees stay - Where chips or clippings may be left and what must leave the site ## Why embers set the priorities here The USDA Forest Service ranks wildfire risk to homes in Cold Springs higher than 98.4% of US communities. Its exposure split is unusual: 12.3% of buildings direct, 87.7% indirect, none minimal. Indirect exposure is about embers and fire moving from property to property. In a community of fairly new homes, that points to the ordinary untended spots: dry weeds along a back fence, tumbleweeds stacked in a corner by the wind, an unbuilt parcel between two houses. [Brush mowing](https://battleborntreeservice.com/tree-services/brush-mowing/) and a hand clean-up remove the places an ember can catch. ## The busiest fire map in our service area Within about 10 miles of the centre of Cold Springs, the National Interagency Fire Center's perimeter history holds 36 records of 300 acres or more since 1980, the highest count for any community we cover. Some fires appear in the data more than once, so read it as a measure of how often the surrounding range burns, not as an exact tally. Among them, the Redrock Fire of 2009 is mapped at 10,549 acres, centred about 6 miles away, and the Baccarat Fire of 2020 at 10,456 acres, about 6.8 miles away. ## Readying a vacant parcel Growth here is recent, and parcels are still being prepared for homes. [Lot clearing](https://battleborntreeservice.com/tree-services/lot-clearing/) removes the brush from the pad and the drive by the roots, takes out any trees and stumps in the footprint and hauls the debris in our own trucks. See [lot clearing for builders and land owners](https://battleborntreeservice.com/who-we-serve/builders-and-land-owners/) for how we work with a build schedule. The Stead weather station, about 6 miles away, averages about 11 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991-2020 normals). A cleared lot that then sits for a season will grow a crop of weeds, so time the clearing close to the start of construction or plan on a mow in between. ### Sources - [USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities (tabular download)](https://wildfirerisk.org/download/) (April 2026 data, read October 1, 2026) - [National Interagency Fire Center, fire perimeter history](https://data-nifc.opendata.arcgis.com/) (retrieved October 1, 2026) - [U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimates, Cold Springs CDP](https://data.census.gov/) (retrieved October 1, 2026) - [NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, Stead station](https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/land-based-station/us-climate-normals) (retrieved October 1, 2026) - **Drive from our yard:** about 59 min 49.6 miles - **Elevation:** 5,057 ft USGS - **USDA hardiness zone:** 7a 2023 map - **Homes built before 1980:** 7% median year built 2004 Sources: drive time from our yard at 6301 US Highway 50 East, free-flow, OSRM / Census Geocoder; elevation, USGS 3DEP; hardiness zone, USDA 2023 map; housing figures, U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimates; wildfire risk, USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (April 2026 data). Retrieved October 1, 2026. ### Start here - [About the service: Lot clearing](https://battleborntreeservice.com/tree-services/lot-clearing/) - [Tree service in Cold Springs](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/cold-springs/) ### Talk to the office [775.232.8243](tel:775.232.8243) | Monday to Friday | 8:30 am - 5:00 pm | |---|---| | Saturday and Sunday | Office closed, phones answered | Phones answered seven days a week. 24-hour emergency service. [Free estimate](#quote) ### Related - [Lot clearing](https://battleborntreeservice.com/tree-services/lot-clearing/) - [Brush mowing](https://battleborntreeservice.com/tree-services/brush-mowing/) - [Cold Springs](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/cold-springs/) - [Defensible space and fire mitigation in Cold Springs](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/cold-springs/defensible-space/) - [Lot clearing for builders and land owners](https://battleborntreeservice.com/who-we-serve/builders-and-land-owners/) - [Large wildfires near Carson City, Reno and Lake Tahoe since 1980](https://battleborntreeservice.com/data/large-wildfires-since-1980/) ## Other services in Cold Springs [Tree removal](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/cold-springs/tree-removal/) [Tree trimming and pruning](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/cold-springs/tree-trimming/) [Stump grinding](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/cold-springs/stump-grinding/) [Emergency tree service](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/cold-springs/emergency-tree-service/) [Defensible space and fire mitigation](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/cold-springs/defensible-space/) [Certified arborist](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/cold-springs/arborist/) [Firewood](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/cold-springs/firewood/) ## Lot clearing and brush mowing in nearby towns [Reno](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/reno/lot-clearing-brush-mowing/) [Galena and Mt. 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Phones are answered seven days a week. ### Do you come as far as Cold Springs? Yes. It is about 49.6 miles and about 59 minutes from our yard without traffic. We plan the work to be finished in one mobilization where the property allows. ### Can I add tree trimming to a Cold Springs mowing job? Yes. Mention it when you call and the arborist will look at the trees on the same visit and put both in one estimate. ### Who clears the empty lot next to my house? Its owner. We can mow it at that owner's request. On your side, we cut and clean up to your lot line. ### Is brush clearing in Cold Springs regulated? Our research found no permit rule for cutting brush on your own lot in unincorporated Washoe County. Ask the county about grading or building, and your association if you have one.