--- title: Brush Mowing and Lot Clearing, Palomino Valley, NV url: https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/palomino-valley/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/) - [Palomino Valley](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/palomino-valley/) - Lot clearing and brush mowing # Lot clearing and brush mowing in Palomino Valley and along Pyramid Highway (89510) Brush mowing in Palomino Valley means choosing which part of a large parcel to treat, because nobody mows the whole thing: ZIP 89510 spreads about 680 homes over about 597 square miles. Battle Born Tree Service clears the home site, the driveway and a fuel break around the buildings with a Bobcat T870, brush mower and masticating head. This is the most rural ground we serve in Washoe County, about 53.6 miles and about 67 minutes from our Carson City yard without traffic. About 96% of homes are owner-occupied (American Community Survey, ZIP 89510; a small sample, so approximate). ## At a glance - ZIP 89510: about 680 homes on about 597 square miles - About 28% of households heat mainly with wood - Winnemucca Ranch Fire (2017, 4,799 acres) mapped about 2.4 miles away - About 67 minutes from our yard: scoped and done in one trip ## Which part of a big parcel is worth clearing? The part that protects what you have built. On rangeland parcels the brush runs to the horizon, and cutting all of it would be pointless and bad for the land. The University of Nevada, Reno Extension's Living With Fire guide says removing all vegetation is not good for ecosystem health and can lead to more invasive weeds and grasses such as cheatgrass. The work is drawn as a set of shapes around the things that matter. | Area | What we do | |---|---| | Around the house, out to 100 feet | Mow or thin brush into separated clumps; hand work near the walls | | Barns, shops, tanks and corrals | A mowed band around each | | The driveway | A cut strip along both sides | | A new building site | Brush rooted out, any trees and stumps removed, debris hauled | ## Why the driveway gets its own line On a rural parcel the driveway is the way in and the way out. Brush growing tight against it will burn against it. A strip mowed along each side keeps the lane usable, and it doubles as a break that splits the fuel on the property in two. The arborist will suggest a width that suits the brush height and the ground. ## Wood heat and the woodpile About 28% of households in ZIP 89510 heat mainly with wood, the highest share of any place in our service area and far above the roughly 1% for Washoe County as a whole. Stacked firewood is fuel sitting next to the house. The Living With Fire guide lists woodpiles among the things to remove from the first 5 feet around a home. When we lay out a mowed band, the woodpile's spot is part of the conversation: away from the walls, on cleared ground. ## What does the fire record show out here? The National Interagency Fire Center maps the Winnemucca Ranch Fire of 2017 at 4,799 acres, centred about 2.4 miles from our 89510 reference point. The Bedel Flat Fire of 1985 is mapped at 9,501 acres, about 5.7 miles away, and the Perry Fire of 2018 at 51,386 acres, about 8.3 miles away. The ZIP has no Forest Service community rating. For Washoe County, the Forest Service ranks risk to homes higher than 97.2% of US counties. A volunteer-network rain gauge about 3 miles from our reference point (Reno 22.2 NNE) averages about 9 inches of precipitation a year in the NOAA normals. ## Planning a job more than an hour from the yard Distance makes the scope matter. Describe the parcel when you call [775.232.8243](tel:775.232.8243): where the buildings are, how long the driveway is, what the road in is like and whether a truck and trailer can turn around. The arborist visits for a free estimate, and the work is planned so the machine is hauled out once and the job is finished before it is hauled home. Messages left with the office are returned within 8 hours. ### Sources - [U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimates, ZIP Code Tabulation Area 89510](https://data.census.gov/) (retrieved October 1, 2026) - [University of Nevada, Reno Extension: Living With Fire, Nevada Defensible Space Guide (SP-23-07)](https://extension.unr.edu/publication.aspx?PubID=5522) (read October 1, 2026) - [National Interagency Fire Center, fire perimeter history](https://data-nifc.opendata.arcgis.com/) (retrieved October 1, 2026) - [USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities (tabular download), Washoe County](https://wildfirerisk.org/download/) (April 2026 data, read October 1, 2026) - [NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, Reno 22.2 NNE gauge](https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/land-based-station/us-climate-normals) (retrieved October 1, 2026) - **Drive from our yard:** about 67 min 53.6 miles - **Elevation:** 4,433 ft USGS - **USDA hardiness zone:** 7a 2023 map - **Homes built before 1980:** 30% median year built 1990 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 Palomino Valley](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/palomino-valley/) ### 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. 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Phones are answered seven days a week. ### Do you mow whole parcels in Palomino Valley? We can mow whatever area you want, but most owners choose the home site, the outbuildings and the driveway. The arborist will help you draw the area that does the most good. ### Can a truck and trailer get down my road? That is one of the first things we check. Tell the office about the road surface, gates and turnaround space when you call. ### Can you clear a site for a new home or shop on my 89510 land? Yes. Brush is rooted out of the footprint, trees and stumps are removed and the debris is hauled. Ask Washoe County what your project needs before work begins. ### How far is Palomino Valley from Carson City? About 53.6 miles, or about 67 minutes without traffic, to our reference point on Pyramid Highway.