Land Clearing Contractors in New Mexico
Find land clearing contractors serving New Mexico properties for brush clearing, lot clearing, tree and stump removal, forestry mulching and full site clearing. We list 5 land clearing contractors across 1 New Mexico metro, each confirmed on the company’s own website (checked October 2026). Choose a city to compare them.
Browse New Mexico Land Clearing Contractors by City
- Albuquerque land clearing contractors: 5 verified
New Mexico Land Clearing Contractors at a Glance
| City | Contractors | Also stump grinding |
|---|---|---|
| Albuquerque | 5 | 2 |
Counts come from the listings on each city page. The Contractors column is the number of land clearing companies listed; each confirms land clearing on its own website. The other columns count companies whose sites also confirm that service, so one company can appear in more than one column.
How Much Do Land Clearing Contractors Charge in New Mexico?
Angi reports an average land clearing project cost of $3,780 in 2026, and HomeGuide estimates $1,200 to $8,000 per acre. These measure different things: one is per project, the other per acre. Stump removal, debris haul-off and grading are often priced separately. No published source gives a reliable New Mexico-specific average, so use these as national planning figures and get local quotes. See land clearing cost per acre for prices by vegetation, lot size and method.
New Mexico Rules That Affect Your Project
| Rule | What it requires | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Call 811 before digging | A minimum of two full working days’ notice is required before excavation. The excavator (anyone digging, from one person with a shovel to heavy equipment) is responsible for calling 811 or using the New Mexico 811 website. | Source |
| Construction stormwater permit | EPA, not the state, issues construction stormwater permits in New Mexico under its Construction General Permit. Coverage (an NOI) is needed for sites disturbing 1 acre or more, or less than 1 acre if part of a common plan of development or sale that will disturb 1 acre or more. | Source |
| Burning cleared brush | 20.2.60 NMAC allows open burning of vegetative material (including trees, brush, stumps and limbs) within daily limits: up to 10 acres of non-piled material or 1,000 cubic feet of pile volume per day. The burner must notify the local fire department or dispatch first, notify all households within a quarter mile for burns over 1 acre or 100 cubic feet per day, keep the fire attended, and burn only in daylight hours. Burning is prohibited in nonattainment areas, and larger burns fall under 20.2.65 NMAC smoke management. | Source |
Local rules vary by city:
- Albuquerque: In Albuquerque, any job that will disturb three-quarters of an acre or more of soil, including clearing and grubbing, needs a Fugitive Dust permit from the City’s Air Quality Program.
How to Choose a Contractor in New Mexico
Walk the property with each bidder or send the same marked site plan. Ask what happens to stumps and roots, whether debris is hauled, burned or mulched, who checks tree, grading and stormwater permits, and what condition the site will be in when the crew leaves. Compare written quotes for the same scope, not headline prices.
For background, read the land clearing guide, land clearing cost per acre and land clearing permits.
Sources
- New Mexico: 811 requirement (no date)
- New Mexico: Construction stormwater permit (Updated September 11, 2020 (archived EPA snapshot))
- New Mexico: Open burning rules (Effective December 31, 2003)
- Angi: How Much Does It Cost to Clear Land? (updated September 28, 2026)
- HomeGuide: How Much Does It Cost to Clear Land? (written November 20, 2025)
Reviewed October 16, 2026. Confirm permit requirements for your parcel with the city or county.