Land Clearing & Reclamation
Brush, trees, and years of overgrowth cleared and reclaimed — turning unusable acreage back into open, accessible ground that is worth more.
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Lake Providence is the seat of East Carroll Parish, built along a six mile oxbow the Mississippi River left behind. Cypress lines the old channel, bass and crappie hold in it, and past the lake the parish runs flat in every direction. Around three quarters of East Carroll is farmland, cotton and corn and soybeans clear to the levee, so most land work around Lake Providence is farm work: fence rows gone to trees, ditch banks choked with willow and briar, good dirt tied up under brush that got ahead of somebody.
Big Cypress Land and Game covers this corner of the Delta from Rayville, about fifty five miles southwest of town and about an hour on the road. Owner Mike Martien is a nationally recognized land specialist and an FAA Part 107 drone pilot, and that changes how a job starts: he can fly your tract, map it, and lay the work out against the real shape of the ground before a machine ever unloads. We clear land, mulch brush and small timber, cut and grade dirt, build gravel drives, grind stumps, bush hog, dig ponds, and set up hunting properties across East Carroll Parish, everywhere from lots on the lake to row crop ground out toward Bayou Macon. Call (318) 235-7597.
Roughly three quarters of East Carroll Parish is in production, and the ground that is not tends to be the ground nobody could get to. Fence rows grow into tree lines thirty feet wide. Ditch banks load up with willow, ash, and briar until the water quits moving. Old house sites and field corners go back to bottomland scrub faster than owners expect, because this dirt grows brush with the same energy it grows cotton.
Forestry mulching is the right tool for most of it. The machine grinds brush and small timber where it stands and leaves a layer of mulch behind, so there are no burn piles, no haul off, and no bare dirt washing into the ditch with the first big rain. Fence rows and ditch banks come back clean without the bank getting torn out. When a field is going back into production or a site needs to be truly clear, we follow the mulcher with dirt work and finish the ground to grade.
Water is the whole story on ground this flat. It always has been here. In 1863 Grant's men cut the levee at Lake Providence to float boats from the Mississippi into the lake and down the bayous, part of the plan to slip around Vicksburg, and farmers in this parish have managed water on purpose ever since. There is almost no natural fall, so a pad, a drive, or a field edge either moves rain by design or holds it by accident. We cut and shape dirt with that in mind, from crowned pads that shed water to ditches with enough grade to actually pull it.
Most gravel drives in the Delta fail underneath, where wet clay pumps up into the rock. We build drives and field access roads with real base and real crown so water leaves the surface, and they hold up under trucks, trailers, and grain carts. The same tight clay is a gift when you want a pond. We dig and shape ponds that hold water year round, and along the lake we handle camp and home lots too: clearing, grading, pads, and a clean gravel approach off the parish road.
East Carroll Parish sits square in the Mississippi Flyway, the corridor that carries roughly forty percent of North America's ducks and geese south each fall, and the flooded fields, sloughs, and brakes on this end of the Delta catch their share of them. The deer hunting holds its own too. Batture ground between the mainline levee and the river grows thick cover and heavy deer, and the bottomland hardwood along Bayou Macon does the same on the west side of the parish, where the 6,919 acre Bayou Macon WMA sits northwest of town. The wild parts of this parish are still wild.
We do the work that turns rough acreage into a place that hunts. Food plots cut and disked into the timber, shooting lanes opened to real distances, access roads that get you in dry and quiet, and duck holes shaped in the low spots that already hold winter water. Mike flies every tract first. As an FAA Part 107 drone pilot he maps the property from the air, so plots, lanes, stands, and access get planned against the actual lay of the land instead of a guess from the tailgate.
Communities & areas we serve around Lake Providence: Transylvania, Sondheimer, Alsatia, Atherton, Monticello, Panola, Pilcher Point, Gassoway.
Lake Providence ZIP codes served: 71254, 71286, 71276.
Free, no-obligation estimates throughout East Carroll Parish and across Northeast Louisiana.
(318) 235-7597 Brush, trees, and years of overgrowth cleared and reclaimed — turning unusable acreage back into open, accessible ground that is worth more.
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Building pads, grading, leveling, and drainage shaping — stable, well-drained ground ready for construction, agriculture, or recreation.
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Access roads, gravel driveways, interior trails, and culvert crossings — all-weather access that makes your land usable and more valuable.
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Food plots, shooting lanes, trail systems, and habitat improvements designed to hold deer and grow healthier game — by a landowner who hunts his own work.
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FAA-certified aerial imagery, property mapping, and drone-based deer herd assessments — a clearer view of your land for planning, marketing, and management.
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What makes Big Cypress different: every project is guided by a nationally recognized land specialist with America’s Land Partners — so your improvements are planned around usability, enjoyment, and long-term value.
Meet MikeReal words from clients who’ve trusted Mike with their land as a land specialist with America’s Land Partners — the same care and work ethic he brings to every Big Cypress project.
“Mike Martien secured my real estate sale through very difficult circumstances. He went above and beyond what would be expected of any agent. Anyone would be in the best of hands letting Mike work for you and with you.”
“We’ve known Mike for over 30 years. His work ethic and knowledge are exceptional. He’s passionate about helping others, trustworthy, and puts his client’s needs first. We highly recommend him to anyone working with land.”
“Mike has lifelong experience dealing with land management and development. His experience shows in researching current trends and values. For the most appropriate valuations and ease of sales, he can’t be beat.”
“With an excessive amount of hurdles and more problems than anyone could imagine, he never slowed down or got discouraged. If anyone needs someone that is all about your best interest, this is the one to call.”
“He’s beyond knowledgeable about whatever it takes to get a land deal worked out — even the tax side. He did a whole lot of legwork to get it done. Thanks again Mike, appreciate it more than you know.”
“His commitment to his customer and to the detail of the task at hand is unrivalled. I suggest for anyone selling or buying any land to use him. You won’t be disappointed.”
A few of the questions we hear most around Lake Providence. Don’t see yours? Call us — we’re happy to help.
Ready to improve, enjoy, or get more value out of your land in Northeast Louisiana? Reach out for a free, no-obligation consultation — and put a fellow landowner’s experience to work on your property. Buying or selling? Mike wears that hat too, as a land specialist with America’s Land Partners.