Testimonials

This image depicts a forest that has recently been treated with a masticator. Thick understory and ladders fuels have been removed. What is left are a mosaic of trees in a parklike setting with more room to grow comfortably.
 
The owners of YFR have always been prompt in responding to my inquiries and helpful in determining what needed to be done (for fuel reduction, tree removal, for landscaping pruning and for maintaining tree health). When I called for help in preserving my fire insurance, they were able to make time for the work despite having a full calendar. Kudos, too, to their crew, who are professional, considerate and careful.
— Alison S, Nevada City, CA
Matt & the YFR crew responded quickly when called to remove an 80ft Cypress tree from our roof last year, which fell during an exceptional snow storm. Despite the bad conditions they came out and did some emergency branch clearing around our chimney so we could have a fire during the power outage. As soon as the weather cleared enough they were back with the crew and a crane to get the tree off the roof. They did an amazing job, while being very professional, efficient, safety conscious and friendly! Highly recommend this awesome team!
— Hattie G, Grass Valley, CA
Matt and his crew did a great job taking down two large pines close to our house. It was a somewhat tricky job and they were meticulous, careful, and efficient. They also helped to cut a few large logs on our property into smaller rounds, and worked carefully with us to maneuver some of the remaining sections for future landscaping and habitat use. Matt went above and beyond in his professionalism and service, and we’d highly recommend him to others looking for high quality work at a reasonable price!
— Cynthia K, Nevada County, CA
Matt and his crew were amazing!!! They showed up early every day and worked all day. They were so kind and professional. It was obvious that every guy on the crew was experienced, and they demonstrated safe practices. Our kids loved watching them; it’s amazing what they can do so many feet up in a tree. I appreciated how flexible Matt was as I made new requests as the job progressed and he was so helpful in sharing his experience about what work was immediately necessary and what things could wait. They also masticated our property. I just truly can’t believe how different our property looks. I can see the sky and that has made me so happy 😀

Our neighbors saw the work they were doing and many of them are already on Matt’s schedule. I think that speaks volumes for itself. Thanks Matt and crew!! You’ve changed our home!
— Patricia M, Grass Valley, CA
Simple words cannot express how impressed and pleased I am with the excellent work Matt and his team has provided us on multiple occasions. I have worked with several tree and land clearing contractors in our area and in many important ways YFR is above and beyond their counterparts. Matt is extremely knowledgeable and patiently addressed my many questions and concerns via calls, texts, emails and personal visits to my property. They flawlessly removed a very large 4 ft diameter Black Oak Limb that was dangerously towering over our deck and home. This oak is the primary focus of our views from our home and sadly has extensive dry rot at it’s base. While several contractors advised me to take the entire tree down a couple (including Matt) also believed it would be safe to just remove the large limb that heavily weighted over our home. It was a highly technical job with several pulleys and his crew climbing over 150 ft high. They also removed a huge cedar that was over 250 ft high and was dangerously leaning over our garage. As for there expertise in land clearing, our 1 acre on deer creek is like natural park that we can now access and use areas we never could in the past. We finally have the confidence that we’ve done our best for fire protection as well. Matt’s prices were comparable to my 3 other bids and even at times lower than the others.
— Mark K, Nevada City, CA
Yuba Forest Restoration was incredibly professional, prompt, and reliable. In a time when tree service seems to only cost more and more, YFR was very reasonably priced.

They gave us a fast quote and provided quick and easy contracting. We had them complete mastication work on our property- we’re very happy with the final product. Can’t wait to have them back again soon.
— Matt F, Nevada City, CA