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Land Clearing • Tree Services • Site Development

Clearing the Way for What’s Next.

Clear Path Ground Works provides professional land clearing, tree services, forestry mulching, residential and commercial demolition, site preparation, grading, and 24-hour emergency storm cleanup throughout Southwest Florida.

Florida Certified General Contractor CGC1541681 • Licensed & Insured USMC Military Combat Veteran-Led Field Operations Free On-Site Estimates

Clearing the way for your next project.

Who We Serve

Built to Work With Every Kind of Property Owner

Clear Path Ground Works proudly serves clients throughout Charlotte, Lee, Collier & Southern Sarasota Counties, including:

  • Homeowners
  • Custom Home Builders
  • General Contractors
  • Developers
  • Commercial Property Owners
  • Property Managers
  • HOAs
  • Municipalities
  • Agricultural Property Owners
  • Real Estate Investors

01 — What We Do

Core Services

One contractor, one point of contact. Most projects combine several of these — we sequence them so the site is only mobilized once.

A tracked excavator with a clearing attachment piling brush and tree limbs at the edge of an open field. 01

Land Clearing

Complete residential, commercial and agricultural land clearing for homesites, acreage, developments, investment properties and construction sites.

  • Lot Clearing & Acreage Clearing
  • Root Raking & Stump Removal
  • Underbrush & Construction-Site Clearing
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Tree Removal & Trimming

Professional tree removal, hazardous-tree removal, storm-damaged trees, selective clearing, canopy reduction and trimming.

  • Tree Removal & Tree Trimming
  • Dead Tree Removal
  • Emergency Tree Removal
A yellow excavator fitted with a mulching head working along a treeline. 03

Forestry Mulching

Efficient vegetation management that clears unwanted growth while returning organic material back to the land.

A yellow excavator taking down a masonry wall on a demolition site. 04

Residential & Commercial Demolition

Structure removal, concrete removal, debris removal and site cleanup for residential and commercial properties.

A bulldozer spreading fill dirt across a cleared building site. 05

Site Preparation & Grading

Building pads, driveways, drainage improvements, rough grading, final grading and construction-site preparation.

A large storm-toppled tree lying uprooted across a residential yard. 06

Storm Cleanup & Emergency Response

24-hour response for fallen trees, storm debris, hazardous trees, emergency access restoration and hurricane cleanup.

02 — Local Knowledge

Built for Southwest Florida

Southwest Florida does not clear like anywhere else. Our team understands local land conditions and vegetation, and we plan every job around them instead of finding out the hard way mid-project.

From palmetto flatwoods to storm-damaged canopy, every property gets assessed on its own terms before the first machine moves.

  • Pine Flatwoods
  • Saw Palmetto
  • Brazilian Pepper
  • Melaleuca
  • Native Brush
  • Sandy Soils
  • Hurricane Damage

More about our approach

A mature live oak draped in Spanish moss at golden hour on a Southwest Florida property.

03 — Why Clear Path

Why Choose Clear Path Ground Works?

We operate our own equipment and manage the work directly, giving our customers better control over scheduling, site coordination, and accountability from the initial walkthrough through final grade.

Florida Certified General Contractor

CGC1541681 | Licensed & Insured

USMC Military Combat Veteran-Led Field Operations

Professional Estimating & Project Management

Residential & Commercial Services

Safe & Organized Job Sites

Detailed Written Proposals

Reliable Scheduling

Clear Communication

Serving Southwest Florida

04 — Recent Ground

Recent Clear Path Projects

A growing portfolio of clearing, tree work and storm cleanup across Southwest Florida — real jobs, real properties.

Real Equipment, Real Jobs

Our Equipment at Work

Real Clear Path equipment operating on actual Southwest Florida jobsites — not stock footage. Owning and operating our equipment helps us maintain control over scheduling, productivity, site coordination, and accountability from the initial walkthrough through final cleanup.

05 — Leadership

Meet the Clear Path Team

Ryan Blankenship

President | Co-Owner | Florida Certified General Contractor

CGC1541681

Estimating • Project Management • Client Relations • Operations

Ryan leads estimating, project management, client relations, scheduling, contracts, and business operations. His focus is organized project delivery, detailed proposals, transparent communication, and a professional customer experience from initial contact through final completion.

William “Jeff” Skeens

Director of Field Operations

USMC Military Combat Veteran

Field Operations • Equipment • Crews • Safety • Production

Jeff leads Clear Path Ground Works’ field operations, including crews, equipment, safety, production, and on-site project execution. His background as a USMC Military Combat Veteran brings discipline, leadership, accountability, and a mission-focused approach to every project.

Robert Warner

Sales & Project Consultant

New Projects • Estimates • Customer Consultations • Project Development

Robert works directly with prospective customers on new projects, estimates, consultations, and project development.

A Clear Path Ground Works JCB Teleskid clearing brush at the edge of a wooded jobsite.

06 — How It Runs

Our Five-Step Process

01

Request Your Free Estimate

Tell us about the property and what you are trying to accomplish — online or by phone.

02

Schedule Your Site Visit

We meet you on site to see the actual vegetation, soil and access, not just an aerial photo.

03

Receive Your Detailed Proposal

A clear, written scope of work and price — what comes out, what stays, and where debris goes.

04

Approve & Schedule Your Project

Once you sign off, we lock in a start date and sequence the work so the site is mobilized once.

05

Professional Completion & Final Cleanup

We walk the finished site with you before demobilizing, so anything that needs correcting is handled on the spot.

Palm fronds bent hard by tropical storm winds against a heavy overcast sky.

Emergency Service

When the Storm Passes, We Are Already Here

Downed trees across the driveway. A pine through the roofline. Access blocked before the adjuster can even get out. Our equipment stays staged in Southwest Florida through hurricane season, so response does not wait on out-of-state crews.

07 — Reviews & Trust

What Clients Are Saying

5.0 10 Google Reviews

“Jeff with Clear Path Ground Works came out and gave me a walk around of what he wanted to do. Having an expert show me what can be instead of me guessing what I want done to my trees and lot was awesome. He made it very easy. Work was done fast and at a great price.”

Mike Simic

Verified Google Review

“I had Jeff and his team come out to remove a tree off my pool after a bad storm. His team came out at 3 in the morning and had everything cleaned up before 2pm. Very professional team through the whole process. Much less expensive that what I was expecting.”

Bryan Jackson

Verified Google Review

“Called after a bad storm and had a fast professional response. Highly recommend Jeff and his crew.”

Richard Hannon

Verified Google Review

08 — Service Areas

Where We Work

Serving Charlotte, Lee, Collier & Southern Sarasota Counties, and the communities throughout Southwest Florida.

  • Charlotte County
  • Lee County
  • Collier County
  • Southern Sarasota County
  • Port Charlotte
  • Punta Gorda
  • North Port
  • Cape Coral
  • Fort Myers
  • North Fort Myers
  • Bonita Springs
  • Estero
  • Naples
  • Surrounding Southwest Florida Communities

09 — Common Questions

Before You Call

It depends far more on what is growing than on the acreage. An acre of light palmetto and scrub is a fraction of the cost of an acre of mature oak and pine with stumps to pull. Access, debris handling and whether you want the material mulched or hauled off move the number too. That is why we quote from an on-site walk rather than a price per acre — and why the estimate is free.

Permit requirements vary by property, municipality, and scope of work. Protected trees, wetlands, environmental restrictions, and local clearing ordinances may apply. During the estimating process, we’ll identify potential permitting concerns and help determine the requirements that should be confirmed before work begins.

Forestry mulching grinds vegetation where it stands and leaves the material on the ground as a mulch layer — fast, low-impact, no haul-off, and good for trails, underbrush and invasive control. Full clearing removes the material entirely, including stumps and root mats, which is what you need before a building pad. Many jobs use both: mulch the perimeter, fully clear the footprint.

As soon as roads are passable and it is safe to run equipment. Because our machines stay in the region rather than being trucked in after the fact, we are typically working while out-of-area crews are still mobilizing. Emergency access clearing is prioritized ahead of full cleanup so you can get in and out of your property first.

Regularly. We handle the clearing, pad, drive and grade so the builder walks onto ground that is ready to stake. Insurance certificates, lien releases and schedule updates go straight to your project manager — we are used to working inside someone else’s construction schedule.

Ready When You Are

Ready to Clear the Way for Your Next Project?

Residential or commercial, a full demolition or a single hazard tree, acreage that needs clearing or a property recovering from a storm — Clear Path Ground Works handles land clearing, tree services, forestry mulching, demolition, site development and 24-hour storm response throughout Southwest Florida.

10 — Get Started

Request Your Free Estimate

Whether you’re planning a custom home, preparing commercial property, removing hazardous trees, demolishing an existing structure, clearing acreage, or recovering after a storm, Clear Path Ground Works is ready to help.

Phone
Mailing Address
1130 Creekside Pkwy Unit 110457
Naples, FL 34108

24-Hour Emergency Storm Response

Storms Don’t Wait — and Neither Do We.

For fallen trees, hazardous trees, storm debris, hurricane cleanup, or emergency property-access restoration:

A parcel ID or nearest cross streets is fine for raw land.
Service Requested
Preferred Contact Method
Property or project photos help us scope the job before we even arrive — optional, but encouraged.

No cost, no obligation. We do not share your information.