All work necessary to masticate roughly 23 acres of understory at Gardner Farm to a fine mulch to reduce fuel load and ladder fuels, and to set the stage for future thinning of the pitch pine

The Nantucket Islands Land Bank in Massachusetts is seeking a contractor for solicitation GC-212707 to perform understory mastication at Gardner Farm. The project involves processing approximately 23 acres of understory, primarily consisting of dog hair pitch pine and various shrubby species, into a fine mulch. The primary objectives of this work are to reduce fuel loads and ladder fuels to improve fire safety and prepare the area for the future thinning of the pitch pine overstory. This solicitation was posted on August 27, 2025, by the local agency.