If you need yard cleanup in Longview, WA, the tree canopy sets the schedule. The older neighborhoods are lined with street trees that have had decades to grow, and each fall they drop a season of leaves on lawns, driveways and the curb.
Our trailer rides up I-5 from our Woodland base, roughly 25 minutes, so the debris leaves with us instead of piling up along your fence.
Leaf Removal and Yard Cleanup in Longview, WA: Canopy, Pumps and Slopes
NOAA's normals give Longview 4.38 inches of rain in October and 7.24 in November, so leaves come down just as the ground goes from damp to saturated. On the flat, diked lowland, wet leaves mat on clay lawns that are already soft, and heavy equipment leaves ruts. We work there with blowers, tarps and hand rakes and keep machines on the drive.
Leaves also have somewhere worse to go. Consolidated Diking Improvement District No. 1 moves winter rain out of the city through 7 pump stations and 35 miles of ditches, and its FAQ says grass clippings and yard debris should not go into those ditches. So we haul leaves off instead of blowing them to a curb or ditch bank, and we clear the ones sitting on drains and inlets within your property. Report a plugged street drain to the City of Longview.
In Columbia Heights the work changes shape. Leaves and fir needles collect on steep banks, and carrying debris up a sloped drive to the trailer is most of the labor. We rake with the grade, cut a bank into sections and use tarps where loose piles would slide.
What Yard Cleanup in Longview, WA Includes
Visits follow the structure on our yard cleanup and leaf removal page: leaves and needles off lawn, beds and hard surfaces, cutback, hand weeding, edging and haul-off. Many yards pair a fall pass with lawn care, so the last mow lands on a clean lawn, and if leaf-matted turf has died, new sod follows in spring.
Storm Debris Cleanup After Ice, Wind and Flood in Longview
The January 2024 ice storm fell inside a federal disaster declaration for severe winter storms, straight-line winds and flooding that includes Cowlitz County, and the December 2025 storms received another. With this much canopy, a storm sends limbs onto lawns and fences. We cut and haul limbs and small trees that are down in the yard. Anything near a power line, on the house or hung up in other trees goes to the utility or an arborist first.
Cost Factors for Longview Cleanups
The number of trailer loads drives the price most. Distance to carry debris on a sloped lot, bed area needing hand work and any limb cutting follow. We quote after seeing the yard.
