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Our Work

  • Natural Stone Walls​

  • Site Work Excavation

  • Driveways, Trails, Paths, Private Roads

  • French Drain Solutions, Culverts

  • Property Reclamation, Brush Hogging​

Limestone boulder wall installation at a Vermont home on a hillside

Boulder Walls

  • Distinctive and timeless, with a generational appeal only possible from authentic natural stone

  • Our design seamlessly delineates the landscape, be it blending the driveway border and homesite to showcasing property views

  • Our walls create living spaces for social events, weddings, and terraced gardens, and utility spaces for parking and working​

  • Dry-fitted craftsmanship, each stone weighs 300 to 2500 pounds

  • We use a rugged crushed stone base, geotextile, and drainage

Excavator building stone wall

 Site Work

  • Excavation for buried utilities and footers

  • Light grading to correct drainage problems

  • Brush and stump removal

  • Mini-skid steer service

Excavator and dump truck performing site work to improve drainage

Driveway Service

  • Gravel driveway installations and parking additions

  • Stone delivery, regrading, and yearly maintenance

  • Drainage maintenance and culverts

  • Brushhogging

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We remove ruts and potholes, regrade and restore the crown, prior to adding new stone  

Gravel driveway repair and grading in Castleton Vermont, near Rutland.
Multi-sue mountain bikie and hiking trail in Dorset, Vermont, built by an excavator.

Sustainable Trail Building

  • Aggregate multi-use paths

  • Singletrack mountain bike and hiking trails

  • Private roads

  • Garden paths

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Durability and maintenance inform our design and construction choices. Our clients include private landowners and entities, town and state agencies, nonprofits, and conservation trail groups. Our trails draw from principles set forth by the United States Forest Service, the International Mountain Bike Association, and more

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Banked switchback in a Vermont trail optimized for mountain bikes and trail runners.
French Drain Man style construction using 1.5" clean drain stone and filter fabric

French Drain Solutions

  • We use French Drain Man water management solutions to collect and disperse high-volume subsurface water

  • Highest quality contractor-grade virgin HDPE and geotextile, allows 135g/min/sqft, exiting to a daylight terminus

  • Light grading and excavation to redirect surface runoff for proper drainage away from structures

  • We are well-versed in minimizing the disturbance footprint 

French drain installation prior to stone and pipe

Meet the Owner

ANDREW G. BENTLEY

A client once said we are "...really particular about the work." Be it pleasing trails and smooth driveways or beautifying your property, we care about our relationships with our clients, the planning and installation process, and the results.  

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Favorite Quote

  • "You have to take your fun seriously." 

- Jim LaFortune

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Background​​

  • Equipment experience in mountain environments 

  • Certifications: Game of Logging Chainsaw Levels 1-4, Wilderness First Responder, Swiftwater Rescue Technician, Telemark Ski Instructor, Outdoor Emergency Care

  • Professional experience designing and managing outdoor recreation programs and facilities

  • Guided hundreds of groups in remote settings: up to month-long expedition field trips

  • Keen eye for risk management and problem-solving

 

​Academic Preparation

  • Ph.D. Natural Resources, University of Idaho

  • M.S. Outdoor Recreation, Indiana University 

  • B.A. Geology, State University of New York

Ribbon Trails & Property Owner , Andrew Bentley, standing next to a tractor
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