What to Know Before Clearing Land Around Ammon and Idaho Falls
Terrace gravel and lava-plain basalt. Two soils are common here. The
Bannock series lies on the terraces of the upper Snake River Valley, loam over loose gravel and sand
25 to 40 inches down, mostly farmed under irrigation. The Polatis series formed in loess on the lava
plains, with basalt 20 to 40 inches down; its type location is near Moreland. Big sagebrush is the
native cover on both. Mulching at the surface suits either; pulling stumps below grade runs into
gravel or rock, so it is priced in the quote.
Burning depends on where the pile sits. Inside Ammon, branches, yard clippings
and ditch banks can be burned with a Burn Permit from City Hall at 2135 South Ammon Road. In the
unincorporated county, the commissioners' 2026 ban ran from 9 July to 30 September, with no
agricultural burn permits issued during it. State law also requires a permit to burn slash outside
cities from 10 May to 20 October.
Ditch easements and weed duties. Idaho Code 42-1209 bars work that encroaches on an
irrigation ditch, canal or lateral easement, trees and vegetation included, without the irrigation
entity's written permission. Idaho also makes weed control the landowner's duty, and saltcedar is on
the state containment list; Bonneville County Noxious Weeds at 2702 Manwill Road, Idaho Falls,
answers questions. Requirements vary by parcel, scope and jurisdiction, and the governing authority
makes the determination.