Why Choose

Specialized Land

Management

Why Choose

Specialized Land

Management

Why Choose Specialized Land Management

Your land is your legacy. Our word is our bond. We partner with you to help ensure that your natural resources thrive now and for generations to come. When we shake hands, it means that we have agreed to do something and that we will do it as promised, when promised. Integrity and quality drive everything we do.

By combining old-world wisdom with cutting edge technology, we provide a comprehensive suite of services and a single point of contact so that you can maximize the use and enjoyment of your property. Our team works as one, leveraging significant experience and expertise in land management and forestry to care for your land as if it were their own.

Your land is your legacy. Our word is our bond. We partner with you to help ensure that your natural resources thrive now and for generations to come. When we shake hands, it means that we have agreed to do something and that we will do it as promised, when promised. Integrity and quality drive everything we do.

By combining old-world wisdom with cutting edge technology, we provide a comprehensive suite of services and a single point of contact so that you can maximize the use and enjoyment of your property. Our team works as one, leveraging significant experience and expertise in land management and forestry to care for your land as if it were their own.

Areas of Service

Specialized Land Management is based in Gypsum, CO and serves all of Colorado and the surrounding states.

Specialized Land Management is based in Gypsum, CO and serves all of Colorado and the surrounding states.

Our Team

Matty Komar

Growing up, Matt often heard from his father and his father’s father, “You have only one reputation—don’t Fu@k it up!” This mantra was the inspiration to build a business driven by core values of integrity, respect, teamwork, knowledge, and quality combined with a laser-like focus on customer service. As co-owner of Specialized Land Management (SLM) and its parent company Old Growth Tree Service, Matt oversees all field operations and business development for SLM. Matt frequently works side by side with the team leveraging his extensive experience in equipment operation and forestry to serve as a mentor and guide professional development.

Trey Milhoan

A 3rd generation Vail, Colorado native, Trey has a diverse background rooted in ranching and resource management. A TCU Ranch Management alumnus, previous manager of several large Colorado cattle ranches, and a licensed ranch consultant. Accompanying his agricultural experience, Trey works in multiple Western states managing wildlife and natural resources on nearly ½ million acres of private sporting ranches. His unique intersection of western aptitude lends clarity to habitat and stewardship projects on Western landscapes, and brings a practical hands on skill set to land management. He understands from experience what it takes to employ conservation-minded management practices, maintain healthy wildlife populations and maintain long-term productive habitats for generations to come.

Throughout his years in Colorado, Trey has witnessed dramatic change and development and recognizes the critical need for land stewardship, conservation, and preservation. Trey is a contributing member of multiple conservation organizations:

  • Eagle Valley Land Trust – Board Member
  • Rocky Mountain Bighorn Society – Life Member
  • Rocky Mountain Goat Alliance – Member
  • Wild Sheep Foundation – Member
  • Vail Bighorn Sheep Initiative – Creator
  • Colorado Bighorn Sheep Access Program – Outfitter/Guide
  • Eagle County Community Wildlife Roundtable – Member
  • Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation – Member
  • HOWL for Wildlife – Initiative colaborator
  • Colorado Parks & Wildlife – Hunter Education Instructor

Equipment & Capabilities

Specialized Land Management is a new division of Old Growth Tree Service, which has been in business since 2016 with roots in arboriculture and land care that go back to the early 2000s. In the years since then, our business has grown exponentially because of our consistent ability to understand the needs of our customers, collaborate with multiple stakeholders, and partner with them to accomplish their goals on time and within the agreed-upon budget. We keep our promises and we pride ourselves on communicating at the highest level so that our customers feel at ease and are confident in their choice of partners.

Our success has translated into significant investments in equipment and personnel. We have a full complement of experienced staff and specialized equipment that allow us to complete fuel reduction and habitat enhancement projects efficiently on any terrain. This includes:

  • Kaiser S8 walking excavator and drum mulching head
  • 2 FAE PT300 masticators
  • 2 Caterpillar 299 skidsteers and FAE drum mulching heads
  • Caterpillar 309 tracked excavator with drum and disc mulching heads
  • Peterbilt 379 Tractor & Deck Over Trailer
  • Caterpillar 517 Track Skidder/Dozer
  • Vermeer TX1400 Track Chipper
  • 4wd pickups, UTVs and ATVs for shuttling into remote areas
  • Capability to field a hand crew of 10+ in areas where machines are unusable
  • Colorado Dept. of Agriculture Licensed Qualified Supervisors for Herbicide Application

In addition, we have the capability and resources to scale quickly based on opportunity and demand. We have well-established relationships with vendors throughout the region to source equipment and subcontract services such as helicopter lifting and transport. We also recruit nationally and work closely with temporary labor services to ensure that we have ample labor staff despite the hiring challenges faced by many companies.

Our field operations team includes certified arborists, experienced wildland firefighters, equipment operators, two full-time mechanics, and a logistics support staff. Our four-person administrative staff coordinates resources, provides prompt and seamless communication, and ensures that we have ample, well-qualified staff available to serve our clients.

Over the past three years, we have completed multiple fuel reduction and habitat enhancement projects totaling more than 4000 acres throughout Colorado. We believe that our track record, as well as the attached references demonstrate a clear ability to complete large-scale projects such as this. We are well-versed in the dynamics of working in partnership with various stakeholders. We have worked with individual homeowners, HOAs, metro districts, municipalities, county governments, and federal agencies, and our work has ranged from residential structure protection, to large-scale helicopter-assisted removals.

Reviews

Matt communicated very well with CSFS foresters as well as with landowners. This project had a variety of timber types and the treatment on all was top notch. I can say without hesitation that the CSFS and landowners are very pleased with the work completed.

J.T. Shaver
Colorado State Forest Service

Old Growth Tree Service completed 2,600 acres of hazardous fuels mitigation projects
throughout Eagle County during 2023. There were a variety of scopes and specifications for the projects across the county, and Specialized Land Management left behind products that Eagle Valley Wildland and homeowners were pleased with. They were a pleasure to work with throughout the process and we look forward to working with them on fuels management projects

Hugh Fairfield-Smith
Eagle Valley Wildland

It is hard to imagine that a better team could have been assembled to tackle and complete this
Project.

John Mosher
Landowner, Gypsum, CO

From first contact through completion of the project, Matt and the SLM team provided the highest levels of quality and service and inspired confidence that they were the right people for the job. They have the knowledge, expertise, and tools to perform this type of work safely and efficiently, and they were very easy to do business with. Our project was completed on time and on budget, and I am extremely pleased with the result. I would happily use Old Growth Tree Service again should the need arise and recommend them without reservation.

Ian Carney
Ranch Development LLC

I have worked with Matt for the past few years with Beetle kill mitigation on our 80 acre property in Eagle, Colorado. Our most recent project involved mitigation of 500 dead and infected trees from a steep hillside. My husband and I could not have been happier with the professionalism that went into this project.

Sue Johanning
Landowner, Eagle, CO