20,000+ Hours In-Stream
Multiple operators with over 20,000 hours of in-stream equipment time.
70,000+LF
Stream restoration constructed
70,000+ Feet of Stream Restored. Built to Spec. Since 2004.
Glacier Excavating is a Rosgen-trained stream restoration, bank stabilization, and wetland mitigation contractor based in Eureka, Montana. We work across Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Washington, and Oregon.
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Rosgen-Trained Crew
Operators trained in Wildland Hydrology and Rosgen stream restoration techniques.
$1,000,000 Insured
Fully licensed, bonded, and insured up to $1,000,000.
Specialized Since 2004
Two decades focused on stream and wetland restoration, not general earthwork.
What We Do
Glacier Excavating builds, shapes, and stabilizes rivers and wetlands to engineered specifications. Every project starts with a dewatering plan, a staging area, and the path of least disturbance.
Stream Restoration
Glacier shapes channels and floodplains to engineered design plans, then finishes the work so it holds. Rosgen-trained operators with tens of thousands of hours of in-stream time.
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Bank Stabilization
Over 2,500 bank stabilization and habitat structures built to engineered specs: log vanes, cross vanes, J-hooks, woody debris jams, and boulder grade controls that hold the bank and protect fish.
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Wetland Mitigation
Wetland construction and mitigation earthwork delivered to compliance specifications, with erosion control protecting water quality and habitat throughout the build.
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Placer Mining Reclamation
Since 2016, Glacier has excavated over 100,000 cubic yards each season at former placer mine sites, creating over 100 acres of new floodplain and more than 25,000 feet of new channel.
Learn moreRestoration Work Is Unforgiving. Get It Right the First Time.
A stream project that fails inspection or erodes after the first runoff costs everyone time, money, and permits. Glacier's approach is systematic and conscientious. Each operator has a specialty, the team has worked together for years, and erosion control measures protect water quality and fish habitat throughout the build.
We fulfill contract obligations on schedule and to the contract documents. That is the whole promise, and two decades of projects stand behind it.
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2,500+EA
Bank stabilization and habitat structures
500,000+CY
Material excavated and moved since 2016
2004EST
Specialized in restoration, not general earthwork
Two Decades Restoring the Rivers of the Northern Rockies
Glacier Excavating has specialized in stream and wetland restoration since 2004. Our operators carry tens of thousands of hours of in-stream experience, train in Rosgen techniques, and build to engineered specifications. We protect water quality, aquatic life, and existing vegetation on every job, and we finish on schedule and to the contract documents.
Rosgen-Trained Operators
Our crew trains in Wildland Hydrology and Rosgen stream restoration techniques, so we speak the same language as your design and oversight team.
Deep In-Stream Experience
Multiple operators with over 20,000 hours of in-stream equipment time and years of GPS-guided work.
Built to Spec, On Schedule
We fulfill contract obligations on time and in line with the contract documents, with erosion control measures throughout.
Environmentally Conscientious
We plan equipment paths and dewatering to minimize disturbance and protect water quality, fish habitat, and existing vegetation.
The Crew Behind the Work
About 12 people in a work season, together for years, with specialties that cover every phase from rough shaping to compliance paperwork. Meet the full crew.
- Bob CuffeOwner, Project Manager15,000 in-stream hours
- Blaine HubbardProject Foreman14,000 in-stream hours
- Ed SchmitOperator, Foreman25,000 operator hours
- Trevor SharronExcavator OperatorRosgen Level I
- John GrieveExcavator OperatorGPS-guided construction
- Marriah MillerOffice ManagerSubmittals and compliance
"I am overwhelmed by the work Glacier did for us. I just walked the entire site and the attention to detail is obvious."
Don King · Rock Creek Streambank Project, Clinton, MT
Selected Projects
A sample of completed stream and floodplain restoration work across the Northern Rockies, including Rock Creek, Upper Ninemile Creek, the Tobacco River, and the Upper Blackfoot Mining Complex. Since 2016 alone we have moved over 500,000 cubic yards of material.
Placer Mine Reclamation Sites, Idaho and Montana
Rock Creek Streambank Project
St. Joe River
Tobacco River
Where We Work
Glacier Excavating takes on stream restoration and reclamation projects across Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Washington, and Oregon. We work by region and watershed, not by city.
Questions Project Owners Ask
Does Glacier work outside Montana?
Yes. Glacier Excavating takes on stream restoration and reclamation projects across Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Washington, and Oregon. We work by region and watershed, and we mobilize fully crewed and equipped.
How much material does Glacier move on reclamation projects?
Over 100,000 cubic yards each season since 2016, and more than 500,000 cubic yards in total. That production has created over 100 acres of new floodplain and more than 25,000 lineal feet of new channel at former placer mine sites.
How much stream has Glacier Excavating restored?
More than 70,000 lineal feet of stream restoration constructed since 2004, along with over 2,500 bank stabilization and habitat structures, across Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Washington, and Oregon.
Is Glacier Excavating licensed and insured?
Glacier Excavating, Inc. is fully licensed, bonded, and insured up to $1,000,000. Insurance documents and submittals come from our office promptly, handled by an office manager who has produced compliance paperwork since 2014.
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Send us the scope and we will tell you straight whether Glacier is the right crew for the job. We work across Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Washington, and Oregon.