Bear Creek runs low and clear through the sand ridges of Cannon Township, and the yards above it thaw early and green up fast. Villarreal Outdoor Services, LLC follows that from the first spring cleanup to the last fall pass — mowing, trimming, edging, and hauling away whatever the season sheds. Then the blades go on and the work turns to plowing driveways and lots, opening walkways, and putting down de-icer at the doors and on the slopes. Grand Rapids is close enough to throw a glow on the clouds at night, but out here the ground is still fields, gravel and oak. Both jobs come down to leaving a place easier to live on than it was that morning.