About Us
How it ALL started...
Big Creek Outdoors was founded in 1998 by Joe Tamburello with a simple goal - provide reliable, high-quality lawn care services to the local community. What started as a small neighborhood operation quickly began to grow. In the early days, Joe was mowing around 20 yards a week using his dads lawn tractor, going door to door throughout the neighborhood to build the business one customer at a time.
A few years later, Joe's brother Matt joined the company, and together they continued to expand the business through hard work, reliability, and strong relationships with their customers. From those humble beginnings, Big Creek Outdoors has grown into a trusted local company that now manages hundreds of acres of grass every week for residential and commercial clients throughout the area.
While we've grown significantly over the years, we still pride ourselves on remaining a locally owned and operated company. We are not a huge corporation and that exactly how we like it. Today our team consists of around 15 dedicated employees who share the same commitment to quality service and attention to detail that the company we built on.
About five years ago, we made the decision to separate our fertilization and weed control services into a dedicated company, allowing us to better specialize in those treatments and provide and even higher level of service. Today we are also the owners of Big Green Turf Management, which handles all fertilization, weed control, insecticide applications as well as any lawn renovation services, like core aeration and seeding for our customers.
Between Big Creek Outdoors and Big Green Turf Management, we offer a full range of services including weekly lawn mowing, fertilization and weed control programs, commercial grounds maintenance, brush hogging, snow removal and large scale property management. Our goal has always been simple - to provide dependable service and take pride in every lawn and property we maintain.
As a local company, we value the relationships we build with our customers and the communities we serve. Some of our clients have been with us from the very beginning, and we're proud to continue growing while staying true to the values that started it all.
The Ones That Started It ALL!
Joe Tamburello
Owner / Office Manager
Joe is one of the owners of Big Creek Outdoors and plays a key role in the day-to-day operations and customer relationships that keep the company running smoothly. Joe was born and raised in Lee's Summit, MO and now resides in Raymore with his wife and their three children, Kailey, Emma and Hayes. At Big Creek Outdoors, Joe focuses on meeting with customers, managing billing and back-office operations, overseeing quality control, and ensuring a high level of customer acquisition and satisfaction. He takes pride in building strong relationships with clients and making sure every property meets the company's standards. Outside of work, Joe enjoys spending time outdoors, traveling, golfing, and making memories with his family.
Matt Tamburello
Owner / Production Manager
Matt is the other owner of Big Creek Outdoors and oversees the production side of the business. his responsibilities include production management, crew supervision, managing shop operations, and maintaining the company's equipment to ensure everything runs smoothly. Matt enjoys being out in the field working alongside the team and takes great pride in helping lead by example. He also plays an important role in quality control, making sure every job meets the high standards Big Creek Outdoors is know for. Matt is married and has three children, Jaidyn, Stella and Brooks. Outside of work, he enjoys fishing, traveling, going on off-roading adventures and spending time with his family.