Best Bartons Breakdown Podcasts (2024)

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How Remote Sensing is Redefining Veg Management w/ Brett Kasten 11:21

8h ago11:21

11:21

Welcome back to another episode of the Trees & Lines podcast. Brett Kasten, President and CEO of GeoDigital, joins us to talk about how remote sensing is playing a major role in veg management. We also discuss how remote sensing has evolved over the past 15 years, how technology considerations differ based on the location of the utility, and how Ge…

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Listening, Learning & the UAA's Impact on the Veg Management Industry w/ Matt Goff 11:37

7d ago11:37

11:37

Welcome back to another episode of the Trees & Lines podcast. Matt Goff, newly appointed Utility Arborist Association President, joins us to talk about his passion for the veg management industry, how he plans on impacting the UVM space by listening to the members of the UAA, and what he hopes to accomplish in the next year. Have a listen, hope you…

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A Breakdown of the Utility Insurance Tower: Part 2 w/ Anna Marie Will & Eric Brown 34:08

14d ago34:08

34:08

Welcome back to the Trees and Lines podcast. In this part two of our two-part discussion with Anna Marie Will and Eric Brown from SMUD, we continue our conversation around insurance and the vegetation management industry. Have a listen, hope you enjoy. #insurance #trees #utility #vegetationmanagement #vegmanagement #forester #arborist #insurancespe…

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Understanding Insurance in Veg Management: Part 1 w/ Anna Marie Will & Eric Brown 27:23

20d ago27:23

27:23

On this podcast episode of Trees & Lines, we talk with Anna Marie Will, Insurance Program Manager, and Eric Brown, T&D System Manager, from Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD). Join us as we dive into the insurance side of the vegetation management industry. We talk about how natural disasters determine insurance rates, how smaller co-ops …

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Innovating Veg Management with Herbicide and Drone Programs w/ Jason Grossman 13:55

28d ago13:55

13:55

Welcome back to another episode of the Trees & Lines Podcast. On this episode, Jason Grossman, Manager of Vegetation Management at Liberty Utilities, joins us again, this time in Texas at the 2024 Trees & Utilities Conference. Jason talks with us about how his team is using herbicides as part of their unique vegetation management program, how he is…

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Water & Forest Restoration Efforts in Veg Management w/ Elvy Barton 31:50

1M ago31:50

31:50

Welcome to another episode of the Trees and Lines podcast. On this episode, we talk with Elvy Barton, Water and Forest Sustainability Senior Manager at Salt River Project. We talk with Elvy about the challenges she faces with her water and forest restoration efforts, how she collaborates with the Forest Service, various states, and other stakeholde…

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Saluting Branches: Arborists Honoring Veterans w/ Renee Bissett & Brian Bruce 29:45

2M ago29:45

29:45

Welcome back to another episode of the Trees & Lines podcast. On this episode, we talk with current President of Saluting Branches, Renee Bissett, and former President, Brian Bruce. We discuss how Saluting Branches is giving back to the families of those who have fought for our country, how they have grown to become an internationally recognized no…

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Tree Caused Outage Study & Talking to Future Utility Arborists w/ Greg Dahle 32:36

2M ago32:36

32:36

Welcome to another episode of the Trees & Lines podcast. Today we talk with Doctor Greg Dahle, Professor of Arboriculture and Urban Forestry at West Virginia University. We talked with Greg about how he is informing students about the industry, the progress he's making on data collection for his tree caused outage study, and how we can better marke…

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The Impacts of Environmental Policy Decisions on Veg Management w/ Katie Fernholz 39:20

3M ago39:20

39:20

Welcome to another episode of the Trees and Lines podcast. On this episode, we talk with Katie Fernholz, president and CEO of Dovetail Partners, Inc. Katie talks with us about better integration and land management across the industry, her work in wildfire risk mitigation, and with renewable energy. Have a listen, hope you enjoy. #forester #forestr…

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Collaborating for the Future of Veg Management w/ Cindy Musick 41:14

3M ago41:14

41:14

Welcome back to another episode of the Trees and Lines podcast. Cindy Musick, Senior Director of Vegetation Management Services at Rappahannock Electric Cooperative, joins us again. This time, we talk about an update on her PhD progress, tree canopy cover, and tree caused outages. Have a listen. Hope you enjoy. #cooperative #UAA #forester #podcast …

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Veg Management around Solar Utility Sites w/ Amy Newkirk 40:46

4M ago40:46

40:46

Welcome to another episode of the Trees & Lines podcast. Today we talk with Amy Newkirk, Vegetation Manger for Solar Generation at Invenergy. We discussed the value of people and people skills, the regulatory environment they operate under, and Amy's unique opportunity to look at new approaches in Veg Management. Have a listen, hope you enjoy! #arb…

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Alternatives to Removing Trees and Preserving Old Trees w/ Vikki Bengtsson 34:28

5M ago34:28

34:28

Vikki Bengston, Senior Ecologist for Pro Natura, joins us on this podcast episode of Trees & Lines to discuss opportunities to preserve old trees instead of removing them, how her path in vegtation management is the opposite of a forester, and the values of the natural processes of the tree? Have a listen, hope you enjoy! #vegetationmanagement #vet…

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Solving for Year Round Veg Management in Tropical Climates w/ Kevin Eckert 31:24

6M ago31:24

31:24

Welcome back to another episode of the Trees & Lines podcast. Kevin Eckert, President of Smart Trees Pacific, joins us to discuss his passion for arboritory, his international work consulting in vegmanagement for other countries, and his work with the ISA. Have a listen, hope you enjoy! #vegmanagement #utility #vegetationmanagement #arborist #fores…

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Election Impact on Veg Management Infrastucture w/ Leslie Kass 34:15

7M ago34:15

34:15

Welcome to another episode of the Trees & Lines podcast! Leslie Kass, CEO of Lewis Services, joins us today to talk about a wide range of topics inluding how Lewis Serrvices is growing their business, insights on attracting new workers to the industry, and Leslie's unique journey to her role as CEO. Have a listen, hope you enjoy! #vegetationmanagem…

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The Evolution of Veg Management and Industry Standards w/ Dennis Holewinski 46:36

7M ago46:36

46:36

We are excited to welcome legendary veg management industry leader, Dennis Holewinski, on the podcast today. Dennis talks about how he got his start in the industry, challenges and solutions with liability and insurance, and how he has helped hundreds of utilities get started as well as much more! Have a listen, hope you enjoy! #vegetationmanagemen…

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Understanding Veg Management Practices in the Land Down Under w/ Stephen Martin 30:32

7M ago30:32

30:32

Welcome to another podcast episode of Trees & Lines. Today, we talk with Stephen Martin, Senior Strategist - Land, Research, and Development at Powerlink Queensland. Steve talks with us about vegetation management practices in Australia, land asset strategies, and bushfire mitigation. Have a listen, hope you enjoy! #australia #vegetationmanagement …

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Challenges, Solutions, and Customer Interactions of Co-ops w/ George Leader and Penny Whisenant 18:45

7M ago18:45

18:45

On this podcast episode of Trees & Lines, we talk with talk with George Leader, Vegetation Maintenance Manager, and Penny Whisenant, Vegetation Maintenance Supervisor, of Pedernales Electric Cooperative. George & Penny discuss the unique challenges and solutions of the Texas-based Cooperative, their environmental initiatives, and their career paths…

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Storms: Preparation and Response in Veg Management w/ Drew Seidel 38:51

8M ago38:51

38:51

Welcome to another podcast episode of Trees & Lines. Drew Sedel, Vice President of Southwestern Electric Power Company, joins us to talk about how his experience with storms has helped the company evolve, different types of technologies he is using for better response, and his experience in leading a team of over 600. Have a listen, hope you enjoy.…

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How Veg Management Can Reduce Risk and Increase Reliability w/ Kamran Rasheed 23:19

8M ago23:19

23:19

On this podcast episode of Trees & Lines, we talk with Kamran Rasheed, Director of Vegetation Strategy at Pacific Gas and Electric Company. Kamran talks about the importance of having a business case, how it will reduce risk and also, increase reliability. Have a listen, hope you enjoy. #vegetationmanagement #utility #podcast #arborist #forestry #f…

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The Relationship between Cycle and Reliability in Utility Veg Management w/ Sig Guggenmoos 46:25

8M ago46:25

46:25

Welcome to another #podcast #episode of Trees & Lines. On this episode, Sig Guggenmoos, #President at Ecological Solutions Inc. in #Alberta #Canada joins us to discuss his clear width #calculator, his time in #consulting, and how he #leverages #data in his #work. Have a listen, hope you enjoy. #vegetationmanagement #utility #arborist #forester #for…

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Understanding Biodiversity in Right-of-Way Corridors w/ Matt Goff 26:54

8M ago26:54

26:54

Welcome back to another podcast episode of Trees & Lines. On this episode, Matt Goff, Transmission Vegetation Manager at Georgia Power Company, joins us to discuss how Georgia Power is using biological barriers to control non desirables on their Right-of-Way corridors, his journey through into the industry, and what he wants to see from the industr…

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Building the Case for Habitat Conservation in Utility Veg Management w/ Caroline Hernandez 30:48

9M ago30:48

30:48

Caroline Hernandez, Assistant Program Director of Sustainability Landscapes at the University of Illinois, joins us to discuss how she is helping develop #pollinator #habitats around #utilityvegetationmanagement, her goals for the Rights-of-Way Habitat Working Groups, and how she is supporting the conservation on Rights-of-Way. Have a listen hope y…

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How Tech is Changing Vegetation Management w/ Jason Grossman 18:38

9M ago18:38

18:38

Jason Grossman, Manager of Vegetation Management at Liberty Utilities, joins us to talk about how technology is playing a part in #vegetationmanagement and how he is using #dataanalytics to get a better understanding of his territory. Have a listen hope you enjoy. #arborist #forest #forester #forestry Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more…

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Advancing Safety in Vegetation Management w/ James Beery 17:46

9M ago17:46

17:46

James Beery, Senior Safety Lead for Wright Tree Services, joins us on this #podcast #episode of Trees & Lines to talk about how safety has #evolved in the #vegetationmanagement #industry and how a different mindset of learning instead of #discpline when mistakes are made, are helping gain more visibility into #safety issues within daily work. Have …

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Leveraging LIDAR and New Technology in Vegetation Management w/ Jennifer Whitacre 20:05

9M ago20:05

20:05

Welcome to another #podcast #episode of Trees & Lines. On this episode, Jennifer Whitacre, Senior #Director of #Strategic #Accounts at NV5 Geospatial, joins us to talk about how she is using new #technologies in the #vegetationmanagement #industry to make it easier for #utilities to #migate #tree caused #outages. Have a listen hope you enjoy. #arbo…

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Creating a Pathway for Students in Vegetation Management w/ Robert Vanderhoof 15:13

10M ago15:13

15:13

Welcome back to another #podcast #episode of Trees & Lines. On this episode, we talk with Robert Vanderhoof of Tall Tree Learning. We talk with Robert about how he is creating material for students to help pass exams in #VegetationManagement and his goal for the future of #education in the #industry to fill more #job roles. Have a listen, hope you …

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How Utility Arborists are Engaging their Local Communities w/ Bob Allen 39:39

10M ago39:39

39:39

Welcome back to another #episode of the Trees & Lines #podcast. On this episode, we welcome back Bob Allen, #Manager of #VegetationManagement for Eversource New Hampshire, to talk about his work helping create and manage #Utility #Arboretums and how #arborist are honoring and remembering our #veterans. Have a listen, hope you enjoy. #arboretum #arb…

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Core Challenges in the Understanding and Executing of Safety Strategies w/ David McPeak 13:54

10M ago13:54

13:54

Welcome back to another #podcast #episode of Trees & Lines! On this episode, we are at the #Trees & #Utilities #2023 Conference and David McPeak, #Director of #Education at Utility Business Media, UBM, joins us to talk about Personal Protective Equipment, safety education in the #vegetationmanagement #industry, and what #goals he has for #2024. Hav…

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Research and Development inside Vegetation Management w/ Dr. Gregory Dahle 18:04

10M ago18:04

18:04

Welcome back to another #podcast #episode of Trees & Lines! On this episode, Professor of Arboriculture & Urban Forestry, Dr. Gregory Dahle, joins us to discuss how he is using #machinelearning #databases to bring more insight to the #vegetationmanagement #industry, the #graduate and #undergraduate courses he is teaching at West Virginia University…

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How the Utility Arborist Association is Advancing the Veg Management Industry w/ Brandon Hughson 16:04

11M ago16:04

16:04

Welcome to another podcast episode of Trees and Lines. On this episode, we talk with the Utility Arborist Associations' President, Brandon Hughson. Brandon talks about how the #UAA is bringing #utilities together to help with natural disaster cleanup, how they are supporting #veterans, and his journey to where he is today. Have a listen, hope you e…

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Solving for Urban Roadside Forest Decline w/ Bob Allen 42:23

11M ago42:23

42:23

Welcome to another #podcast #episode of Trees & Lines! In this episode, we talk with Bob Allen, #Manager of #VegetationManagement for Eversource New Hampshire, about how he keeps #regulators informed and works with them to request the proper #funding for their needs, new #insect #species that are affecting the #trees and causing issues for #utiliti…

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A Look at Manufacturing in Vegetation Management w/ Hal Acree 19:44

11M ago19:44

19:44

Welcome back to another #episode of the Trees & Lines #podcast. On this episode, we look at a different part of the #vegetationmanagement #industry as we talk with Hal Acree, #National #Sales #Manager at Progress Rail. Hal brings insight into the making of the trucks we use in #vegmanagement, #supplychain #challenges and #solutions, and the #equipm…

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Climate Resilient Programs and Biomechanics in Veg Management: Part 2 w/ Dr. Anand Persad 30:27

11M ago30:27

30:27

Welcome back to the second part of our interview with #Doctor Anand Persad, as we continue our discussion in the #vegetationmanagemnet #industry. This time, we discuss the effects of #climatechange and how we are working with it, #international efforts in relating certain parts of the #world to others, and creating a #complimentary #greenspace arou…

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The Evolution of Safety in the Vegetation Management Industry: Part 1 w/ Dr. Anand Persad 26:54

12M ago26:54

26:54

Welcome to another episode of the Trees & lines #podcast. In this #episode, #Doctor Anand Persad, Chair of UAA Research Committee, Director of Research at ACRT, Affiliated Professor at the University of Florida at Gainesville, joins us on to talk about how #diversity in teams can make for a more #safe #work #environment, why perspectives from diffe…

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AI Solutions for Climate Change Challenges in Veg Management w/ Jordan Ambrogi 18:54

12M ago18:54

18:54

Welcome back to another podcast episode of Trees & Lines. In this episode, we talked with Jordan Ambrogi, Wildfire Mitigation Program Manager at CORE Electric Cooperative, at the Trees and Utilities 2023 Conference. We discussed with Jordan why we are seeing a large amount of wildfires occurring all over the world, their plans to better pinpoint wi…

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Passion for Pollinators and Technology Approaches in State Utilities w/ Katie Manende 20:34

12M ago20:34

20:34

Welcome back to another insightful episode of the Trees & Lines podcast. On this episode, we are back at the Trees & Utilities 2023 Conference where we talked with Katie Manende, Manager of Vegetation Management at Central Maine Power, discussing her thoughts around how the industry can grow as a whole, what they are doing to protect their pollinat…

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Herbicide First Approach and Advancing the Next Generation in Vegetation Management w/ Shawn Huff 35:36

1y ago35:36

35:36

Shawn Huff, #Supervisor at #Oklahoma #Gas and #Electric #Energy #Corporation, joins us on this latest #podcast #episode of #Trees & #Lines to talk about how they take a unique approach to #vegetationmanagement. We also discuss Shawn's commitment to developing the next generation in the industry, how #OGE is #capitalizing much of their #work, and ho…

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The Impact of the Arbor Day Foundation w/ Dan Lambe 15:51

1y ago15:51

15:51

Dan Lambe joins us for the first episode of the Trees & Lines at #Trees&Utilities #Conference #podcast series. In this series, we set up a podcast booth in the Trees & Utilities Conference in #Pittsburgh, #Pennsylvania to talk with all the major players in the #VegetationManagement #industry. In this episode, we talk with Dan about how the #ArborDa…

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IVM Audits and the Transmission Side of the Industry w/ Thomas Sullivan 35:36

1y ago35:36

35:36

On this episode of the Trees & Lines #Podcast, we talked with another leading #professional in the #vegetationmanagement industry, Thomas Sullivan. Thomas take us into the #transmission side of the #industry as well as the use of #technology, #AI in the field, and the right-of-way stewardship accreditation program. Have a listen, hope you enjoy! #f…

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The Professional Practice of Arboriculture w/ Caitlyn Pollihan 32:44

1y ago32:44

32:44

On this #podcast episode of Trees & Lines, Caitlyn Pollihan, CEO and Executive Director of the International Society of Arboriculture, #ISA, joins us to talk about their #initiatives in the industry around #safety, best #management practices, and what #success means to Caitlyn in her position. Join us as we continue our journey exploring the ins an…

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SMUD's New Approach to Risk in Vegetation Management (Part 2) w/ Niel Fischer and Eric Brown 27:19

1y ago27:19

27:19

In part 2 of our 2 part episode, Niel and Eric dive into how the industry can move toward lessening the risk of utility fires as well as the triangle of fire physics. #Vegetationmanagement #utility #SMUD #industry #fire #prevention #standards #forester #arborist #environmental #environmentalists Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor…

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Mitigating Fire: Prevention and Standards (Part 1) w/ Niel Fischer and Eric Brown 28:59

1y ago28:59

28:59

Welcome back to another episode of the Trees & Lines podcast! On this episode, we speak with Niel Fischer, Forester and Attorney, and Eric Brown, Manager of the Transmission and Distribution Vegetation Management Program at SMUD, about how who the current authorities of standards for utilities is, how we are actively trying to mitigate fire prevent…

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The Inner Workings of a Cooperative and Their Challenges w/ Cindy Musick 28:12

1+ y ago28:12

28:12

How are cooperatives leveraging new technology in their industry? What does an outage look like? What is the most important part in the operations of a cooperative? Cindy Musick, Director of Vegetation Management Services at Rappahannock Electric Cooperative, joins us to answer these questions, to talk to us about their helicopter trimming initiati…

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Storm Response and Preparedness w/ Chris Paglia & Beth Lay 35:44

1+ y ago35:44

35:44

On this latest podcast episode of Trees & Lines we are joined again by our friend Beth Lay of Lewis Trees, and also, Chris Paglia, Vice President of Safety, Health, and Assurance at a very large electric utility in the northeast. We dive in with Chris and Beth, on the storms they have had to the topic of resilience engineering and how it played a p…

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The Inner Workings of an Electric Co-op w/ Amanda Opp 29:14

1+ y ago29:14

29:14

Continuing our journey in the vegetation management industry, Amanda Opp, Certified Utility Vegetation Management Professional at Flathead Electric Cooperative, joins us to talk about what it's like working for an electric co-op, building wildfire mitigation plans, and what it was like being one of the first graduates of the Vegetation Management P…

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The Evolution of the Utility Arborist Association w/ Dennis Fallon 32:32

1+ y ago32:32

32:32

We take a look behind the curtain of the Utility Arborist Association on this latest podcast episode of Trees & Lines. Dennis Fallon, Executive Director of the Utility Arborist Association, joins us to discuss how the UAA is reaching the international level, some of the programs they offer, how they are helping the next generation, and Dennis's jou…

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How do you Prepare to be Surprised in Vegetation Management? w/ Beth Lay 26:58

1+ y ago26:58

26:58

Beth Lay, Director of Resilience and Reliability at Lewis Services joins us on this latest podcast episode of Trees & Lines to discuss the importance of human performance, how one set of regulations is not enough to create safety, and an eagle and a deer? Join us to find out more about how safety is evolving in the vegetation management industry ev…

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Training Programs and Driving the industry forward w/Butte College's Annie Rafferty 34:31

1+ y ago34:31

34:31

Welcome back to another episode of the Trees & Lines podcast! Annie Rafferty, Director of Contract Education and Training Development at Butte College, joins us to talk about how Butte College is leading the way in the Vegetation Management industry by facilitating industry driven people in training programs. We also talk about how other colleges h…

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Plants and Wildlife Occupying Utility Rights-Of-Way w/Penn State's Dr. Carolyn Mahan 32:16

1+ y ago32:16

32:16

On this episode of the Trees & Lines Podcast, we talk to Dr. Carolyn Mahan about the Game Lands 33 Research Project which has guided the vegetation management industry for the last 65 years in preserving wildlife communities including birds, bees, and all manner of animals and plants that live in the utility rights-of-way. Dr. Mahan gives us an ins…

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Risk Management, Public Education, and Industry Advice w/SMUD's Eric Brown 18:55

1+ y ago18:55

18:55

Welcome back to the second part in our 2 part interview with Eric Brown from SMUD. In this episode we explore how Eric and SMUD were able to get their Right-of-Way Stewardship Accreditation, Eric's understanding of risk, his time as the President of the Utility Arborist Association, and his advice to Arborists entering the industry. If you enjoy th…

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