Trees and Lines
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Utility vegetation management (UVM) manages risks and controls vegetation that could potentially threaten power lines, railways, roadways, etc. It is perhaps one of the most important fields of environmental impact in the 21st century and is especially important in the U.S., where it is the largest factor in managing outages and the reliability of utilities.In Trees & Lines utility vegetation management podcast, veteran Phil Charlton and Iapetus COO Tej Singh discuss the future of this critical industry and together with keynote guests explore how UVM industry leaders are investing in new technologies, redefining safety culture, addressing ESG (environmental, social, governance) initiatives, and bringing awareness to career opportunities in the burgeoning field of UVM. It's a fresh take on an industry that once operated quietly and is now part of a global discussion with mainstream visibility.
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Location:
United States
Description:
Utility vegetation management (UVM) manages risks and controls vegetation that could potentially threaten power lines, railways, roadways, etc. It is perhaps one of the most important fields of environmental impact in the 21st century and is especially important in the U.S., where it is the largest factor in managing outages and the reliability of utilities.In Trees & Lines utility vegetation management podcast, veteran Phil Charlton and Iapetus COO Tej Singh discuss the future of this critical industry and together with keynote guests explore how UVM industry leaders are investing in new technologies, redefining safety culture, addressing ESG (environmental, social, governance) initiatives, and bringing awareness to career opportunities in the burgeoning field of UVM. It's a fresh take on an industry that once operated quietly and is now part of a global discussion with mainstream visibility. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Language:
English
Episodes
How Remote Sensing is Redefining Veg Management w/ Brett Kasten
10/30/2024
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 GeoDigital is helping utilities with challenges like storm response. Have a listen, hope you enjoy!
#arborist #remote #remotesensing #industry #arboriculture #technology #naturaldisaster #utility
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Duration:00:11:21
How Listening can Accel the Veg Management Industry w/ Matt Goff
10/23/2024
Welcome back to another episode of the Trees & Lines podcast. Matt Goff, newly appointed Utility Arborists Association President, joins us to talk about how he plans on impacting the veg managment space by listening to the members of the UAA, he shares his passion for the industry, and what he hopes to accomplish in the next year. Have a listen, hope you enjoy!
#president #arborist #presiden2024 #vegetationmanagement #vegmanagement #podcast #urbanforestry #forester #sustainableforestry #arboriculture #arborist
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Duration:00:11:37
A Breakdown of the Utility Insurance Tower: Part 2 w/ Anna Marie Will & Eric Brown
10/16/2024
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 #insurancespecialist #industry #arborist
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Duration:00:34:08
Understanding Insurance in Veg Management: Part 1 w/ Anna Marie Will & Eric Brown
10/9/2024
On this podcast episode of Trees & Lines, we talk with Anna Marie Will, Insurance Program Manager, and Eric Brown, T&D System Manager, from SMUD join us as we dive intop the insurance side of the vegetation management industry. We talk about how natural disaster determines insurance rates, how smaller co-ops are solving insurance challenges, and an inside look at how SMUD thinks about insurance. Have a listen, hope you enjoy!
#insurance #trees #utility #vegetationmanagement #vegmanagement #forester #arborist #insurancespecialist #industry #arbor
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Duration:00:27:23
Innovating Veg Management with Herbicide and Drone Pograms w/ Jason Grossman
10/2/2024
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 in Texas at the 2024 Trees & Utilities Conference. On this episode Jason talks with us about how he is using herbicides in a unique program on his utility lines, how he is handling new risks in his area, and what technology wants to see in the future for the Veg Management industry. Have a listen, hope you enjoy!
@LibertyUtilNH @libertyutilitieswestregion #utility #vegetationmanagement #forester #arborist #arboriculture #trees #tree #nature #naturaldisaster #herbicide #herbicides
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Duration:00:13:55
Water & Forest Restoration Efforts in Veg Management w/ Elvy Barton
9/18/2024
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 of various states and other stakeholders to help restoration efforts. Have a listen, hope you enjoy!
#arborist #podcast #sustainableforestry #forester #urbanforestry #utilities #renewableenergy #water #waterresourcemanagement #waterreservoir #waterrestoration
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Duration:00:31:50
Saluting Branches: Arborists Honoring Veterans w/ Renee Bissett & Brian Bruce
9/4/2024
Welcome back to another episode of the Trees & Lines podcast. On this episode, we talk with current President of Saulting Branches, Renee Bissett, and former President, Brian Bruce. We talk about how Saluiting 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 profit, and how you you can get involved with the organization. Have a listen, hope you enjoy!
@starsandstripes article: https://ww2.stripes.com/sponsored-content/saluting-branches-honors-veterans
Website: https://www.salutingbranches.org/
#president #utilities #podcast #arborist #Salutingbranches #veterans #forester #forestry #honor #military #service #noprofit #navy #army #airforce #coastguard
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Duration:00:29:45
Tree Caused Outage Study & Talking to Future Utility Arborists w/ Greg Dahle
8/28/2024
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 market the industry. Have a listen, hope you enjoy!
#professor #arborist #arboriculture #doctor #data #datacollection #datascience #utilities #podcast #forester #environmentalmonitoring #university #students #school #outage #poweroutage
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Duration:00:32:36
The Impacts of Environmental Policy Decisions on Veg Management w/ Katie Fernholz
8/14/2024
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 #forestry #Land #landmanagement #utilities #utility #arborist #environmentsafety #environment #wildfire #wildfireprevention
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Duration:00:39:20
Collaborating for the Future of Veg Management w/ Cindy Musick
7/24/2024
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 #sustainibility #utilities #arborist #forestry #innovation #stormresponse
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Duration:00:41:14
Veg Management around Solar Utility Sites w/ Amy Newkirk
7/11/2024
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!
#arborist #podcast #episode #forester #forestry #sustainability #industry #solar #generation #transmission #trees #power #powerlines #utility #utilities
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Duration:00:40:46
Alternatives to Removing Trees and Preserving Old Trees w/ Vikki Bengtsson
5/22/2024
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 #veteranization #podcast #utility #utilities #arborist #episode #forester #forestry #trees #industry #oldtrees
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Duration:00:34:28
Solving for Year Round Veg Management in Tropical Climates w/ Kevin Eckert
5/9/2024
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 #forester #podcast #episode #forestry #tropical #hawaii #puertorico #utilities #industry
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Duration:00:31:24
Election Impact on Veg Management Infrastucture w/ Leslie Kass
4/17/2024
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!
#vegetationmanagement #utility #arborist #forester #podcast #episode #industry #forestry #utilities #trees #lines #election #voting #business
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Duration:00:34:15
The Evolution of Veg Management and Industry Standards w/ Dennis Holewinski
4/10/2024
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!
#vegetationmanagement #utility #arborist #podcast #forester #industry #episode #utilities #forestry #trees #legend #liabilities #insurance #liability
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Duration:00:46:36
Understanding Veg Management Practices in the Land Down Under w/ Stephen Martin
4/3/2024
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 #utility #arborist #podcast #forester #land #research #development #strategies #fire #bushfire
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Duration:00:30:32
Challenges, Solutions, and Customer Interactions of Co-ops w/ George Leader and Penny Whisenant
3/27/2024
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 into the industry. Have a listen, hope you enjoy!
#vegetationmanagement #podcast #episode #utility #cooperative #trees #lines #utility #utilityvegetationmanagement #utilities #powerlines
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Duration:00:18:45
Storms: Preparation and Response in Veg Management w/ Drew Seidel
3/13/2024
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.
#vegetationmanagement #vegmanagement #tree #utility #arborist #forestry #forester #forest #storm #stormresponse
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Duration:00:38:51
How Veg Management Can Reduce Risk and Increase Reliability w/ Kamran Rasheed
3/6/2024
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 #forester #industry #episode #risk #reliability #wildfire #vegmanagement
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Duration:00:23:19
The Relationship between Cycle and Reliability in Utility Veg Management w/ Sig Guggenmoos
2/28/2024
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 #forestry #forest #power
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Duration:00:46:25