Trees & Lines: A Utility Vegetation Management Podcast

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 handling new risks in his area, and what...

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 stakeholders to help restoration efforts. Have a listen, hop...

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 non-profit, and how you you can get involved wit...

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!...

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 #arbor...

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 #in...

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 #s...

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 #arbo...

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 #haw...

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 #epi...

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...

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 #r...

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 yo...

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 #u...

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...

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  Hosted on Acast. See aca...

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 industry moving forward. Have a listen hope you enjoy...

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 you enjoy. #vegetationmanagement #utility #podcast...

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 information.

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 a listen hope you enjoy. Hosted on Acast. See...

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. #arborist #forester #forestry #lidar #lidarscanner...

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 enjoy. #forest #forester #Forestry #arborist #...

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 #arboriculture #forester #forestry #utilities  Hos...

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. Have a listen, hope you enjoy. #arborist #arb...

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, and his journey into the industry. Have...