Trees and Lines

Trees and Lines

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.

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April 17, 2024 34 mins

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!


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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!


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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!


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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!


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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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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.


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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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 a listen, hope you enjoy!

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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 enjoy!

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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 #utilities, and their #outreach #programs to inform the general #public about the #indust...

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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 #equipment #manufactoring space. Have a listen, hope you enjoy.

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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 around #utilities instead of destroying #habitats. Have a listen, hope you enjoy!

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