9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Modern Techniques for Vegetation Management

To some extent, managing vegetation along electric rights of way has not changed much over the years – trees keep growing and interfering with safe, reliable power delivery. How utility arborists manage trees in these areas, however, has changed significantly. We’ll take a look at the current thinking behind today’s vegetation management tools and control strategies.

• Review Right of Way vegetation management from an historical perspective
• Examine the latest vegetation management techniques & strategies
• Explore what the future holds for Right of Way vegetation management
  

Tim Walsh, CTSP, ISA
Director, Safety Operations
Asplundh Tree Expert Co.
Willow Grove, PA