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Aligning Safety and Environmental Stewardship Through Culture

�ڽ��Ƶ Staff — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:44:08 +0000

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Psychological Safety in the Workplace

�ڽ��Ƶ Staff — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:03:07 +0000

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Servant Leadership in Utility Vegetation Management

�ڽ��Ƶ Staff — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 17:47:59 +0000

Servant Leadership in Utility Vegetation Management By C. Troy Ross, President, �ڽ��Ƶ and �ڽ��Ƶ Pacific On a chilly Monday morning, a utility vegetation management crew gathers for their weekly briefing. Instead of launching into instructions, their supervisor begins by asking each team member how they’re doing. One mentions a child’s illness, another shares excitement about[...]

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Turning Vegetation Waste into Opportunity

�ڽ��Ƶ Staff — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 12:45:55 +0000

Turning Vegetation Waste into Opportunity By Aana Agrawal, Sustainability and Resilience Manager, EnviroScience The utility vegetation management (UVM) sector plays a crucial role in ensuring the smooth transmission of power across regions and cities by keeping plant growth under control within the vicinity of transmission and distribution lines. However, unrefined vegetation maintenance practices often focus[...]

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Reflections from Will Nutter Silver Shield Award Recipients

�ڽ��Ƶ Staff — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 15:55:45 +0000

Reflections from Will Nutter Silver Shield Award Recipients By Bob Urban, Senior Manager, �ڽ��Ƶ Services In an industry where the stakes are high and every decision can have life-altering consequences, leadership in utility arboriculture isn’t just a managerial function; it’s a calling. Nowhere is this more evident than in the recipients of the Will Nutter[...]

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The Electric Butterfly: Reconnecting with Nature on the Edges

�ڽ��Ƶ Staff — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 15:40:42 +0000

The Electric Butterfly: Reconnecting with Nature on the Edges By Ryan Meccage, Business Development Manager, �ڽ��Ƶ Services In an age dominated by smartphones, constant connectivity, and algorithm-driven content, we’ve never been more digitally immersed. Yet somehow, we’ve also never felt so far removed from the natural world beneath our feet. The urge to step away[...]

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Herbicide Safety: The Importance of the Right Herbicide in the Right Place and Time

�ڽ��Ƶ Staff — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 15:17:36 +0000

Herbicide Safety: The Importance of the Right Herbicide in the Right Place and Time By Joshua Musgrove, Senior Consulting Utility Forester 1, �ڽ��Ƶ Herbicides first found commercial use after the end of the Second World War, where their introduction revolutionized the agricultural industry. Since then, herbicides of all kinds have been developed to solve a[...]

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Prioritizing Mental Health & Wellness in a Busy World

�ڽ��Ƶ Staff — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 20:08:53 +0000

Prioritizing Mental Health & Wellness in a Busy World By Raul E. Perez Jr., Safety Manager, �ڽ��Ƶ Pacific Mental health and wellness are topics that resonate deeply with many people, especially those who have faced personal struggles throughout their careers. One message I revisit often is: “If you don’t make time for your wellness, you[...]

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Utility Corridors as Opportunities for Environmental Restoration

�ڽ��Ƶ Staff — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:59:45 +0000

Utility Corridors as Opportunities for Environmental Restoration By Michael Marefka, restoration ecologist and vegetation services operations manager, EnviroScience Utility corridors, the cleared strips of land cast beneath power lines like well-manicured shadows, are a ubiquitous feature of our landscape. Transmission towers run through the outskirts of major metropolitan areas as regularly as they do through[...]

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Utility Resilience: Vegetation Management for Storm Response

�ڽ��Ƶ Staff — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 05:13:28 +0000

Utility Resilience: Vegetation Management for Storm Response In the utility sector, ensuring the continuous delivery of electricity is paramount. A critical component of this reliability is effective utility vegetation management (UVM), which involves maintaining vegetation near power lines and infrastructure to prevent outages and hazards. During storms and emergencies, the importance of utility resilience and[...]

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