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Stan Vera-Art discusses the shift from vegetation control to habitat creation in the utility industry.

Get the latest updates from our LinkedIn page! https://onelink.to/treesandlines Welcome back to another episode of the Trees & Lines podcast. Stan Vera-Art, President and Creative Catalyst at Grow With Trees, joins us to discuss how the industry is shifting from vegetation control to habitat creation. Stan shares insights from a cross-industry effort to develop an Infrastructure Land Stewardship Certification and explains how utilities and right-of-way managers are embracing a stewardship mindset. He discusses early pilot programs, biodiversity metrics, and how rewarding crews for habitat outcomes can strengthen retention and professional pride while transforming corridors into sustainability assets. Have a listen, hope you enjoy! #VegetationManagement #UtilityArboriculture #HabitatCreation #RightOfWay #InfrastructureStewardship #Biodiversity #UtilityLeadership #Sustainability #WorkforceDevelopment #Utilities #LeadershipLessons Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Guest: Stan Vera-Art

Topics covered

• vegetation control
• habitat creation
• infrastructure stewardship
• biodiversity
• utility management

Keywords

• vegetation management
• utility arboriculture
• sustainability
• biodiversity metrics
• workforce development

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Grow With Trees, Iapetus Infrastructure Services

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