Monarchs, Bumblebees, and Right-of-Way Conservation w/Megan Petraitis
About this episode
Megan Petraitis discusses the importance of right-of-way lands as habitats for pollinators and the role of conservation agreements in supporting biodiversity.
Get the latest updates from our LinkedIn page! https://onelink.to/treesandlines Welcome back to another episode of the Trees & Lines podcast. Megan Petraitis, Senior Program Manager at UIC Energy Resources Center, joins us to discuss how right-of-way lands are becoming critical habitats for pollinators like monarch butterflies and bumblebees. Megan shares how the Right-of-Way is Habitat Working Group brings together utilities, transportation agencies, and regulators to advance voluntary conservation through targeted vegetation management practices. She explains how conservation agreements create regulatory certainty, reduce costs, and support biodiversity while aligning with utility operations. Have a listen, hope you enjoy! #VegetationManagement #PollinatorHabitat #UtilityArboriculture #RightOfWay #Monarchs #Bumblebees #Sustainability #UtilityArboriculture #UtilityLeadership #Conservation #Utilities #LeadershipLessons #UtilityInnovation #ExecutiveStrategy #LeadershipLessons Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Guest: Megan Petraitis
Topics covered
- right-of-way conservation
- pollinator habitats
- vegetation management
- biodiversity
- utility operations
Keywords
- monarch butterflies
- bumblebees
- conservation agreements
- regulatory certainty
- vegetation management
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: UIC Energy Resources Center, Right-of-Way is Habitat Working Group, Iapetus Infrastructure Services
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