JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – It’s been several days since a tornado swept through a Grove Park neighborhood, leaving residents to clean up the aftermath. Electrical crews were still replacing fallen utility ...

Utility vegetation managers are responsible for risk assessment in a large population of trees across the utility forest. To develop risk assessment practices specific to the utility vegetation ...

Tree failures are a significant cause of electric service interruptions, therefore, utilities dedicate significant resources for vegetation management. A reliable estimate of the percentage and total ...

The newest assessment of the historic 400-year-old Davis Meeker Garry Oak tree that partially hangs over Old Highway 99 south of Tumwater was released on Feb. 7. It turns out, the tree is healthier ...

Last time, I introduced the new system for tree risk assessment (ISA Best Management Practices, Tree Risk Assessment, and ANSI A300 Part 9, both 2011). It is a big subject and space here is limited, ...