Tuesday, Sep 20, 2022

• 8:00–11:30 a.m. Empowering Women in Vegetation Management *additional registration required

  If you are looking for a workshop that will help you grow not only professionally but personally, than this is the one for you!

  The Trees & Utilities Empowering Women in Vegetation Management Workshop is open to everyone; women or men, looking to build a diverse workforce that is collaborative, vision focused and inclusive!

  Why should you attend you ask?

  • This workshop is open to anyone who wants to grow professionally and personally
  • It fosters community and allyship for women across the board
  • Improve workplace culture and think outside the box
  • Challenge yourself to redefine what it means to be a woman in Utility Vegetation Management
  • Make new friends in the industry
  • Be the Change!

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  8:00–11:30 a.m. Protecting Pollinators on Utility Rights-of-Way: Conservation through Management *additional registration required

  How can utility rights-of-way support pollinators? Come join this workshop to learn about research investigating vegetation management practices to conserve and augment pollinators on utility rights-of-way (ROWs). This workshop will highlight research actively being conducted by researchers from industry, academia, and environmental consulting. Throughout the workshop, topics of discussion and presentations will include:

  • The effect of integrated vegetation management practices on pollinators
  • The establishment and management of native seed mixes on ROWs and benefits to pollinators
  • Leveraging pollinator conservation for community outreach and education