The Utility Vegetation Management Podcast
Utility Vegetation Management (UVM) is a rapidly growing multi-billion dollar a year industry employing tens of thousands of people. UVM is the largest operational expense in most electric utilities and frequently the largest driver of system reliability and outage management. In recent years, climate change, wildfires, storms and Public Safety Power Shutoffs have brought the industry into mainstream news. Several groups including government, regulators, utilities, contractors, industry and the public are now active stakeholders and contribute to the public debate. Despite high levels of concern and interest in the subject matter, communications on the topic have been restricted to traditional media outlets. The UVM Podcast is the first of its kind. It aims to directly insert itself in the public conversation as a 21st Century medium to discuss and address the challenges that face us all. The podcast is hosted by Stephen Cieslewicz, an internationally recognized expert in UVM, and Nick Ferguson, a Tech Sector leader specializing in Utility Vegetation Management.
- Update frequency
- every 38 days
- Average duration
- 36 minutes
- Episodes
- 35
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
14 | Steve Martin, Powerlink Queensland
In this episode we interview Steve Martin from Powerlink Queensland. Steve is the Senior Strategist for Land, Research and Development for Powerlink and works out of the greater Brisbane area of Aust…
13 | Hydro One, Teri French, VP Forestry Services and Patrick Howe, Vegetation Management Front Line Manager
In this episode we interview Teri French, Vice President, Forestry Services, and Patrick Howe, Vegetation Management Front Line Manager at Hydro One. In this thoughtful discussion, Teri and Patrick t…
12 | Matt Palmer, Ergon Energy Network and Energex, part of the Energy Queensland group
In this episode we interview Matt Palmer, Vegetation Specialist - Standards, at Ergon Energy Network and Energex, part of the Energy Queensland group.
Ergon Energy Network and Energex are distributi…
11 | Richard Hauer, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point **CEUs Available**
** 0.5 CEU credit from the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) available to Utility Arborist Association members. Complete the questionnaire on the UAA website here. **
In this episode we int…
10 | CEATI - Centre for Energy Advancement through Technological Innovation, Rob Young, Utility Vegetation Management Technical Advisor
Centre for Energy Advancement through Technological Innovation (CEATI)
This episode features an interview with Rob Young, Executive Director of the Registered Professional Foresters Association of Nov…
09 | What should you expect if you are involved in a UVM lawsuit? **CEUs Available**
** 1 CEU credit from the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) is available to Utility Arborist Association members. Complete the questionnaire on the UAA website here. **
In this episode we in…
08 | Why do conductors sag and sway? Power Line Systems, Otto Lynch, President & CEO **CEUs Available**
** 0.5 CEU credit from the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) available to Utility Arborist Association members. Complete the questionnaire on the UAA website here. **
This episode features …
07 | Seattle City Light, David Bayard, Vegetation Management
In this episode we interview David Bayard, the Vegetation Manager at Seattle City Light, the 10th largest publicly owned utility in the United States. With a job that includes oversight and involveme…
06 | Satellite remote sensing for Utility Vegetation Management, Sven Pryzwara, CEO, LiveEO
In this episode we interview Sven Przywarra, Co-Founder of LiveEO, to discuss satellite remote sensing for Utility Vegetation Management. In recent years, the privatization of space and a reduction i…
05 | Essential Energy, Heath Frewin, Manager Strategy - Vegetation **CEUs Available**
This episode includes a short round up from the Trees and Utilities conference in Minneapolis followed by an in-depth interview with our first Australian guest, Heath Frewin, Manager Strategy - Veget…
04 | Liberty Utilities, Jason Grossman, Manager, Vegetation Management **CEUs available**
Liberty Utilities is an operating company of Algonquin Power, serving over 1 million customers across 13 US States and 1 Canadian Province with some $6.8BN in regulated utility assets.
On this episod…
03 | The Utility Arborist Association, Outgoing Executive Director, Dr. Philip Charlton, Incoming Executive Director, Dennis Fallon **CEUs Available**
** 0.5 CEU credits from the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) are available to Utility Arborist Association members. Complete the questionnaire on the UAA website here. **
The Utility Arbor…
02 | Tulane's Utility Vegetation Management Initiative (UVMI), Larry Kahn, Visiting Research Fellow, Tulane University Law School **CEUs Available**
** 1 CEU credit from the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) available to Utility Arborist Association members. Complete the questionnaire on the UAA website here. **
For decades, the UVM ind…
01 | Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety, Director Caroline Thomas Jacobs **CEUs Available**
** 0.5 CEU credit from the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) available to Utility Arborist Association members. Complete the questionnaire on the UAA website here. **
The new California Off…
00 | The UVM Podcast Introduction (Pilot)
An introduction to The Utility Vegetation Management Podcast. This pilot episode describes the three principal reasons we do this work:
- The first reason we manage trees near power lines has to do with…