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BIOaudit™

BIOaudit™ provides system-based ecological metrics for comprehensive, data-driven planning in managing right-of-way (ROW) vegetation and determining ROI on vegetation management programs. 

Our ROW Science Advisors assess multiple aspects of biodiversity in your corridors and green spaces — vertebrates, invertebrates, vegetation, soil, water, and more — to help quantify your integrated vegetation management (IVM) efforts, improve overall planning, and communicate impact with the public.

Learn How BIOaudit™ Can Strengthen Your Program

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WHY BIOaudit™ MATTERS

More than ever, utilities and associated organizations are being called upon to explain their efforts in promoting pollinator and vegetation health in order to determine ROI and support ESG goals. Historically, this has been difficult to quantify — making it even harder for utilities to justify IVM efforts and communicate value.

That’s why ACRT Services launched the BIOaudit™ assessment — to evaluate ROW corridor health and biodiversity over time and provide quantifiable data that vegetation management leaders can act upon and communicate with the world.

BIOaudit™ EMPOWERS ORGANIZATIONS TO ADDRESS TODAY’S CHALLENGES

A BIOaudit™ assessment program delivers value across four key areas:
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Cost Savings

If your environment is thriving, related maintenance costs are reduced. BIOaudit™ provides ongoing data to help you determine the health of the diverse ecosystems within your territory.
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Environmental Stewardship

As a steward of numerous ecosystems, a BIOaudit™ assessment enables you to make proactive decisions to preserve the health and populations of trees, plants, animals, birds, insects, and more.
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Value-Added Marketing

Using the data gained from BIOaudit™, communications teams are more empowered to communicate the impact, value, and importance of UVM programs to the broader community.
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Quantitative Metrics

The focus and need for Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) reporting is only going to continue increasing. BIOaudit™ assessments provide the data needed to justify decisions and quantify results.

HOW BIOaudit™ HELPS VEGETATION MANAGEMENT LEADERS

BIOaudit™ provides field collection software, up-to-date client portals and data, and educational websites for communities.
Additional benefits of BIOaudit include:
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Evaluates and confirms IVM practices and results
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Enables more proactive vegetation management
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Identifies invasive species impacting ROW ecosystems
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Ensures in-depth analysis via field collection software
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Provides easy access to data via client portals
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Informs public via a tailored educational website
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Enhances pollinator health and native species in ROWs
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Supports environmental compliance efforts
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Helps share environmental efforts with the public
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Supports rare threatened, and endangered species
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Improves biomechanical understanding of tree zones
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Supports overall power transmission and distribution
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CASE STUDY: NATIONAL GRID

Environmental stewardship and quantitative metrics for reporting and compliance often drive business decisions for utilities like yours. National Grid recently validated their biodiversity study utilizing our newly launched BIOaudit™. If you are feeling the pressure to find cost savings while balancing ESG, learn more about their experience with BIOaudit™ and its results for their organization.

   

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MEET THE CREATOR OF THE BIOaudit™ PROGRAM

Dr. Anand Persad is the director of the Research, Science, and Innovation (RSI) team at ACRT Services. He has an extensive background in arboriculture, invasive species, tree biomechanics, pollinator health, wetland restoration, avian studies, and more. He is the research committee chair for the Utility Arborist Association (UAA), chair of the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) Science and Research Committee, and actively works with city, state, and federal organizations in taking innovation and technology from development to implementation. He holds a Ph.D. in invertebrate ecology/entomology from the University of the West Indies. In 2021, he was recognized as the recipient of the 2021 International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) L.C. Chadwick Award for Arboricultural Research as well as the Award of Achievement by the Ohio Chapter of the ISA.

   

   

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