Fully Integrated Vegetation Management Programs

The encompassing term integrated vegetation management (IVM) is used to describe the complexity of managing narrow corridors of land that we call rights-of-way. IVM in its fullest sense can restore ecosystems, promote pollinator forage, establish early successional plant communities, improve wildlife habitat, and control invasive plants while supporting the reliable energy delivery. In this webinar, ACRT Services IVM Specialist Rich Hendler discusses current IVM practices and explores the need to change our vernacular from controlling undesirables and completing VM commitments to ecological benefits.

ABOUT THE PRESENTER

Rich Hendler

Richard Hendler is the integrated vegetation management (IVM) specialist for ACRT Services. With his wide-ranging right-of-way (ROW) knowledge and IVM expertise, along with his deep industry involvement and leadership, he has helped bring new opportunities and successes to utilities throughout the country. He is a past president of the Utility Arborist Association (UAA) and past president of the Oklahoma and Louisiana Vegetation Management Associations. Hendler served as the inaugural president of the Texas Vegetation Management Association, where he was also a recipient of the organization’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Hendler was honored with the UAA President’s Award in the summer of 2016. Richard is an International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) certified arborist and utility specialist. Additionally, he holds a B.S. in Biology from Tulane University and an M.S. in Agronomy and Crop Science from Texas A&M University.

Fully Integrated Vegetation Management Programs

Rich Hendler

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