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Utility Vegetation Management (UVM) Services

Helping Utility Companies in the Western United States Ensure Safety, Reliability & Efficiency.

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Managing vegetation is essential to providing safe and reliable power to your customers. Proactively identifying and fixing issues with vegetation before those issues cause outages will help you reduce interruptions, save money and build trust among your customers.

Eocene of the West knows the varied climates and geographical areas of the western United States pose particular vegetation-related challenges. Droughts put stress on trees, making them more likely to suffer from insect infestations or disease. Unmanaged vegetation in high-risk areas make utility lines more susceptible to wildfires.

Our team is used to working in a variety of geographies and climates. From sea level to high elevation, from rainforest to desert, from blizzards to burning heat — our team brings our in-depth expertise to your vegetation’s particular needs. We use a variety of methods and technological tools to manage your natural resources and keep your utility equipment running smoothly.

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Eocene of the West’s UVM Services Will Help You

We’ll help you identify high-risk areas of vegetation and put the best maintenance plan in place to clear necessary vegetation, reduce your wildfire vulnerability and protect your infrastructure.

Droughts can weaken your trees, leading to many problems along utility corridors. We’ll help you take stock of the health of your trees and put in place best practices for management during droughts.

Our team is experienced with the wide array of regulations that utilities face in the western United States. We’ll help you ensure you remain compliant, conducting any necessary inspections and forming remediation plans.

Our team will work to form a plan to make your vegetation more resilient and resistant to disaster. If Mother Nature strikes, we’re available to help you with the response — from wildfires to strong storms.

Our Utility Vegetation Management Services


Inspection & Auditing

We perform inspections and audits along transmission and distribution corridors to help avoid power outages and create work plans to increase the safety and reliability of the system.

Tree Risk Assessments

Trees are a major culprit of power outages across the western U.S. Our team specializes in conducting tree risk assessment for utility companies to help them reduce power outages. Our utility team follows International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) best practices in identifying risks and creating prioritized work plans.

In-Depth Research & Consulting

We conduct large-scale industry research on utility vegetation management practices that will help you compare your UVM program with others across the region and the country. We also create custom surveys for clients to help them research ways to improve their programs.

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Ready to Work With the Region’s Premier UVM Consulting Firm? Reach out to Eocene of the West Today.

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