Successful herbicide programs and management techniques help enhance beneficial wildlife habitat.
Shawn Standish, Transmission Vegetation Program Manager with FirstEnergy Corp., discusses how he adapts the learnings from the State Gamelands 33 Research Project to FirstEnergy's rights-of-way management program.
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Phil Charlton, executive director of the Utility Arborist Association, outlines what makes Integrated Vegetation Management a best management practice in utility vegetation management.
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Travis Rogers, market development specialist with Corteva Agriscience, discusses the company’s partnership with the State Gamelands 33 Research Project, and how IVM with herbicides is the best method of managing vegetation.
Watch Now ⟶Read how vegetation managers across the country and across the industry are successfully incorporating habitat management into their vegetation management programs.
The Midway Islands host millions of nesting shorebirds. Milestone® herbicide helped save these critical nesting grounds.
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Partners come together to distribute power to customers and provide safe passage to mule deer.
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The East Bay Regional Park District relies on Milestone® herbicide to keep invasive weeds out of nesting areas.
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Since its inception in 1952, the State Gamelands 33 Research Project has established best management principles for electric ROW, including Integrated Vegetation Management (IVM) using herbicides. Corteva Agriscience™ has been a partner in this research for decades.
Learn MoreThe continuous research happening on utility rights-of-way just outside of State College, Pennsylvania has produced a wealth of industry knowledge over the years. Watch as some of the researchers discuss their experiences on the project.
Dr. Carolyn Mahan, professor of biology and environmental studies with Penn State University, discusses the more than 60 year legacy of ground-breaking rights-of-way research happening at the State Gamelands 33 Research Project.
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Brad Ross, an instructor and research assistant with Penn State University, describes wire zone/border zone concept of managing vegetation on utility rights-of-way.
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Iris Campbell, with the University of Illinois-Chicago, explains the Pollinator Habitat Scorecard, and how it can be used by utilities to help establish crucial pollinator habitat on rights-of-way.
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Dana Roberts, a researcher on the State Gamelands 33 Research Project, talks about how ground beetles can serve as a bio indicator of overall ecosystem health on areas like rights-of-way.
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Hannah Stout, a conservation entomologist and researcher, details the “ecological goldmine” that the State Gamelands 33 Research Project provides for critical pollinator research.
Watch Now ⟶Corteva Agriscience has partnered with like-minded organizations to further habitat enhancement practices in vegetation management. These partnerships have resulted in programs and resources that vegetation managers can implement on the lands they manage.
Learn more about the new NWTF Energy for Wildlife Rights of Way Habitat Endorsement Program
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Corteva Agriscience partners with National 4-H Council, Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever on biodiversity initiative
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More than 60 years of research is summarized in Plant and Animal Response to Long Term Vegetation Management Practices on Rights-of-Way
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