At the August ACCG General Meeting (8/16/17), Peter Beesley, the PG&E Project Manager for this activity, gave a presentation about the plans and timing of the project. Although we cannot post the full presentation, Peter has provided links to the materials he drew upon for the presentation and other related information. Those links are here:
PG&E Website Links:
Home page: https://www.pge.com/en_US/safety/yard-safety/powerlines-and-trees/manage-trees-and-plants-near-power-lines.page?WT.mc_id=Vanity_trees
Laws and regulations page: https://www.pge.com/en_US/safety/yard-safety/powerlines-and-trees/laws-and-regulations.page
Your trees and the drought page: https://www.pge.com/en_US/safety/yard-safety/powerlines-and-trees/your-trees-and-the-drought.page
Why Does PG&E Care about Keeping Trees Away from Transmission and Distribution Power Lines? https://www.pge.com/en_US/safety/yard-safety/powerlines-and-trees/transmission-vs-distribution-power-lines.page
Industry Standards and Best Practices
Right-of-Way Stewardship: http://www.rowstewardship.org/
Utility Arborist Association and associated Integrated Vegetation Management (IVM) BMPs and national standard info: https://uaa.wildapricot.org/
http://www.isa-arbor.com/store/product.aspx?ProductID=156
Pollinator Partnership and IVM Research
http://pollinator.org/assets/generalFiles/NAPPC.broch.ROW.rx7.pdf