Have Vegetation Management Questions?

Sept. 12, 2011
We have been working hard at T&D World to incorporate videos into the web site.

We have been working hard at T&D World to incorporate videos into the web site. I’ll give you some links in just a moment but first I need to do a shout out about how were going to use this new capability.

We are introducing “Goose the Moose.” What in the world is “Goose the Moose” beyond a play on the editor’s name and Canadian location? It’s where you the readers can direct utility vegetation management questions to me, which I will answer via a video response.

Maybe you have a burning question that has kept you up at night. Maybe it’s just a question that you’ve always wondered about. Well go to http://tdworld.com/vegetationmanagement/goose-the-moose/ for information on how to “Goose the Moose”.

As an enticement, if you stump or stun the Moose with the brilliance of your question, you’ll receive a “Goose the Moose” tee shirt.

We are in the process of building a video library for T & D World. Here are the links to videos that are related to vegetation management.

For videos about vegetation management:
http://videos.tdworld.com/playlist/Vegetation-Management

These are videos that show some good tree work; a lot of videos that show what can go wrong when doing tree work, and what happens when amateurs decide to apply their ingenuity. For those of you in the business you’ll be amazed at the level of stupi… er, ingenuity and that someone actually videotaped such folly.
http://videos.tdworld.com/playlist/Tree-Work

If you are a utility arborist that needs to explain to the public why you do what you do, you’ll find videos here that should communicate it quite clearly. I have to warn you about some of the language that escapes the videographers when a fault occurs especially when the system protection is set for triple-shot.
http://videos.tdworld.com/playlist/Tree-In-Line

This is where the “Goose the Moose” responses are housed and a video that will have you questioning the advisability of conversing with a moose.
http://videos.tdworld.com/playlist/Moose-Grunts

About the Author

Sig Guggenmoos | P. Ag. CPC President, Ecological Solutions Inc., Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada

Education: Bachelor of Science in Agriculture B.Sc.(Agr.)

Accreditations: Professional Agrologist (P.Ag.); Certified Professional Consultant (CPC)

Organizations: Alberta Institute of Agrologists, International Society of Arboriculture, Utility Arborist Association, Industrial Vegetation Management Association of Alberta.

Mr. Guggenmoos was a chief architect of the TransAlta Utilities Distribution Line Clearance program, which reduced tree related outages 80%; saved 48 million dollars over two maintenance cycles; had a 98% customer satisfaction rating; and, showed a 21% increase in contractor crew productivity. He was responsible for the herbicide program, associated research and communication. In addition, he brought a financial focus to the program, developing processes for financial comparisons of alternatives to repetitive tree pruning and was intimately involved in the design and assessment of contracting methods.

As president of Ecological Solutions Inc. (Ecosync) Mr. Guggenmoos provides consulting services in vegetation management and biotic greenhouse gas mitigation strategies including biomass-derived energy.

Publications and Presentations:
Author of numerous abstracts and publications; numerous presentations to public, industry and professional associations including international conferences. List of publications available upon request.

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