These guides, created by the National Cooperative Highway Research Program, instruct transportation agencies in 16 U.S. regions on how to establish pollinator habitats along roadway rights-of-way, including regulatory overviews, planning considerations, decision-support tools, cost-benefit analyses, monitoring strategies, and case studies.
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Integrated Vegetation Management – Tools and Resources for Compatible Species – July 19, 2022
This webinar discusses a new suite of tools developed by the Utility Arborist Association’s Environmental Stewardship Committee to support the management of compatible species and biodiversity on rights-of-way. These tools are intended to be used alongside the new Integrated Vegetation Management Best Management Practice, 3rd edition, and are demonstrated during the webinar.
IVM Net Present Value Cost Calculator
This Excel-based calculator, developed by the Utility Arborist Association Environmental Stewardship Committee, assists utilities in comparing the net present value of five vegetation management scenarios over a 10-year period. See also the associated User Guide.
Business Case for IVM
This template presentation, developed by the Utility Arborist Association Environmental Stewardship Committee, assists utilities in creating the business case for Integrated Vegetation Management programs. It is designed to be modified by the user for their target audience(s).
EPRI: Overview of Pollinator-Friendly Solar Energy
This Technical Brief provides a summary of the key considerations related to “pollinator-friendly solar,” including: site design, construction and maintenance; procurement of pollinator-friendly solar; and the business case. Sidebars cover honey bees on solar fields, brown fields to bright fields, and several specific power company case studies.
The Cost Efficiency of IVM
This report prepared by BioCompliance Consulting, Inc. presents a business case for the practice of Integrated Vegetation Management (IVM) on electric and gas transmission rights-of- way, both in terms of cost savings and the benefits that are produced.
Ecosystem Services Decision Tree: A Decision-Support Tool for Consideration of Ecosystem Services in the Electric Power Industry
The Electric Power Research Institute developed a decision-support tool EPRI has developed a “Decision Tree” to determine WHY to consider ecosystem services (e.g., stakeholder pressure, regulatory obligations, financial benefits), WHEN to consider ecosystem services (e.g., land sales/purchases, changes in land management protocols), and HOW to consider ecosystem services (e.g., what actions could be taken).
The Electric Power Industry Business Case for Sustainability
This technical report prepared by the Electric Power Research Institute’s Electric Sustainability Interest Group provides a literature review on the business case for broad corporate sustainability and a summary of information to inform executive decision makers.
An Overview of Ecosystem Services: Considerations for Electric Power Companies
This topical brief prepared by the Electric Power Research Institute provides an overview of ecosystem services and discusses how electric power companies may leverage these services to increase corporate value and reduce risk.