Integrated Vegetation Management

March 6, 2013
Allan Noe, Board of Directors presentation at National Invasive Weed Awareness Week conference in Washington, DC.

March 6 & 7, 2013
Rick Johnstone at Canada Vegetation Management conference in Edmonton, Alberta

April 17-19,
Rick Johnstone at Florida Vegetation Management conference in Daytona Beach, Fl

Rick Johnstone at Tennessee Valley Public Power Authority training:
June 24 - Jackson, TN
June 26 - Chattanooga, TN
June 27 - Nashville, TN
June 28 - field workshop Nashville, TN

September 16-18
Rick Johnstone Mountain Lake Vegetation Management conference Annapolis, MD

Pinelands Ecosystem

The Pinelands Ecosystem Case Study was funded by a National Fish & Wildlife Foundation grant with matching private donations. The purpose was to research and apply various integrated vegetation management (IVM) techniques to determine the best vegetation management practices necessary to meet the primary objectives of electric ROWs and secondary benefits to natural resources and society within the coastal plain of the Pinelands National Reserve, New Jersey.

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The Corporation is being organized and will be operated exclusively for charitable, scientific, literary, and educational purposes within the meaning of Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the corresponding provision of any subsequent federal tax law. Such purposes shall be to develop, educate professionals and the public with respect to, and apply best vegetation management and conservation practices and related activities including:

Develop, educate the public with respect to, and apply integrated vegetation management and conservation practices to provide safe, reliable, and accessible utility and highway rights-of-way that transport vital services for public necessity and homeland security;
Improve wildlife and endangered species habitats, control exotic weeds, and lower risk of wildfire;
Inform and educate land managers and public officials so that best practices are used to resolve vegetation management problems in a safe, economical, and environmentally responsible manner;
Develop partnerships between industry and government so that best management practices are used to resolve vegetation problems in military installations, communities, forests, parks, and wildlife refuges;
With cooperation from land grant universities, industry, government, and conservation organizations, conduct research and disseminate information with respect to regional geophysiological differences in vegetation management practices

Integrated Vegetation Management Partners, Inc.