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Information on Powerline Right-of-Way Vegetation Management

If an Eversource powerline runs through one of your preserves, this right-of-way (ROW) probably provides important habitat for rare and declining species of plants and animals that require open habitats. When Eversource alerts you that they will be conducting work on the ROW on your property, you have the opportunity to meet with an Eversource representative to discuss how this can be accomplished while minimizing impacts to important habitats.

Reports on Vegetation Management on Powerline Corridors

View two reports, authored by Robert Askins, Professor Emeritus of Biology, Connecticut College and the Connecticut Botanical Society, which describe proven methods for maintaining transmission lines while preserving a biologically rich plant community dominated by native shrubs, grasses and wildflowers. Click on the links below to access the reports:

In early April 2019, Eversource hosted a forum on their vegetation management practices for several environmental stakeholder groups concerned with varying taxa (birds, plants, amphibians, reptiles, etc.) at their campus in Berlin, CT. CLCC hosted a second forum on August 12, 2019.

 

Additional Information from Eversource

 

Additional Information offered by others

From Kimberly Stoner, Entomologist, CT Agricultural Experiment Station

From the Connecticut Botanical Society

From Dr. Robert Askins, Professor Emeritus of Biology, Connecticut College

From Lisa Wahle, CT DEEP

From Gary Therrien, landowner

From Catherine Rawson, Northwest Connecticut Land Conservancy