{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65e4cabce7951100167ce85f/697037c1a875e00ab860d73a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Monarchs, Bumblebees, and Right-of-Way Conservation w/Megan Petraitis","description":"<p>Get the latest updates from our LinkedIn page!<a href=\"https://onelink.to/treesandlines\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> https://onelink.to/treesandlines</a></p><p><br></p><p>Welcome back to another episode of the Trees &amp; Lines podcast. Megan Petraitis, Senior Program Manager at UIC Energy Resources Center, joins us to discuss how right-of-way lands are becoming critical habitats for pollinators like monarch butterflies and bumblebees. Megan shares how the Right-of-Way is Habitat Working Group brings together utilities, transportation agencies, and regulators to advance voluntary conservation through targeted vegetation management practices. She explains how conservation agreements create regulatory certainty, reduce costs, and support biodiversity while aligning with utility operations.&nbsp;Have a listen, hope you enjoy!&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>#VegetationManagement #PollinatorHabitat #UtilityArboriculture #RightOfWay #Monarchs #Bumblebees #Sustainability #UtilityArboriculture #UtilityLeadership #Conservation #Utilities #LeadershipLessons #UtilityInnovation #ExecutiveStrategy #LeadershipLessons</p>","author_name":"Iapetus Infrastructure Services"}