Trained Vegetation Management Specialists Working for Your Community
The ACRT employees you see working near power lines in your neighborhood are trained vegetation management specialists — foresters and arborists with specialized education, industry certifications, and hands-on field experience in the safe management of trees and vegetation near electrical infrastructure. They’re not general laborers; they’re credentialed professionals who understand the risks involved in this work and are trained to manage those risks carefully and responsibly.
This distinction matters, because the work our teams do near power lines directly affects the safety of your home and your community. We take that responsibility seriously.
Why This Work Matters for Your Safety
Trees and vegetation growing near power lines create real and measurable risk, not just to the power grid, but to the people living near it. Overgrown branches can contact energized lines, causing outages, sparking fires, or creating electrical hazards in and around your home. During storms, trees weakened by disease or damage become projectiles that take down lines and cut power to entire neighborhoods, sometimes for days.
The work ACRT vegetation management specialists do is designed to get ahead of these hazards before they become incidents. By proactively identifying and addressing problem trees and branches, our teams help your utility reduce outages, protect infrastructure, and keep your community safer year-round.
How Our Specialists Are Trained and Qualified
ACRT invests heavily in the training and certification of our vegetation management specialists. Our foresters and arborists receive:
Comprehensive onboarding — Every new ACRT employee completes thorough training before working independently in the field, covering safety protocols, hazard recognition, utility line clearance standards, and customer communication.
ISA Certification support — ACRT supports employees in earning International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) certifications, including ISA Certified Arborist and ISA Utility Specialist credentials, with 100% reimbursement for passed exams.
Ongoing safety training — Our teams receive continuous safety education throughout their careers, including daily safety messages, monthly tailboards, and regular field coaching from managers who are out in the field alongside them.
Industry standard compliance — Our work is guided by the ANSI Z133 Safety Standards for Arboricultural Operations — the same standards ACRT founder Dick Abbott helped develop as chairman of the original Z133 committee.
What to Expect When Our Crews Are Working Near Your Property
Our vegetation management specialists are trained to conduct their work safely, professionally, and with respect for the property and community around them. If trees or branches near your home are being assessed, trimmed, or removed, it is because they have been identified as a hazard to the power lines serving your area, and the work has been authorized by your utility provider.
Our crews will make every effort to minimize disruption to your property. If you have questions about specific work being done near your home, our team is happy to explain what they’re doing and why.
Have Questions or Concerns?
If you’d like to learn more about the work being done in your neighborhood or have a specific concern you’d like to raise, we’re here to help.
