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Thought Leadership

Impacts of Climate Change on Vector-Borne Diseases: Are We Prepared?

By Anand Persad, Ph.D., ACRT Services Director of Research, Science, and Innovation What do insects like mosquitos, fleas, lice, and ticks have in common? They’re all classified as vectors by the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO defines vectors as “living …

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Employee Spotlight

Customer Service and Safety are at His Core: Marvin Bush

As an industry veteran, ACRT Consulting Utility Forester (CUF) Marvin Bush has a few tried and true methods when it comes to getting jobs done efficiently. Whenever he goes into a situation where he knows there might be a difficult …

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Recent News

Supporting Future Foresters Through the Scholarships

By Kaiden Grossi, fleet manager, ACRT and Bermex The North Carolina Vegetation Management Association (NCVMA) has a long history of supporting North Carolina (NC) State University’s program through several yearly scholarships. The NCVMA places an allotted amount into the school’s …

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Employee Spotlight

Megan Trujillo Earns G.E.M. Award

Megan Trujillo, a consulting utility forester III at ACRT, recently received a G.E.M. Award for her “significant performance in safety., a ” She was nominated by ACRT Operations Manager Pat Paternostro. Paternostro shared the following about Trujillo’s actions. Megan was …

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Employee Spotlight

Marvin Bush Receives G.E.M. Award

Marvin Bush, a consulting utility forester at ACRT, recently received a G.E.M. Award for his “significant performance in safety and leadership.” He was nominated by ACRT Operations Manager Jenny Forrester. She shared the following about Bush and his leadership in …

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Employee Spotlight

Carrie Lorenz Efird Celebrates 10 Years with ACRT

Submitted by Brian Elam, operations manager, ACRT Carrie Lorenz Efird, consulting utility forester, recently reached her 10th anniversary with ACRT. She has a total of 18 years of utility vegetation management (UVM) experience and has been a staple to ACRT’s …

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Thought Leadership

Incorporating Safety into Herbicide Application

By Richard Hendler, integrated vegetation management specialist, ACRT Services Safety is a noun – it’s the condition we work towards. It’s also an adverb, an action word – offering protection from risk. Safety is where we start with all we …

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Customer Communication [Infographic]

Customer Communication: The Key to an Effective UVM Program The opportunity to communicate should never be ignored. When planning work, account for additional time to communicate why you’re there and what you’re doing. Share this Image On Your SitePlease include … Read Blog
Thought Leadership

Putting a Wildland Fire Safety Plan in Place

By Bob Urban, senior manager, ACRT Services The history and prevalence of wildland fires have never been more timely topics than they are today. These fires — which can ignite because of lightning strikes, human error, and escaped prescribed burns …

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