• Power line tree exposure, associated risk and mitigation options

  • Tree mortality rates – research and modelling

  • Biofuel feedstock availability and pricing across North America

  • Soil variability to construct a conceptual approach to verification of soil carbon changes

  • Right of way ecology and wildlife impacts

  • Efficacy of herbicides, adjuvants and growth regulators

  • Effectiveness and developed costs of alternative vegetation management methods and equipment

  • Growth rates after brush mowing, tree pruning