Vegetation Management
As part of our wildfire prevention efforts, we trim and remove trees and shrubs that can impact overhead power lines. Our crews manage more than 2.2 million trees along 12,000 miles of overhead power lines and we spend approximately $26 million on tree-trimming and vegetation management each year. In this gallery, you’ll find photos and video of crews trimming branches and felling trees.
Tree trimming operations
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An Asplundh tree crew member ascends a tree during hazard tree removal operations in Mt. Hood National Forest (photo courtesy PGE).
DownloadAn Asplundh tree crew member evaluates overhead safety hazards during hazard tree removal operations in Mt. Hood National Forest (photo courtesy PGE).
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An Asplundh tree crew member ascends a tree during hazard tree removal operations in Mt. Hood National Forest (photo courtesy PGE).
DownloadAn Asplundh tree crew member ascends a tree during hazard tree removal operations in Mt. Hood National Forest (photo courtesy PGE).
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An Asplundh tree crew member ascends a tree during hazard tree removal operations in Mt. Hood National Forest (photo courtesy PGE).
DownloadAn Asplundh tree crew member navigates the bucket lift during hazard tree removal operations in Mt. Hood National Forest (photo courtesy PGE).
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An Asplundh tree crew member navigates the bucket lift during hazard tree removal operations in Mt. Hood National Forest (photo courtesy PGE).
DownloadAn Asplundh tree crew member navigates the bucket lift during hazard tree removal operations in Mt. Hood National Forest (photo courtesy PGE).
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An Asplundh tree crew member removes branches in the tree canopy during hazard tree removal operations in Mt. Hood National Forest (photo courtesy PGE).
DownloadAn Asplundh tree crew member removes branches in the tree canopy during hazard tree removal operations in Mt. Hood National Forest (photo courtesy PGE).
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An Asplundh tree crew member safely positions the bucket lift during hazard tree removal operations in Mt. Hood National Forest (photo courtesy PGE).
DownloadAn Asplundh tree crew member signals that they are ready to descend during hazard tree removal operations in Mt. Hood National Forest (photo courtesy PGE).
DownloadZach Bertalot (right), PGE manager of forestry, and Asplundh tree crew members (left), strategize during hazard tree removal operations in Mt. Hood National Forest (photo courtesy PGE).
DownloadZach Bertalot (right), PGE manager of forestry, and an Asplundh tree crew member (left), strategize during hazard tree removal operations in Mt. Hood National Forest (photo courtesy PGE).
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An Asplundh tree crew member fells a tree during hazard tree removal operations in Mt. Hood National Forest (photo courtesy PGE).
DownloadAn Asplundh tree crew member fells a tree during hazard tree removal operations in Mt. Hood National Forest (photo courtesy PGE).
DownloadAn Asplundh tree crew member fells a tree during hazard tree removal operations in Mt. Hood National Forest (photo courtesy PGE).
DownloadAn Asplundh tree crew member fells a tree during hazard tree removal operations in Mt. Hood National Forest (photo courtesy PGE).
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