{"id":5881,"date":"2015-11-29T17:35:17","date_gmt":"2015-11-29T17:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/?p=5881"},"modified":"2026-05-01T14:12:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T18:12:20","slug":"new-publication-trees-and-electric-lines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/new-publication-trees-and-electric-lines\/","title":{"rendered":"New Publication: Trees and Electric Lines"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"TreesElectrical utility lines serve nearly every neighborhood, adding efficiency and luxury to every day of our lives.<\/p>\n

Likewise, trees enhance our neighborhoods and bring beauty to our surroundings. Trees improve our air and water quality. They shade our homes, screen undesirable views, and help reduce noise along with many other ecosystem services.<\/p>\n

We want both.<\/p>\n

Purdue FNR Urban Forestry Specialist Lindsey Purcell<\/a> addresses the conflicts that sometimes arise when trees and electrical lines must share space and ways to avoid them in his latest publication “Trees and Electric Lines<\/a>“. Check out the publication<\/a> to learn more about how to avoid\u00a0boundary issues, safety concerns, power outages, and more while dealing with trees and electric lines.<\/p>\n

Resources:<\/strong>
\nTrees and Electric Lines<\/a> – The Education Store, Purdue Extension Resource Center
\nTree Risk Management<\/a> \u2013 Got Nature? Blog, Purdue Extension \u2013 FNR
\nTrees and Storms: Understanding Damage, Risk and Recovery<\/a> \u2013 Got Nature? Blog, Purdue Extension \u2013 FNR
\nUrban Forestry and Arboriculture<\/a> – Purdue Forestry and Natural Resources
\nPower Friendly Trees<\/a> – Indiana Department of Natural Resources<\/p>\n

Lindsey Purcell<\/a>, Urban Forestry Specialist
\nPurdue University Department of Forestry and Natural Resources<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Electrical utility lines serve nearly every neighborhood, adding efficiency and luxury to every day of our lives. Likewise, trees enhance our neighborhoods and bring beauty to our surroundings. Trees improve our air and water quality. They shade our homes, screen undesirable views, and help reduce noise along with many other ecosystem services. We want both. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52,53],"tags":[70,71],"class_list":["post-5881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-safety","category-urbanforestry","tag-safety","tag-urban-forestry","audience-for-homeowners","audience-for-landowners","audience-for-professionals"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t