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Professor and witnesses say integrated vegetation management can reduce fuel loads and maintenance costs
Summary
An academic witness told a House subcommittee that integrated vegetation management (IVM)—favoring native, low‑growing species under rights‑of‑way—can lower fuel loads, support biodiversity and reduce long‑term maintenance costs, but permitting still constrains implementation.
Dr. Carolyn Mahan, a professor of biology and environmental studies representing the Right of Way Stewardship Council, told a House subcommittee that integrated vegetation management (IVM) can reduce wildfire risk while supporting native habitat and lowering long‑term maintenance costs for rights‑of‑way.
"If you have stable native habitat, you support wildlife and you also minimize the risks of wildfires," Mahan said, describing research and photo examples from…
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