2023
Finland
Fingrid Oyj is a Finnish national transmission system operator. Their vegetation management system focuses on careful maintenance of the rights of way with over 6000 hectares being cleared per year. A key initiative of their practice includes examining how to increase the use of decaying wood. Fingrid collaborates with landowners to create artificial snags near border zones where lesser value trees are left to decay, creating a natural habitat and nesting site for various insect and bird species. The project emphasises on maintaining a rights of way with border trees that help preserve natural habitats while protecting their power lines.
Highlights
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Rights of way selectively cleared every six years, and replaced with low growing bushes.
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Trees as the border zones cut every 10-25 years, the trees are later sold jointly with landowners.
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Landowners are notified of the clearing process and tree management in border zones.
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Snags made out of decay woods provide a habitat to various endangered species.
Main Information
Fingrid is responsible for more than 14,000 kilometres of transmission lines and over 100 substations in Finland. According to their Land use and Environmental policy, Fingrid maintains rights of way and border zones where the biodiversity is protected and the area near the grids are selectively cleared to protect power lines. They encourage the diverse utilisation of transmission line rights-of-way while ensuring electrical safety. Trees are managed by pruning and felling, with landowners involved in the process.
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