Recent rains may be helping to bring back the forgotten green landscape we have all grown accustomed to in East Texas, but Sam Houston Electric Cooperative’s right-of-way crews are still chasing down dead trees taken by the drought.
The unwelcome drought in recent years has resulted in thousands of dead trees that threaten to fall on electric power lines. In 2011, Sam Houston EC added more crews to cut dead and danger trees across its 10-county service territory. Additional crews have helped reduce the risk of power outages and fires along the utility’s rights-of-way.
“Landowners will continue to see a steady flow of tree crews in the coming months,” said Bill Townley, Sam Houston Electric Cooperative construction manager. “Crews will be cutting dead and danger trees along the Cooperative’s rights-of-way, as well as trees that are just outside the right-of-way and in danger of striking electric power lines.”