Right of Way Stewardship Council

The Right of Way Stewardship Council (ROWSC) is a leader in promoting sustainable resource management principles and practices on North America’s electric transmission and pipeline corridors. The ROWSC is unique, offering utilities the only accreditation program with established standards for responsible right-of-way (ROW) vegetation management.

Through accreditation, utilities realize direct and indirect benefits through a systems approach to integrated vegetation management (IVM) and best management practices (BMPs). In addition to maintaining power system reliability and ROW security, safety, and access, accredited utilities demonstrate their commitment to environmental stewardship, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards, and the communities they serve.

The ROWSC was established in 2013 as a program within Dovetail Partners, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit environmental think tank serving as program administrator. The organizational structure of the ROWSC includes diverse volunteer representatives from non-governmental environmental organizations, academia, the utility vegetation management industry, utilities, government, and the public at large.