BASF Professional Vegetation Management ^[1] has announced the winners of its 2008 QVM Project Habitat awards ^[2].

QVM Project Habitat is an annual awards program designed to honor projects that demonstrate the principles and practices of Quality Vegetation Management (QVM). 

Winning organizations in each category include the following:

Invasive Vegetation Management

• Georgia Forestry Commission, Macon, Ga.
• Necedah National Wildlife Refuge, Necedah, Wis.
• The Wilds with Townsend Tree Service, Cumberland, Ohio
• Kansas Water Office with Sky Copters, Inc., Topeka, Kan.

Roadside

• Indiana Department of Transportation with Townsend Tree Service, Connersville, Ind.
• Tennessee Department of Transportation, Chattanooga, Tenn.
• XTO Energy with Industrial Weed Control Co., Inc., Trinidad, Colo.

 Forestry

• Danny and Sizy Landrum with DonChem, Vinegar Bend, Ala.
• Logan and Associates with Drennen Forestry Services, Inc., Eutaw, Ala.
• G&Y Still Partnership with Pineland Improvements, Taylor, La.

Aquatic

• Rancho Blanco with Provine Helicopters, Laredo, Texas
• Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge with Chem-Air, Inc., Liberty, Texas

Utility

• South Mississippi Electric Power Association with Southeast Woodland Services and Progressive Solutions, Hattiesburg, Miss.
• New York Power Authority with Lewis Tree Service, Inc., Marcy, N.Y.
• Amicalola Electric Membership Corporation with Southeast Woodlands, Jasper, Ga.

Specialty

• Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline with Northeast Rural Services, Inc., Joplin, Mo.