JULIE Before Digging Landscaping

Take Advantage Of Falling Temps To Spruce Up Your Landscaping

Take Advantage Of Falling Temps To Spruce Up Your Landscaping Just because the days are growing shorter—and colder—doesn’t mean you can’t still spend time outdoors…

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Marking line for deck

Six Mistakes To Avoid When Building A Deck

Six Mistakes To Avoid When Building A Deck Out on the deck is a wonderful place to spend time—alone relaxing and enjoying nature or entertaining…

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JULIE expert tips

Ways To Avoid Damage When Digging Around Utility Lines

Ways To Avoid Damage When Digging Around Utility Lines When you go to dig a hole for a fence or mailbox post, plant a tree…

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Mailbox installation

Four Steps For Safely Installing A Mailbox

Four Steps For Safely Installing A Mailbox Have you recently purchased a newly built home? Chances are you’ll be responsible for installing a mailbox on…

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Toolkit For Safe Digging Month

Toolkit For Safe Digging Month During National Safe Digging Month in April (NSDM), we work with our partners to launch a statewide public safety and…

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Marking Lines

Five Tips For Installing A Fence Safely

Five Tips For Installing A Fence Safely Installing a fence can add privacy to your yard, provide an extra measure of security and even increase…

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outdoor toolkit

Expert Tips

Helpful Tips For Outdoor Home Improvement Looking for advice on sprucing up your yard? Browse through these articles with expert tips on adding, fixing, planting,…

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flag toolkit

Online Flag Messaging Toolkit

Flag Messaging Toolkit Preventing underground utility line damage starts with education. That’s why JULIE has created new artwork for location marking flags and is making…

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damage prevention advocacy

Advocacy Award Winners 2022

Damage Prevention Advocacy Awards 2022 The Board of Directors at JULIE, Inc. (JULIE) announced the winners of the first Gina Meehan-Taylor Damage Prevention Advocacy Awards…

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Locating and Marking Examples

Marking Samples

Locating and Marking Examples The following marking examples illustrate how an owner or operator may choose to mark their underground utility facilities.  Additional examples from…

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Spread the Word

Education Materials

Spread The Safe Digging Message With Educational Resources One of JULIE’s goals is to educate home and land owners, professional contractors and excavators, village officials,…

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MARKING TERMS

Marking Terms

MARKING TERMS The following marking terms can be utilized when completing your locate request to help describe the area to be located. Area-wise Marking Terms…

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Virtual Tool Box Talks

Virtual Toolbox Talks

Virtual Tool Box Talks Training Credit Hour Information Virtual Toolbox Talks have been approved for IEPA Water and Wastewater training credit hours. Professional Development Hours…

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Pre-Mark Your Project

Pre-Mark Your Project State law requires excavators to pre-mark the dig site when practical. Pre-marking is the process of marking the dig area with white…

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Handy Toolkits Make It Easy To Promote Safe Digging

Toolkits

Handy Toolkits Make It Easy To Promote Safe Digging With resources ready to download and share, JULIE’s toolkits allow you to access information quickly and…

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