As fiber overbuild activity increases across utility service territories, Northwest Natural is taking a partnership-driven approach to damage prevention. This session will explore how Northwest Natural built a coalition between utilities and municipalities, established communication protocols to improve visibility across the service territory, and prioritized excavator engagement as a core mitigation strategy. Attendees will learn how Northwest Natural uses Itron's (was Urbint) new excavator identification to focus training, safe digging education, and outreach where it can have the greatest impact.