Crime & Safety
Goats, Sheep Enlisted For Wildfire Prevention In La Cañada
Not far from the Eaton Fire burn area, one foothill city is turning to animals to help harden the community against wildfire risk.
LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE, CA — City officials in La Cañada Flintridge are turning to animals to help protect their mountainside community against wildfires.
"The city of La Cañada Flintridge is launching a new wildfire prevention effort using one of nature’s oldest tools: grazing animals," officials said in an announcement.
The city plans to manage vegetation across 58.7 acres of city-owned land in the Gould Canyon area using targeted grazing by goats and sheep.
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The area, adjacent to Altadena, is not far from terrain that was scorched by the Eaton Fire in January.
"As a key component of the city's broader wildfire mitigation strategy, this project involves the use of goats and sheep to manage vegetation in the Wildland Urban Interface, the area where homes meet undeveloped, brush-heavy terrain," according to a city statement. "Grazing provides a low-impact, environmentally responsible method of reducing fuel loads, creating defensible space and supporting long-term community safety."
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More information is available on the city's website.
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