Hungry Goats Are on the Front Lines of Wildfire Prevention

Hungry Goats Are on the Front Lines of Wildfire Prevention in Southern California

Using goats as a method for reducing potential fire hazard is gaining popularity after winter's heavy rain.

For Southern California, using grazing goats is a solution spreading like wildfire.

The County of Los Angeles Fire Department's Forestry Division is using goats as part of their fire hazard reduction project, by way of a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency - and they are employing these grass-munchers now, more than ever before.

Non-native grasses flourished in Southern California, during the winter's soaking rains.

(You can find my full report on this story for NBC Los Angeles here.)

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