No kidding, folks. Here’s your chance to learn more about one of the latest and at the same time oldest methods for wildfire mitigation and landscape management in the world.
The Fire Safe Council of Eastern Madera County invites the community to see how targeted grazing is being incorporated into broader regional wildfire resilience and land stewardship across the region.
Targeted grazing is the application of livestock including goats, sheep or cattle at specific intensities, durations and seasons to achieve precise vegetation or landscape goals.
It’s described by ScienceDirect.com as a specialized, often short-duration high-intensity technique used to manage weeds, reduce wildfire fuels and restore ecosystems.
The Grazing Workshop and Field Tour is set for Sunday, May 31 from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Camp Oakhurst (36611 Mudge Ranch Road) in Coarsegold.
The workshop and field tour will include emerging plans focused on fuel reduction, landscape health and long-term vegetation management.
Participants will meet the grazing managers, the animals and the partners behind regional use and wildfire adaptation efforts. It’s an opportunity to learn how grazing can be a tool for your property.
Highlights of the workshop are planned to include live fencing and animal demonstrations, expert-led sessions, a field tour of grazed landscape and an introduction to regional use plans.
Light refreshments will be served.
Funding for the workshop was provided by a grant from the Cooperative Fire Program of the U.S. Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, Pacific Southwest Region through the California Fire Safe Council.
The workshop is supported by Camp Oakhurst, FAM Co, Grazing Solutions of Mariposa and the Coarsegold Resource Conservation District.
Register at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSczxtSncQF_9fnc7sH79AR2QMV_akVpFx33S6XQmXad6tcww/viewform.
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