Goats and sheep have finished clearing more than 21 acres of dense vegetation as part of a brush clearing and fire prevention effort in the foothills above Arcadia. Four hundred grazing goats and ...

Hundreds of goats have gone to work in Palos Verdes Estates to clear brush — reducing the hazard in a high-risk fire area. More than $67,000 of funding came from the office of Los Angeles County ...

PENDLETON — As Eastern Oregon braces for a dry summer and heightened wildfire risk, the Pendleton Fire Department has enlisted an unlikely ally: goats. These four-legged firefighters graze on dry ...

VICTORIA — Goats soon could dot the Texas landscape as fire prevention experts try new ways to tamp down highly flammable brush, a key component in the outbreak and spread of wildfires. City officials ...

Grazing goats could soon be used to prevent fires by eating away grasslands and heavy shrub fire areas of Southern California. California schools are considering using goats to mitigate wildfire risk.

As we pass three years since the Marshall Fire, fire prevention continues to be a big focus in Boulder County. In that effort, the town is looking to all kinds of safety methods, including ...

A herd of 20 miniature goats, two babydoll mini sheep and a Sicilian donkey named Steve will arrive as among the newest residents of San Clemente in the next few weeks, taking up their posts in open ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wildfire season in Nevada typically lasts from late summer to early fall, but in recent years the season has lengthened due to ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Although winter is in full swing, it’s never too early to start preparing for wildfire season. As ...