Can goats and sheep stop wildfires? This shepherdess is rallying the flock
by Gabrielle Canon in Ojai, California from Environment | The Guardian on (#6G9XF)
A rancher in California is training a new generation to fight fires - and foster deeper connections to the land - with farm animals
Dust swirls around Brittany Cole" Bush as she coaxes dozens of stubborn sheep and goats toward a small enclosure. They aren't going willingly, but she can't help but smile.
Bush is the founder of Shepherdess Land & Livestock, a ranch in the Ojai Valley that uses grazing animals to reduce the risk of wildfires in southern California.
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