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Apr 30 2021

Goats to the Rescue for Fire Fuel Reduction

April 16, 2021 | Kelli Bender | TomKat Ranch

Fire Fighting Goats Deployed at TomKat Ranch

This April 2021, TomKat partnered with Lani Malmberg, founder and owner of Goatapelli, a goat grazing service, to work on fire mitigation using natural systems.

On the heels of the third driest year on record, TomKat Ranch has teamed up with Goatapelli Foundation and their herd of 26th generation “browsers” (animals that prefer brush, weeds, and woody matter to grass) to remove dry, parched vegetation from the landscape to promote conditions in which wildfires will not start as easily or spread as rapidly.

Goat hooves also play an important role in creating soil that is healthy and holds air and moisture. When they stomp around, they aerate the soil and trample plant matter aiding the breakdown of nutrients by fungi and bacteria and boosting soil health including its potential for water retention – particularly important when vegetation moisture levels are low. To read more about other ecological benefits of goat grazing, see the interview with the Executive Director of The Goatapelli Foundation Lani Malmberg here.

At TomKat Ranch, we encourage everyone to take fire fuel reduction seriously and do so in ecological-friendly ways.

Goats to the rescue at TomKat Ranch from TomKat Ranch on Vimeo.

Written by @goatapelli · Categorized: Fire Mitigation

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Lani Malmberg
Goat Green, LLC
Ewe4ic Ecological Services

Phone: (970) 219-0451
Email: Ewe4icbenz@aol.com
GoatsEatWeeds.com

Lani Malmberg and her goats can be seen throughout cities, towns, and countrysides in the Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Texas and surrounding areas.

Her work is an inspirational example of successful pesticide-free weed control management.

County weed and pest departments and local conservation districts interested in more information using goats for alternative weed control solutions, contact us.

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