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Nevada County program tests goats as a pilot fuel-reduction tool on Sierra lands
Summary
Nevada County Resource Conservation District and a land‑stewardship contractor described a pilot project using goats to reduce vegetation fuel loads and establish long‑term maintenance approaches, with success to be measured by post‑treatment fuel loads and vegetation regrowth.
Nathan Alcorn, program director for the Nevada County Resource Conservation District, described a pilot project using livestock to reduce vegetation fuels on Sierra Nevada lands. "The goals of this project are, it's a pilot project first and foremost. So the metrics of success are kind of tentative at this time,"…
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