Contain a Wildfire? Call in the Cows
The herd of 350 radio-collared cows helped crews widen an indirect fire line while reducing the need for hazardous back burns.
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Contain a wildfire? Call in the cows, and give them GPS collars
When fire commanders try to figure out how to contain a major wildfire, the last thing you might expect them to deploy is a herd of beef cattle. But on this summer’s Gold Mountain Fire near Ouray, cows ate the “fine fuels” along a three-mile fire line on the Big Cimarron River. Dave Marston Putting […]
Contain a wildfire? Call in the cows.
When fire commanders try to figure out how to contain a major wildfire, the last thing you might expect them to deploy is a herd of beef cattle. But on the recent Gold Mountain Fire in western Colorado, cows are eating the “fine fuels” along a three-mile fire line on the Big Cimarron River. Putting […]
Contain a Wildfire? Call in the Cows — Dave Marston (writersontherange.org)
Click the link to read the article on the Writers on the Range website (Dave Marston): September 21, 2026 When fire commanders try to figure out how to contain a major wildfire, the last thing you might expect them to deploy is a herd of beef cattle. But on the recent Gold Mountain Fire in … Continue reading Contain a Wildfire? Call in the Cows — Dave Marston (writersontherange.org)
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