They're Baaaa-Ck: SDGE Deploys 300 Goats in San Diego, Launches Instagram to Spotlight Wildfire Prevention Measures

They're Baaaa-ck: SDGE Deploys 300 Goats in San Diego, Launches Instagram to Spotlight Wildfire Prevention Measures

SAN DIEGO, June 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- San Diego Gas & Electric (SDGE) is combining hooves-on-the-ground innovation with digital storytelling by launching a new Instagram account, @thegoatsdge, to spotlight its wildfire prevention efforts, just as 300 goats paraded through a…

SRFD Using Over 1,000 Goats To Clear Out Dry Grass And Weeds

This summer, the Santa Rosa Fire Department is deploying an unusual, but highly effective, fire prevention team: a herd of over 1,000 goats, and possibly some sheep! According to the Press Democrat, these four-legged firefighters began work on June 8th, hired through two contractors, Goats R Us and CAPRA Environmental Services. Their mission is to munch through approximately 130 acres of dry grass and weeds across eight city sites. This “grazing…

Goats return to graze Basin Recreation land for weed control, wildfire prevention - TownLift, Park City News

SNYDERVILLE BASIN, Utah — Goats returned this week to graze across open space areas in the Snyderville Basin, part of an ongoing effort by Basin Recreation to manage vegetation, mitigate weeds, and reduce wildfire risk. Basin Recreation has partnered again with 4 Leaf Ranch to implement the grazing operation, which began the week of July 13. The goats are expected to move through approximately two acres per day, targeting two primary areas: the …