Overview
Increase awareness of the values of managed grazing, specifically to reduce fire fuels. The resources provided below are designed for high school students.
The curriculum materials align with California Career Technical Education Model Curriculum Standards under:
E. Forestry and Natural Resources Pathway
E4.0 Explore rangeland management
E9.0 Explore the role of fire in natural resource management.
Resouces
Activities
Grazing for Change Book
The Grazing for Change publication can help students understand how grazing can create a more fire resilient landscape protecting homes, businesses, communities, and natural resources.
"Managed livestock grazing with goats, sheep, and cattle is one tool homeowners, land managers, communities and public agencies can utilize to reduce fire fuel loads that can lead to catastrophic fires," states Garrett Sjolund, Assistant Chief, CAL FIRE - Butte County. "Myself and other
firefighters value livestock grazers to reduce the severity, continuity, and size of wildfires."
Click here to read the book online.
Additional Resouces
Additional rangeland curriculum can be found at https://ucanr.edu/sites/StanLivestock2017/Rangeland_Education/
Collaborators
- Tracy Schohr, University of California Cooperative Extension, Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor in Plumas, Sierra and Butte Counties
- Janice Lohse, Agricultural Instructor, Hamilton City High School
- Leslie Roche, Ph.D., Associate Cooperative Extension Specialist in Rangeland Management, Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis
- Kasey DeAtley, Ph.D., Associate Professor, California State University, Chico
Thank you!
Support for this project was provided by the California Cattle Council.
