The city of Boulder is expanding its targeted cattle grazing program as part of a wildfire protection plan, officials say, aiming to reduce flammable vegetation and slow potential wildfire spread.
Cattle will graze on city-managed open space west of the Dakota Ridge neighborhood, between Lee Hill Drive and 10th Street, through Oct. 6, according to city officials. Temporary electric fencing will confine the herd. Visitors are being asked to stay clear of fencing and cattle and to keep pets under control in the area.
“We are excited to partner again with our local cowboys and cattle for this program,” said Paul Dennison, the city’s wildland fire senior program manager. “Observations and monitoring following the 2022 NCAR Fire indicated that targeted cattle grazing and other city-led mitigation work, including forest thinning, helped slow the fire’s spread and reduce its intensity.”…