Sheep return to graze, reduce fire risk in Carson City

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Sheep return to graze, reduce fire risk in Carson City






























They’re back.About 800 ewes with 1,100 lambs have returned to graze the hills on Carson City’s west side.“We call them our little firefighters,” said Tom Tarulli, assistant fire chief, Carson City Fire department watching the sheep Thursday as they began their journey.The sheep will spend four to six weeks here eating cheatgrass, the highly-flammable weed. The animals’ arrival has been a familiar spring ritual since 2006 when they were first brought in to provide cost-effective fuels reduction after the 2004 Waterfall Fire. “The timing is very important because if the cheatgrass sets to seed it’s not as appealing to the  …
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