Last week, a herd of about 200 goats was hauled above Angler Mountain Road in Silverthorne to graze on brush and weeds, an effort experts say helps to reduce wildfire risks in the area while contributing to the overall health of the landscape.
“We use the goats in a way that we’re getting rid of noxious weeds. We’re helping with erosion control, fire mitigation, watershed work. There’s a lot of different benefits to the goats grazing here,” said Goat Green intern Jessica Teresi, who added that the business was hired by the Oxbow Ranch to perform the work. “Not only do they clean things up, they can heal the land and pour nutrients they’re recycling back into the ground.”
Goat Green founder Lani Malmberg has been herding goats for more than 25 years. She grew up in the Sandhills region of Nebraska on a cattle ranch, which later moved its operations to Wyoming. After a midcareer shift, she returned to school in Grand Junction, where she studied environmental restoration, botany and biology. She later earned her masters in weed science from Colorado State University.
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