Tactic
Adaptation
Design for Fire Disturbance
Design for the capacity to absorb and recover
Options
...with shaded fuel breaks that bring fire closer to the ground and make control easier.
...by incorporating seasonal grazing (vegetation management with livestock).
Case Study
Graze Ojai is a community-supported program from the Ojai Valley Fire Safe Council that uses the prescribed grazing of low-impact herd animals like goats and sheep to mitigate the risk of catastrophic wildfires. The grazing program covers approximately 360 square miles.
