Join us on a field day to learn about the Ojai Valley Fire Safe Council's multi-stakeholder approach to community-scale, fire-safety and ecological resilience with graziers, firefighters, ecologists, natural resource experts, community organizations, and U.C. Cooperative Extension. Owner-operators of Shepherdess Land & Livestock and Ventura Brush Goats will walk participants through the ins and outs of planning grazing in complex wildfire-urban landscapes, with demonstrations at the Besant School of Happy Valley and the Thacher School, where grazing with sheep and goats is being utilized to manage fuel loads and fire risk in these high-risk communities. The Community Environmental Council’s Climate-Smart Agriculture Program Manager, Molly Taylor, will participate. Hosted by Range Management Advisory Committee, Board of Forestry & Fire Protection. The Community Environmental Council is a co-sponsor for this event.

Location: Besant School of Happy Valley, 8585 N Ojai Rd, Ojai