8-1 IAN Otter Fires

 In the face of lawsuits from the environmentalists, the BLM has decided to rule against domestic sheep in the Lemhis after this year.I discussed this issue with Gov. Otter the other day.  He had a very interesting take on the advantages of domestic sheep in wilderness areas, listen carefully.  “We’ve already burned up 435,000 acres in the state. We have had some substantial wildfires that is going to be a pretty expensive cost. I bet we are rapidly approaching the $5 million-$6 million cost right now in suppression. Most of it is because of fuel. If you send that she’d been there, if you send the cattle out to graze it off, then you remove that fuel. You will not have near the devastation of forest fires that we have right now. In our management plan, we need to balance it and part of our balance is not only managing for the benefit of the health of the forests but for the health of the sheep and cattle industries as well. ”

 On a personal note and supporting the governor’s reasoning I play golf  and tennis at Crane Creek Country Club. Lately I have been hearing the bleating of goats surrounding the golf course. Guess what they’re doing? Yup. Eating the brush that Gov. Otter calls forest fire fuel.