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Young California ranchers are finding new ways to raise livestock and improve the land

  • Written by Kate Munden-Dixon, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Sustainable Food Systems, Indiana University
Sonoma County, California hired this herd of sheep from Sweetgrass Grazing to reduce invasive plants and flammable fuels and make room for native plants on protected land. Sonoma Open Space, CC BY-ND

As California contends with drought, wildfires and other impacts of climate change, a small yet passionate group of residents are attempting to lessen...

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