Colorado is a pretty dry state, prone to fires in both forest and grassland. No, Californians didn’t bring this problem to Colorado with them; it’s always been that way. In fact, this is one of the few problems Colorado has that wasn’t caused by an influx of liberal Californians, although those people do tend towards favoring hands-off forestry practices that lead to runaway fires.
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Colorado, though, as it happens, already has something that can help prevent fires, at least on the open grasslands, and that something may come as an udder surprise to some:
As part of a growing effort to reduce the risk of wildfires in Colorado, cattle are being deployed to eat dry grass that often fuels fast-moving flames.
City officials in Boulder County have partnered with local ranchers to bring herds into at-risk neighborhoods, including areas near Wonderland Lake Park, where 70 cattle grazed 35 acres of