Archive for May 27th, 2024

Hungry goats are latest phenom-nom-nom in Colorado wildfire prevention
Donny Benz, left, and his fiancé Kaiti Singley, right, with Goat Green LLC, monitor their Cashmere goats as they graze in fields in Dutch Creek Open Space in Louisville, Colorado, on May 22, 2024. As the goats eat, they create natural firebreaks that help to prevent and slow down wildfires. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The […]
Barbara Crimond | May 27, 2024 | Comments 0

Lightning strike kills northern Colorado rancher, more than 30 cattle
A truck drives through rural Jackson County, which borders Wyoming. (Kyle Spradley for KHN) A lightning strike killed a Jackson County rancher and more than 30 of his cattle Saturday afternoon as the man tossed hay from the back of a trailer, the local coroner said Sunday. Mike Morgan, 51, was feeding his herd as […]
Barbara Crimond | May 27, 2024 | Comments 0