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Goats proving to be effective weapon against region's wildfires

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By Rachel Sun
| Idaho State Journal Verified
On a summer morning on a rocky slope near Spokane, Wash., Craig Madsen is watching his goats attack snowberry bushes, hawthorn and Oregon grape. Madsen owns a company that rents goats for a variety of regional jobs. Today, that job is to remove brush that could act as a carrier fuel for wildfires and threaten a nearby home. The homeowners use a tractor to clear fuel in other areas, Madsen said, but that doesn’t work on the hill.
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Adventures of the 'Fire Trail Warriors'

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By Rachel Sun
| Yahoo Life Verified
Rachel Sun, Lewiston Tribune, Idaho Sat, August 22, 2026 at 8:17 AM EDT 4 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Add Yahoo on Google Aug. 22—LAPWAI — It's around 8:30 a.m. when a group of children — all between the ages of 8 and 11 years old — pause on their hike up a steep valley hill that overlooks this town, the seat of the Nez Perce Indian Reservation. They settle into the dry grass and gaze out at the expanse ahead.
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Goats proving to be effective weapon against region's wildfires

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By Rachel Sun
| Jefferson Star (Post Register) Verified
On a summer morning on a rocky slope near Spokane, Wash., Craig Madsen is watching his goats attack snowberry bushes, hawthorn and Oregon grape. Madsen owns a company that rents goats for a variety of regional jobs. Today, that job is to remove brush that could act as a carrier fuel for wildfires and threaten a nearby home. The homeowners use a tractor to clear fuel in other areas, Madsen said, but that doesn’t work on the hill.
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