2008 Grazing Season

During this particularly severe Fire Season, LSLM is offering shared funding for Grazing Service to Homeowners and Neighborhood Associations.  Additionally, LSLM offers Fire Watch Service and Red Flag Service in most CA locations.

Also, visit the Articles section of our website for a growing selection of commentary, research, video and other assorted media documenting our work within the US and abroad

For a list of free community based services please visit the Community section of our site.

Most Recent Additions to Website:

Post-Modern Environmentality

Appropriating Environmentalism

Fire Mitigation / Grazing Primer

Grazing & Media Archive

Living Systems has distinguished itself for its innovative approach to land management (TrainedHerds), and through a commitment to community and environment.  We are engaged in business that is environmentally and socially responsible, and that approaches land management holistically.  Our work in the area of fire mitigation focuses on ecological fuel management in Urban/Wildland Intermix areas.  In addition, we facilitate habitat restoration in both riparian and other biologically sensitive areas and vegetation management of noxious and invasive weed species, including yellow star thistle, cape ivy, poison hemlock, French and Scotch Broom.

Goats and grazing animals have been used for countless years as land management tools and are a popular alternative to the land management conventions of mowing, disking, and burning.  Managed Grazing takes into account multiple levels of ecology and environment including: vegetation types, soil types, watershed functions, plant recovery mechanisms, nutrient flow and energy cycling.  All can be managed, monitored and improved with proper management procedures.

Management Standards

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