#usa/california

[aci25]

Oakland, California

[maureen2musings]

Lightscapes, Santa Cruz

caitlinfullam

[mysharona1987]

Now that Trump is officially the oldest nominee in history I fully expect the media to focus non-stop on this and his health in general.

CNN, instead: “Is a 59 year old Kamala too young and inexperienced to run?”

[snototter]

Snow in the Santa Lucia mountains, California, USA

by marlin harms

[wachinyeya]

https://ktla.com/news/california/goats-unleashed-by-san-manuel-tribe-as-part-of-fire-prevention-strategy/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaaJJAE-Kl55wk4vm1cYc0zjGRUEv8w6ps0HX0z-rxwwa7YXnTDCsgIU2vs_aem_0djT-2NoD-E87Ic6UeeqGw

Firefighting goats have been deployed by the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians to protect tribal land and neighboring property from potentially devastating brush fires.

The goats are unleashed by the San Manuel Fire Department to eat up dry brush and grass that would normally be ideal fuel for fires — a recent fire was actually partially stopped once it reached an area cleared by the caprine crew earlier this year.

The herd, officials said, is about 400-strong and is made up of generations of goat families.

On Tuesday, the goats were treated to a feast of fruit before being sent on their brush-eating mission.

The goats will spend the next several months trimming and thinning out vegetation on the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians Reservation and nearby properties in San Bernardino.

Tribal officials said the brush that covers the hillsides in and around San Manuel property is thriving and diverse, boosted by the recent history-making rainy season. The plant life is an ideal food source because goats prefer food that’s at their eye level.

The Tribe has used goats as a natural, environmentally friendly fire preventative tool since 2019; the plants get trimmed in a sustainable fashion, which allows them to survive and recover naturally overtime unlike most chemical sprays.

Tribal officials called the practice an extension of the Tribe’s “culture of lands stewardship.”

“Caring for the land is a sacred duty of the Tribe,” said Lynn Valbuena, chairwoman of the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians. “Stewardship is a responsibility given to our people by the Creator. No matter who owns the land.”

San Bernardino County residents shouldn’t be surprised to see the goats in the mountains fulfilling this divine task from now through the end of fire season.

[fvckw4d]

One of the funniest plot developments in psych is chief vick going "we need this guy who's been closing 75% of our cases to consult for us but we need him to tone back the shenanigans. I'm going to hire his insane father who he has a fucked up relationship with to be his handler." And his insane father with a fucked up relationship with him is like "my strategy is not hiring him."

[petitworld]

Grand Lake, Oakland, California, USA by Claire Ames

[jaystrip]

[science70]

AT&T/Bell Telephone Company employment opportunity ad, 1972.

[breathtakingdestinations]

Los Angeles - California - USA (by Hannes Flo)

[maureen2musings]

Redwoods lightshow

@thecrispeoutdoors

[germanpostwarmodern]

Cabana and Pool (1958) of the Brown Residence in Los Angeles, CA, USA, by Candreva & Jarrett. Photo by Julius Shulman.

[snototter]

A male American badger (Taxidea taxus) in Marin County, California, USA

by Robin Gwen Agarwal

[missmisnomer]

Orange County SoCal Miku coming in hot!!

🛹🌴🌮🌅

[petitworld]

Yosemite National Park, California, USA by Jake Guzman