Billie Thibodeau manages a herd of about 120 sheep and goats, three dogs, and an emu used for targeted grazing to reduce wildfire fuel. The herd, operating as Scape Goat Grazing, clears brush and helps restore native plants and topsoil through grazing and natural composting. A recent project on a long-unmanaged property exposed animals to snakeroot, resulting in the loss of at least 12 sheep and goats over two weeks. Veterinary preliminary toxicology shows heart damage in a sheep consistent with snakeroot poisoning, highlighting toxic-plant risks for grazing-based land management.
"I raise them to live long happy lives. I love these animals and I want them to live the best lives possible," said Thibodeau.
"I just became really passionate about grazing at that point. Everything we do impacts the land in a positive way. It's the perfect preventative solution to wildfire."
"It was a private resident job on a property that hadn't been managed for decades and was very outgrown," said Thibodeau. "First she lost a sheep, and in the last two weeks, she's now lost 12 sheep and goat."
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