HomeMy WebLinkAboutRE_ Tres Hermanos Ranch Vision Suggestion (2).msgThank you Peter. Will add it to the files and note for the record.
Dan Fox | City Manager
City of Diamond Bar
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From: Peter Rogers <photomayor@gmail.com>
Date: 6/16/21 6:18 PM (GMT-08:00)
To: Dan Fox <DFox@DiamondBarCA.Gov>
Subject: Fwd: Tres Hermanos Ranch Vision Suggestion
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From: Peter Rogers <progers@chinohills.org>
Date: June 16, 2021 at 8:47:34 AM PDT
To: Peter Rogers <photomayor@gmail.com>
Subject: Fwd: Tres Hermanos Ranch Vision Suggestion
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From: M Taber <mariept@yahoo.com>
Date: June 15, 2021 at 9:58:36 PM PDT
To: Peter Rogers <progers@chinohills.org>
Subject: Tres Hermanos Ranch Vision Suggestion
Good Evening Peter,
I read the article about the upcoming meeting of the Tres Hermanos Conservation Authority and I have a concept for it's future use.
Currently sheep and goats are brought in to mitigate weeds on Tres Hermanos. I propose that we house resident goats on the property. The use of goats for brush control is surging
and our ranch is the perfect setting to exploit this new trend. We can offer a lease to a business and allow them to raise goats for weed abatement in the area as the primary use. They
could also use goats for secondary businesses: meat, milk, cheese, etc.
The Positives:
The use of goats promotes land restoration
Good for the watershed
Environmentally healthy
Wildfire risk reduction (lower insurance premiums, cleaner air)
Allows for other uses later on
Minimal infrastructure needs (A barn, some fencing)
Low water use
Opportunities:
-Collaboration with Cal Poly Pomona’s world-class Department of Animal and Veterinary Science to create an extension for goat husbandry onsite would preserve our local ranching heritage.
-Grants (eg: Cal Fire- Fire Prevention Grants; California Fire Foundation Grants; Farming Grants, etc.)
-“Goat Days” - An opportunity to highlight the enterprise. (Think of Upland’s Lemon Festival)
Thank you for all of your hard work,
Marie Taber
https://goatapellifoundation.org/about-us/ <https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/T4TDC31PPxi9nopfgR78y?domain=goatapellifoundation.org/>
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This article includes a Chino resident who currently hires his goats out.
https://www.dailynews.com/2017/02/20/goat-brush-control-in-high-demand-this-winter-in-southern-california/ <https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/_j-zC4xPPyF9XEBfxe3BQ?domain=dailynews.com/>