A group of 41 grazing goats are helping protect one-third of an acre of property in the Hidden Valley area of Cle Elum from fire.
Tammy Dynakin owns the business Rent-A-Ruminant, which rents out goats to clear land. Throughout the week, her goats ate fire-prone brush, plants and tree limbs.
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