News and Reviews
"We loved having Motherlode Goats clear our property. They were fun to watch and very efficient at eating everything including blackberries. Alec was a conscientious and caring goat whisperer!"
Patty S. 5/2022 Murphys, CA
Motherlode Goats LLC in Calaveras and Tuolumne Counties
- Goats love to eat blackberries, buck brush, grass, oak shrubs, evergreen, poison oak
- Remove unwanted grass, weeds, invasive species, shrubs
- This method of landscaping can reduce potential wildfire fuels, clears brush, land is easier to manage
- Make your property fire safe while managing your land in a sustainable way
ABOUT US
MOTHERLODE GOATS OWNER: ALEC ZACHRESON
Motherlode Goats LLC is excited to announce our opening for business in Tuolumne and Calaveras Counties! Alec has been working in the land management realm since he was six years old. Now (a few decades later) Alec is an ISA Certified Arborist and an experienced back country trail worker.
THINKING BIG IN THE HIGH SIERRAS
- Alec conceived Motherlode Goats following a long discussion of the need to do more on the local level for wildfire fuels reductions while managing and clearing land in a sustainable and fun way
- In 2020 (during height of the COVID pandemic) Alec decided to rent goats in the Motherlode
- When not caring for goats, you can find Alec in the Sierra Nevada high country - scouting for rare wildlife, scrounging in low country brush thickets looking for tracks, tanning deer hides in his back yard or spending a quality day with his wife and son
- You can often reach Alec on your first call to 209-217-1577
FACTS & INFO
Motherlode Goats is on the cutting edge of preventative wildfire services as well as personalized farm and land consulting and services
Larger “herds of scale” are already used to manage grassland and chaparral in public lands such as East Bay Regional Parks. However, plots of more than 20 goats generally require a shepherd dog, and above 75 generally requires a human shepherd
Currently over 90% of California wildfire budget is spent on fighting wildfires, however public policy and land management agencies are under pressure to do more preventative measures including forest thinning, ground fuels reduction, and supporting private landowners to better manage their own lands
Landscaping companies are often busy during the spring and summer season, are expensive, and sometimes impractical for small landowners with steep or uneven terrain. During much of the summer, many companies simply will not operate equipment in certain areas due to the extreme fire risk
Motherlode Goats for the natural, low-cost way to eliminate fire risk
