Oregon Ranchers Rally to Save Cattle as Grasshopper Fire Threatens Range
TL;DR
Ranchers near Mount Hood mobilized family, friends, dogs and water rigs to herd about 150 cattle to safety as the Grasshopper Fire closed in; by midday they’d saved around 100 cows and calves, with about 30 more to locate and a few still missing as wildfire season intensifies.
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- Oregon ranchers race to protect cattle from Grasshopper Fire Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB
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