Specifications include, but are not limited to: The City of Elk Grove (City) is accepting proposals from qualified Service Providers (Service Provider(s)) for Grazing Services for Vegetation Management; Service Provider shall supply, transport, utilize, and care for a goat and/or sheep herd of adequate size to achieve the City’s objectives within the City’s timeframe and schedule. Generally, seasonal goals are to reduce vegetation to an approximate height of four (4) inches including shrubbery and brush, as feasible, determined by the City. Goat and/or sheep grazing has become an important part of the vegetation management strategy employed by the City of Elk Grove. Goats and/or sheep are deployed into the various open space, creek and channel areas described; The objectives of the City’s targeted grazing activities include: 1. Retain and perpetuate stands of healthy California native perennial grasses through vegetation management focused on reduction in biomass and seed set by exotic/invasive species, primarily annual grasses and nonnative annual broadleaf weeds. 2. Reduce risk of wildfires and/or floods through fuel management/reduction of accumulated biomass. 3. Improve habitat conditions for special status wildlife species (e.g., Swainson’s hawk), and wildlife in general, through creation of optimal foraging, roosting, and breeding habitat. 4. Manage for retention of organic ground covering litter.
