Goats are Baaaack! City Half Moon Bay and Sewer Authority Team to Reduce Fire Fuel Loads on Environmentally Sensitive Lands

PRESS RELEASE. From the City of Half Moon Bay Thursday, May 26th, 2022.

It’s that time of year again! With summer approaching, we see our friendly neighborhood herd of goats chomping their way through the Coastside to help reduce wildfire risks. Over the last three years, the City and Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside have contracted with Star Creek Land Stewards to provide goat grazing on City/Authority lands east and west of Highway 1, near Old Bev Cunha Road. The purpose of the grazing is to reduce fire fuel loads on environmentally sensitive lands near existing homes and structures. Given the sensitive nature of these parcels, natural grazing is an appropriate and environmentally beneficial means of fire fuel reduction.

We hope that you take the opportunity to enjoy our four-legged visitors, and also to make your own preparations to reduce wildfire potential in and around your homes and businesses, as well as to prepare for all potential natural disasters. Specifically, we strongly encourage folks that reside near wildfire interface areas to protect your property, family, and neighbors by removing vegetation and other flammable items from the interface areas on your own property.

For additional information please visit:

• CalFire’s “Prepare for Wildfire” web page
• Half Moon Bay’s “Preparing for Fire/Wildfire” web page
• Coastside County Fire District’s website.

¿Mitigación de riesgos de incendio? ¡Acabremos con esto!

¡Es esa época del año otra vez! Con el verano acercándose, vemos a nuestra amigable manada de cabras del vecindario abriéndose paso a través de la costa para ayudar a reducir los riesgos de incendios forestales. En los últimos tres años, la Autoridad de la Ciudad y el Alcantarillado Mid-Coastside han contratado a Star Creek Land Stewards para proporcionar pastoreo de cabras en las tierras de la Ciudad / Autoridad al este y al oeste de la Autopista 1, cerca de Old Bev Cunha Road. El propósito del pastoreo es reducir las cargas de combustible contra incendios en tierras ambientalmente sensibles cerca de las casas y estructuras existentes. Dada la naturaleza sensible de estas parcelas, el pastoreo natural es un medio apropiado y ambientalmente beneficioso para la reducción del combustible contra incendios.

Esperamos que aproveche la oportunidad para disfrutar de nuestros visitantes de cuatro patas, y también para hacer sus propios preparativos para reducir el potencial de incendios forestales en y alrededor de sus hogares y negocios, así como para prepararse para todos los posibles desastres naturales. Específicamente, recomendamos encarecidamente a las personas que residen cerca de las áreas de interfaz de incendios forestales que protejan su propiedad, familia y vecinos eliminando la vegetación y otros elementos inflamables de las áreas de interfaz en su propia propiedad.

Para obtener información adicional, visite:

• Página web “Prepárese para un incendio forestal” de CalFire
• Página web “Preparándose para el fuego/incendio forestal” de Half Moon Bay
• Sitio web del Distrito de Bomberos del Condado de Coastside.

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City Council of Half Moon Bay Meets ~ 1st and 3rd Tuesdays at 7:00pm

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The New Now ~ Virtual Remote Public Agency Meetings

Watch streaming, or the Pacifica Coast TV video, that we will post. Stay tuned!

The meeting will be held at the Adcock Community Center for any members of the public who wish to speak in person, though we do encourage all members to participate remotely.

The meeting will be:

• streamed live on Comcast Channel 27 and Pacific Coast TV website
• the City’s website online (via Granicus)
• and on Facebook Live
  • one in English (City of Half Moon Bay FB Page)
  • one in Spanish (City of Half Moon Bay Recreation FB Page)
• Recorded by Pacific Coast TV (PCTV)

Members or the public are welcome to submit comments (in accordance with the three-minute per speaker limit) via email

to jblair@hmbcity.com prior to or during the meeting, via Facebook live during the meeting, and via two phone lines during the meeting – (650) 477-4963 (English) and (650) 445-3090 (Spanish).

The City Clerk will read all comments into the record.

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