I read with great interest the article about using sheep and goats to munch vegetation to help mitigate wildfire danger (“Bringing out the sheep, goats to keep vegetation in check,” Star-Advertiser, March 10). I was even more interested in the involvement of Mark Thorne from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

There is an area of wild and very tall grass on the UH-Manoa campus that has been ignored by the facilities manager and staff for a very long time — since before the Maui wildfires. This area is next to a student dormitory, wooden buildings housing various programs and staff offices, and abutting the former Saint Francis School property. Facilities management has been notified numerous times by the staff of the Newman Center Holy Spirit parish on the Saint Francis property, but to no avail. Perhaps the sheep and the goats could be encouraged to munch away.

Rosemary Casey

Makiki

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