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Sheep Mowers Headed to the Quad This Week

Cody Kitaura — June 03, 2025 - 1:30pm

In their fifth year of grazing around campus, the sheep mowers will munch on the Quad for the first time this week.

A series of events will be held starting tomorrow (June 4), all organized by student interns in the project that has the sheep grazing publicly in a benefit to the landscape and the mental health of the campus community.

The sheep are scheduled to graze from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day.

Here are organizers’ descriptions of the events:

Wednesday, June 4: Shepherds’ Art Cafe – “Ewe Brew & Create”

The Sheepmowers Cut the Grass — and Feed the Lawn and Soul

Jamie Sara Gelfond — November 06, 2024 - 2:27pm

Sheepmovers made their return to the UC Davis campus on Wellman Hall’s lawn Friday, Nov. 1. About 25 sheep of multiple varieties grazed the lawn, helping to mow, fertilize and improve the lawn’s ecosystem. But not only do these sheep help to keep our planet in order, they also provide students with an artistic outlet to enjoy during a stressful week.

Climate Poetry in Wooly Motion

Katherine E Kerlin — April 16, 2024 - 12:40pm

In what organizers call “a creative process akin to poetry magnets, but with a wooly twist,” the UC Davis Sheepmowers team is joining forces with the Big Shift campus construction project to create “Sheep Shift Climate Poetry” on April 24 to 26.

Campus and community members are invited to submit climate-change inspired words today through April 21.