Leveraging campus sheep to create multi-functional public green spaces.
What is sheepmowing?
Grazing lawnscape management uses plant-munching livestock, most popularly goats and sheep, to manage areas ranging from wild grasslands to urban lawnscapes. The focus of the sheepmowing research is to study the potential of utilizing sheep in urban spaces, and how incorporating sheep into these unconventional spaces has the potential to offer environmental, operational, and social benefits.
Using sheep as lawn-care multi-tools can provide a more sustainable alternative to traditional management methods that require fossil-fuel based equipment, synthetic fertilizers, and chemical pesticides. Additionally, the introduction of animals and elements of pastoral beauty into an urban environment creates opportunities for increased social and mental well-being.
fall events
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Salute to Ag Football
9.27 4:00PM-7:00PM
Check out the Sheepmowers as they cheer UCD Football to a win! Come and meet the Sheepmowers new guardian llama.
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Fall Grazing Preview
10.31-11.01 9:00AM-3:00PM
Join us for our one-and-only Sheepmowers Grazing Event of Fall Quarter. Come watch UC Davis sheep mow Wellman lawn.
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Women's Basketball STEM Fair
11. 7 9:00AM-11:00AM
Join us at the ARC Field for a STEM fair and Women’s basketball game!
MURAL DESIGN CONTEST
Winning entry will be painted fall 2025
Sheep Shift — a Mural Celebrating UC Davis Sustainability — is turning a 975-square-foot wall across from California Hall into a public art statement about campus decarbonization efforts featuring the Sheepmowers and the Big Shift — UCD’s transformative energy infrastructure project.
Where We Mow
Friday, Oct. 31 - Saturday, Nov. 1 2025 from 9am - 3pm
WELLMAN LAWN
Before you head out, check our Instagram to see if our mowers are scheduled to work. Their contract stipulates a 3-4 week break between every mowing period – sheepmowing is hard work.
Also, the grass needs time to grow!
