01-29-2026, 04:54 PM
When trying to find info about randomq's question about what to do for pets (who too like to walk barefoot in the yard), there was this recent and related HVO post:
https://www.usgs.gov/observatories/hvo/n...ir-hazards
"You may be wondering if there are steps you need to take regarding vehicles, pets and children being outside, grazing livestock, or water catchment systems if you live in an area that has been affected by Pele’s Hair.
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Pele’s hair doesn’t wash off of grassy areas as easily as ash and might impact grazing animals, but there are no studies of these impacts. If you are concerned, considered supplementing your animals’ feed or relocating them to an area where Pele’s Hair did not fall. Pele’s Hair could be beneficial to pasture growth in the long term."
which links to: https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/volcanic_ash/...tures.html
"It has been reported that when ashfall is made up of fine grained particles with thicknesses less than 50 mm (2 in) the ash acts like a mulch, increasing pasture yield (Wilson, 2009)."
Hopefully enough breadcrumbs there to follow for anyone interested, although not much info about what, if anything, that could be done for the outdoor pets... plenty of kitten mittens and pooch boots?
https://www.usgs.gov/observatories/hvo/n...ir-hazards
"You may be wondering if there are steps you need to take regarding vehicles, pets and children being outside, grazing livestock, or water catchment systems if you live in an area that has been affected by Pele’s Hair.
...
Pele’s hair doesn’t wash off of grassy areas as easily as ash and might impact grazing animals, but there are no studies of these impacts. If you are concerned, considered supplementing your animals’ feed or relocating them to an area where Pele’s Hair did not fall. Pele’s Hair could be beneficial to pasture growth in the long term."
which links to: https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/volcanic_ash/...tures.html
"It has been reported that when ashfall is made up of fine grained particles with thicknesses less than 50 mm (2 in) the ash acts like a mulch, increasing pasture yield (Wilson, 2009)."
Hopefully enough breadcrumbs there to follow for anyone interested, although not much info about what, if anything, that could be done for the outdoor pets... plenty of kitten mittens and pooch boots?