Nature HEALS stands for health, engagement, aesthetics, landscapes, and sustainability. The Nature HEALS SheepMowers Grazing Project seeks to leverage university sheep to redefine urban landscapes as multifunctional spaces that support ecological sustainability, contribute to the beauty and identity of a site, improve physical and psychological health, encourage community education and engagement, and provide opportunities to pilot innovative management operations. To evaluate the role of sheep in the urban landscape, the team measures plant species diversity, microbial activity, grass length, soil fertility, soil compaction, fuel and labor costs. Team members also explore patterns of human movement through the space and analyze social media engagement and visitor interactions through qualitative and quantitative measurements. In April 2022, a new series of grazing events behind the Silo further explored the potential benefits of integrating sheep into the campus landscape. More information can be found on the projects website, as well as this news article that features a video of the SheepMowers.