The Gazette

Weed-eating goats won’t be baack to Bear Creek Regional Park under new management plan

Becky Martinez tried to persuade a goat to eat her grass while Andrew Kurth watched last year, as 425 goats grazed on the grass outside the community gardens in Bear Creek Regional Park. (Christian ...
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Hundreds of goats eat their way through brush, weeds at Pflugerville parks

Hundreds of goats are eating their way through brush and weeds to assist in vegetation management The City of Pflugerville is teaming up with GoatScaping LLC to bring the goats to local parks The ...
Summit County

Weed-eating goats to return in mid-July

SUMMIT COUNTY – They’ll be baaaack. The weed-eating goats will return this summer, county officials said Wednesday. About 500 of the animals will again descend on weeds along Lake Dillon’s shores to ...
Chicago Tribune

Goats return to eat invasive plants in Glencoe; no need for herbicides, human workers

Goats don’t usually need any encouragement to eat, so the Glencoe Park District is employing them, once again, to chow down to get rid of invasive plant species. The goats’ hearty appetites mean the ...
AOL

Grazing Goats’ Quick Work of Backyard Overgrown With Weeds Has People in Awe

Grazing Goats’ Quick Work of Backyard Overgrown With Weeds Has People in Awe originally appeared on PetHelpful. No one likes having a yard that is overgrown with weeds. Many people will invest in John ...
The Spokesman-Review

Versatile goats use their voracious appetites for more than just weed management and fire prevention

Goats have a reputation for eating everything. That can be a good thing. On a 60-foot-wide stretch of land following Latah Creek at the southeast corner of Spokane County, a herd of 250 Boer goats are ...
Los Angeles Times

These bleating firefighters have an insatiable appetite for wildfire fuel — weeds

When it comes to wildfire control, you’ve gotta love goats. Machines may be cheaper at clearing open spaces by tilling flammable weeds — and all their seeds — into the ground, but they’re also noisy ...
The Gazette

Weed-eating goats won't be baack to Bear Creek Regional Park under new management plan

After 25 years, Mother Nature’s lawnmowers have stalled and will be replaced by their traditional counterpart in one El Paso County park. Weed-eating cashmere goats that have been leased yearly for ...