Grazing Goats Provide Low-Tech Solution to Toronto Park's Invasive Plant Problem

Grazing critters aid woods restoration at Chain O'Lakes State Park

"This sucks," Dave Griffith observed accurately.We were wading through a patch of multifloral rose, a mess of prickles, Tuesday at the prescribed grazing demonstration project at Chain O'Lakes State Park. That's the crux of the matter of invasive or exotic plants, whether introduced or arriving some other way. "We don't have enough chainsaws in Chicagoland area to get this done," he said. Volunteering the last three years at a prairie restoratio…

Goats take a bite out of invasive species in Billings Park

SUPERIOR — The city of Superior’s new cleanup crew tackled invasive species in Billings Park on Thursday, June 12, one mouthful at a time. A herd of 34 goats from Poplar-based Drifty Acres Farm and Regenerative Ruminants held down the trunks of buckthorn while they stripped off the leaves. The goats left the grass alone as they focused on the invasive shrubs choking the understory. “One of my first thoughts was wow, how quickly the scenery has c…

Herd of Goats Helps City of Toronto Manage Invasive Plant Species

A herd of 50 goats is being used by the City of Toronto to clean up invasive species of vegetation as an eco-friendly way to manage the area. It is the second year the city has used the goats to reduce unwanted plants and weeds in the Don Valley Brick Works Park, and the idea started with Natural Environment Specialist Cheryl Post, who has been with the city for more than 15 years. She said she noticed the traditional management techniques were …

Grazing goats provide low-tech solution to Toronto park’s invasive plant problem

TORONTO - Dozens of goats have returned to a Toronto park to munch on invasive and woody plants as part of an eco-friendly city project.

Grazing goats provide low-tech solution to Toronto park’s invasive plant problem - Toronto

After a successful pilot last summer, a herd of 50 goats is grazing a new section of the Don Valley Brick Works Park meadow over two days this week.

Grazing goats provide low-tech solution to Toronto park's invasive plant problem

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