Environment USA Today: Cities are turning to goats as a sustainable way to clear overgrown, woody areas

[JNA]

Interesting comparison graphic: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/08/15/eco-goats-across-us/2648515/

Companies mentioned in article, their website -
Eco-Goats: http://www.eco-goats.com/index.shtml
Goats R Us: http://www.goatsrus.com/

Don't worry: Poison ivy doesn't harm the goats

 

[Shellac And Vinyl VelocitY]

Companies mentioned in article, their website -
Eco-Goats: http://www.eco-goats.com/index.shtml

When are goats NOT a good choice for a property?
. . . ...when the vegetation is toxic to the goats, such as Mountain Laurel, Rhododendron or Yew.

(My red bolding.)
So much for the goat idea in my fair neighborhood!

 

[DVD]

Goat droppings become great fertilizer, so this parting gift is yours to keep!

Thanks, I needed that on my lawn.

 

[wahday]

My fair city rents goats from some local farms to clear underbrush in the state park land along the river (state park but maintained by the city in this stretch). Its pretty cool. They have this mobile fencing they set up in a large area and just let them go to town. Then they move the fencing to a new area. A very clever idea, IMO.