Goats on the loose! El Paso County Jail recruits four-legged partners to help clear invasive weeds

Goats on the loose! El Paso County Jail recruits four-legged partners to help clear invasive weeds

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Today, nearly 40 goats will begin working to clear approximately three acres of invasive weeds on the land that surrounds the El Paso County Jail. The El Paso County Sheriff's Office (EPSO) said the goats, which are owned by local rancher B3C Show Goats, will graze around the jail and its surrounding facilities for the next two weeks. Courtesy: EPSO It's a zero-cost approach to weed control that EPSO says will …

Goats helping control weeds at El Paso County Jail

(EL PASO COUNTY, Colo.) — There are some fresh faces--and hooves--at the El Paso County Jail providing necessary landscaping work. On Wednesday, June 4, nearly 40 goats arrived at the El Paso County Jail to begin clearing three acres of invasive weeds. Owned by a local rancher, B3C Show Goats, these four-legged partners will graze around the El Paso County Jail and surrounding facilities. The El Paso County Sheriff's Office (EPSO) said this meth…

Send In The Goats: 450 Goats Contracted To Clear Trails In McKinney

The four-legged crew will munch their way through overgrowth

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Alberta and Saskatchewan Goat Producers Unite for Border City Goat Show

Alberta and Saskatchewan goat producers are teaming up for the Border City Goat Show. The Alberta Goat Association (AGA) and Saskatchewan Goat Breeders Association (SGBA) are co-hosting the joint provincial event, happening July 10 and 11 in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan. It’s an event that Mallory Kaiser, the president of the AGA, believes will elevate the goat industry’s profile in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and the country, while helping educate the…

See the Weed-Eating Goats at Boulder’s ‘Meet and Bleat’ Event on June 14

Community members are invited to meet the goats “hired” by the City of Boulder to help control invasive weeds and support healthy native plant communities at Harlow Platts Community Park on June 14.