YORBA LINDA, Calif.—The City of Yorba Linda is utilizing goat grazing to clear hillside weeds on land maintained by the city to remove plant fuel that can feed wildfires.
The goats will be clearing 22 acres surrounding Bryant Ranch, as part of a weed abatement project, from June 1 to mid-July.
“While there are many methods for abating weeds, many communities have grown to love using goat grazing as a natural method for removing fuels in hilly terrain that is too difficult for hand crews and machinery,” City spokesman Geoff Spencer told The Epoch Times in an email. “A herd of goats can quickly eat their way through even the thickest vegetation growth. In many ways, these goats are professionals, but they are just doing what comes naturally—eating!”…