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Forest makeover boosts Pebble Beach fire defense

Trees are missing from the Del Monte Forest and it’s for a good reason. Crews are removing dead trees and flammable ...
The Gazette

Go-At It Land Stewardship provides new goatscaping option for Eastern Iowa

Using a herd of specialists and generalists, one local couple has turned an old joke into a serious business. The concept, ...
Deccan Herald

Why do goats climb trees in Morocco?

In the dry, windy plains of south-western Morocco, it’s common to look across the landscape and see something quite unexpected — goats perched high up in trees. They balance easily on thin branches, ...
Maine Public

Goats on the slopes? A potential climate solution hits the ski trails at Jay Peak

Jay Peak is experimenting with grazing some of their ski trails this fall instead of mowing them. Every fall, ski areas across Vermont have to brush hog and weed whack their slopes to clear them of ...
Lawrence Journal-World

Grazing goats arrive at Langston Hughes Elementary to clear brush and overgrown vegetation

Goats from Cackling Owl Homestead were brought to graze overgrowth at Langston Hughes Elementary on Thursday, August 28, 2025. A herd of goats will be visiting Langston Hughes Elementary School ...
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Morocco’s Unique Goats and Their Tree-Climbing Skills

Way out in Morocco’s southwest, something unusual plays out above the dry landscape: goats, balanced high in the branches of Argan trees. They don’t seem bothered by the height. In fact, they climb ...
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How Goats Are Helping Prevent Wildfires—And Why It Actually Works

Forest fires have become a common occurrence. In some states, it is not a matter of if, but when, a forest fire will break out each year. Consequently, both local and federal agencies have been ...
Local 12 WKRC Cincinnati

Goats at Work: Local officials turn to goats to solve an invasive species issue

HAMILTON, Ohio (WKRC) - Nearly two dozen goats were given temporary jobs at a Greater Cincinnati park as invasive species hunters. 22 goats arrived at Miami Woods Park on New London Road in Hamilton, ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Goats of Christmas Past? Old Christmas trees provide healthy post-holiday snack for South Chicago goats

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Ely farm accepting Christmas trees for goat herd

ELY, Iowa (KCRG) - If your live Christmas Tree is still standing, a group of goats in Ely would be happy to take it off your hands. The goats at RoyAn Ridge Farms already have a big pile of trees, but ...
Journal Gazette and Times Courier

From goat snacks to garden mulch, recycling Christmas trees reduces landfill emissions

A goat at Urban Growers Collective, a farm at 9001 S. Mackinaw Ave. in Chicago, helps recycle Christmas trees on Jan. 7, 2025. The goats strip the trees bare and their manure is composted. What little ...