Houston Parks and Recreation to employ 150 goats for habitat restoration on city's southeast side

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Houston Parks and Recreation to employ 150 goats for habitat restoration on city's southeast side
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The goats will do what they're used to, grazing the area and getting rid of thick unwanted greenery. which officials say is a much safer method than chemical treatments and physical removal.

The Houston Parks and Recreation Department will utilize a safer and natural method to assist with the restoration of a local golf club. They will be using 150 goats!The goats will remove unwanted vegetation in a forested area at FM Law Park in southwest Houston, where parks and recs officials plan to implement a new habitat restoration project.

The department's Natural Resources Division manages the natural areas within City of Houston parks, totaling over 17,000 acres of forests, prairie, and wetland habitat. Once the goats have cleared through the vegetation, a crew from the Student Conservation Association will come in and remove invasive species in the park.

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