Goats in the City Inc to be employed by Toronto

[Catherine]

Toronto will be using Goats in the City Inc to provide a herd to clear vegetation in the Don River Valley around Evergreen Brickworks.
It is a pilot project and they will be closely monitored as they clear invasive species from certain areas.


https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/toronto-to-de...-1.6938141

The Don River is our big river on the east side of the city. Evergreen Brickworks is and old brickworks and quarry turned eco-site.
There are ponds and pathways. They hold events there and have farmers markets and they sell native plants.
It is one of my favourite places in the city. The little cafe serves one of the best ginger cookies I have ever eaten.

The area is one of the release points for endangered Blanding's turtles that are being hatched and raised by the Toronto Zoo.

I love the fact that they are going to be using goats to clear the invasive plants. It is so much the way they do things at Evergreen Brickworks.
The goats will do the job and they will not damage the ecosystem or pollute or anything negative.

If this goes well maybe the city will employ the goats to clear other areas with invasive plant problems.