Back to nature

Boston has had some problems maintaining its parklands. The grounds in many areas are overrun by poison ivy and weeds. Boston's solution:

That's right. Goats. As a Parks Dept. spokesperson says, "Bringing in the goats will let us open those areas up, and we won’t have the noise from the heavy machinery. They eat these plants and remove all of the harmful oils and seeds and produce a clean and natural fertilizer to the landscape.” It also eliminates the need for herbicides. A single herd of goats can eat one-third of an acre of shrubbery per week. Consuming plants that are poisonous to people is par for the course in goats’ diet, and doesn’t harm them.