Kansas City's working goats get a Halloween party on the riverfront
Port KC's first Goats and Ghouls let visitors meet the Goats Gone Green herd, which is clearing about two acres of invasive brush along the Riverfront Heritage Trail without chemicals. Wildflowers for pollinators come next.
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Port KC threw a first Goats and Ghouls party so visitors could meet the goats clearing brush along the Riverfront Heritage Trail, Axios Kansas City reported. The Goats Gone Green herd is eating about two acres of invasive plants. They do it without chemical sprays. Wildflowers for pollinators are planned next.
The party is a chance to see the animals doing the mowing. The work itself is slower: goats on the trail, eating what people would otherwise spray, and a next step of flowers for bees and other pollinators once the brush is down.
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Kansas City held a Halloween party for a herd of working goats. Port KC called it Goats and Ghouls, and it was the first one. Visitors could meet goats from Goats Gone Green. Those goats have a job along the Riverfront Heritage Trail. They are eating about two acres of invasive brush, the plants that crowd out what should grow there. They do the clearing without chemical sprays. After the brush is down, the plan is to plant wildflowers for bees and other pollinators. The party was a chance to see the animals. The slower work is the eating.
- How can a goat do a job that people sometimes do with sprays?
- What is an invasive plant, and why would a trail want it gone?
- Why plant flowers after the goats finish eating the brush?
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