Sustainability and eradicating buckthorn has been a mantra within Glencoe for years. But those were goals that didn’t require the presence of a goat. At least until now. On May 6, 22 goats were tra…
The sign greeting visitors entering Milton Park letting everyone know the goats are hard at work removing invasive plant species. Sustainability and eradicating buckthorn has been a mantra within Glencoe for years. But those were goals that didn’t require the presence of a goat. At least until now.
Horning in on a sustainability goal, the Glencoe Park District recently worked out an agreement with Wisconsin-based The Green Goats, a target grazing business. The company’s owner brought the furry visitors to Milton Park where they devoured grass and other materials in an area laced with buckthorn, honeysuckle, poison ivy other invasive species.
“We don’t want buckthorn in our parks,” Glencoe Park District Director of Parks and Planning Kyle Kuhs said. “Goats love buckthorn. You bring them together and it is making them happy and helping us.” “We were looking for a more sustainable approach to taking care of some of these species,” Kuhs said.While the Park Board approved the plan, Kuhs said the Park District informed the neighbors of the area just off Dundee Road of the weeklong coming attraction.
Highland Park’s Samantha Karson brings 18-month Theodore to look at the goats working to clear invasive species from Glencoe’s Milton Park. Nikki Papazian, also of Highland Park, wanted 22-month old Caleb to see the goats.
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