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Lawrence Berkeley National Labs uses goats to tame the brush on the steep slopes surrounding the campus (over 45 degrees in many places). More than once I've ha
by frob 4y ago
Lawrence Berkeley National Labs uses goats to tame the brush on the steep slopes surrounding the campus (over 45 degrees in many places). More than once I've had to wait on a bus for the herd of goats to transition across the main access road from one slope to the other.
- e40 4y agoAnd those hills are filled with poison oak. Guess it doesn’t bother the goats like it does humans!
- AlotOfReading 4y agoThey're pretty common in most of the East Bay hills. I've always wondered how many different herds there are though. Is it like 1-2 herds per city that move around constantly, or are there dozens of herds that spend a week vacationing in the big city every couple of months before they go back to the farm?
- sdw1 4y agoThe East Bay Regional Park District publishes their grazing schedule with all of their contractors! I really like to plan trips to go see the goats. https://www.ebparks.org/sites/default/files/Goat-Grazing-Schedule.pdf https://www.ebparks.org/sites/default/files/Goat-Grazing-Sch...
- ketzo 4y agoI know there are at least two goat rental companies, because the one I see on my hikes is different from the one in the link!
- redconfetti 4y agoWhen a mower won't tend to those hills. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQEFH_8fka4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQEFH_8fka4