Come watch the goats mow down Seattle blackberries
Jul 5, 2012, 11:21 AM | Updated: 1:46 pm
The blackberry eating goats are coming back to Seattle
this month.
Seattle City Light will bring in the small group of goats
July 23-25 for a sixth year to clean up its North
Substation in Ravenna at 814 N.E. 75th St.
You might think those thorny shrubs would do serious
damage to a goat tongue, but Seattle City Light says they
have thick mouths and digestive systems that can handle
the leaves and thorns. The goats eat right down to the
roots, but leave those, protecting the soil from erosion.
Besides being really cute, Seattle City Light says the
goats have become quite popular for their low cost and
environmental friendliness.
The goats come from Healing Hooves, a company in
Eastern Washington that provides goats for natural
vegetation management projects.
You’re more than welcome to stop by and watch the goats do
their work.
