For the second year, the Arnold Arboretum has turned to goats to beat back the weeds running roughshod over parts of its Peters Hill side. This week, three goats were unleashed in a fenced off overgrown area just up the path from the entrance at South and Bussey streets.
An arboretum worker says even more goats are on the way.
When we visited the goats this afternoon, one was hard at work eating weeds, while the other two lazed in the shade:
H/t Rachel Lerner for alerting us to the goats in our midst.
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Adorable!
By Elmer
Wed, 07/26/2017 - 3:56pm
The entire Muddy River needs
By anon
Wed, 07/26/2017 - 4:26pm
The entire Muddy River needs a herd of them to go nom nom nom on the mighty phragmities.
This will never get old
By Ebolasaurus
Wed, 07/26/2017 - 4:32pm
Arbo Goats are the GOAT
Just want to add
By Ebolasaurus
Wed, 07/26/2017 - 4:33pm
This totally floats my goat
TOTES
By M
Wed, 07/26/2017 - 7:49pm
(n/t)
They did the same thing..
By Darryl
Wed, 07/26/2017 - 5:15pm
...in Hyde Park the year before last.
Indeed they did
By adamg
Wed, 07/26/2017 - 6:30pm
And the year before that, too.
Missed a golden opportunity, Adam!
By carpeweekum
Wed, 07/26/2017 - 9:27pm
Arbs goats munch to the bleat of a different drummer
You're not kidding!
By adamg
Wed, 07/26/2017 - 9:35pm
Arrgh, how did I miss that?
Wonder how long it'll take
By anon
Thu, 07/27/2017 - 7:37pm
Wonder how long it'll take for one of the goats to get murdered by the unleashed dogs yet again.
Goat wasn't killed last year
By adamg
Thu, 07/27/2017 - 9:42pm
It survived and got better. Maybe you're thinking of the great blue heron some dogs ripped apart.
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