10-01-2019, 03:00 PM
A ski hill in Ontario is taking an ecofriendly approach to clearing its slopes for ski season. Instead of environmentally unfriendly herbicides and labour intensive manually clearing the slopes, the ski resort has turned a herd of 20 goats loose on the hills.
The 20 goats have cleared 4 acres in ten days. There will be another 30 joining them.
https://www.tbnewswatch.com/local-news/g...er-1721072
This is a sustainable method of clearing an area. The same goats can be used year after year. They do no ecological harm. The goats are happy to do it. Being out there munching away on plants they like to eat, in the warm fall sunshine, is like a vacation for them.
The use of goats for clearing areas is an idea that is catching on. Some cities are using goats to clear weeds from parks.
This is something that we can do year after year without causing harm or contributing to global warming.
For everything we need to do, like clearing ski slopes, there is a sustainable green solution.
I hope other ski resorts follow his example.
The 20 goats have cleared 4 acres in ten days. There will be another 30 joining them.
https://www.tbnewswatch.com/local-news/g...er-1721072
This is a sustainable method of clearing an area. The same goats can be used year after year. They do no ecological harm. The goats are happy to do it. Being out there munching away on plants they like to eat, in the warm fall sunshine, is like a vacation for them.
The use of goats for clearing areas is an idea that is catching on. Some cities are using goats to clear weeds from parks.
This is something that we can do year after year without causing harm or contributing to global warming.
For everything we need to do, like clearing ski slopes, there is a sustainable green solution.
I hope other ski resorts follow his example.
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Catherine
