The Fort Worth Botanic Garden has a very hungry group of new employees.
The garden is hosting a small herd of goats through April 15th to help them clean up an invasive plant species in the Native Texas Boardwalk area.
It's a management strategy commonly known as "goat-scaping." The strategy is already practiced by nature centers, airports, ranches, and private residences in Texas and other states.
The grazing goats will help reduce the manhours dedicated to managing the invasive species, and the goats don't require heavy motorized equipment.
A special goat herder will monitor the goats 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Guests can check out the borrowed band of goats during regular garden hours.
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