Paso Robles City Council meeting highlights from Oct. 17 – At its regular meeting held this Tuesday, Paso Robles City Council did the following: Received […]
City in California employs goats to clear riverbed of overgrown brush
By: KSBY Staff
and last updated 2021-05-06 21:25:23-04
PASO ROBLES, Calif. â The City of Paso Robles is turning hungry animals loose in the Salinas Riverbed to reduce the wildfire risk.
Goats will be grazing over the next month or so. They re starting from the north and going south, clearing two to three acres a day.
On Tuesday, there were upwards of 100 goats munching away at the overgrown, fire-ready grasses in the fire-prone hot spot of the Salinas Riverbed. They really like thistle, and that s one of the primary things they ll eat first, said Battalion Chief Jay Enns, Paso Robles Fire, and Emergency Services.