The Goats Are Coming!
We are bringing in a herd of goats to clear Reesers Landing
Your donation will help fund this project! The herd of 22 goats from Amazing Grazing will be chomping away at 2.5 acres of invasive species and other noxious groundcover for about a week at a cost of nearly $10,000 so every donation offsets that cost!
Adopt a Goat
Join us for Happy Hour
Get a chance to see the goats up close and personal at Reeser's Landing! Join us Thursday, June 5th from 5-7pm for come complimentary light fare. Beer will be available for purchase thanks to Sly Fox Brewing. The event is free, but please click below to RSVP!
Why are we hiring goats?
Excellent question-here's the answer:
- The goats will improve our ability to manage the property! Goats eat any type of vegetation that is green and leafy including anything that has thorns or is hard to reach. Being that most of the property (like most of the Schuylkill River banks) is dominated by invasive species, they will mostly be eating the troublesome species
- Removal of invasive species improve biodiversity. Once the invasives are removed, our staff will be able to introduce native plantings to the property and improve the quality of the environment and health of the soil in the immediate area.
- Riverbank stabilization is essential to soil health. None of us like a muddy river! Invasive plants are by nature competitive-choking our native species that have evolved to bolster soil and reduce erosion into the river.
- Goats are adorable!
