Goat Grazing Goat grazing can be useful in sensitive areas such as Crow creek in Cheyenne, where pesticide use may have a low priority. Goats crossing planks across Crow creek to get to new weed management pasture. A creek line contrast. Near bank is grazed, far bank is ungrazed with scattered leafy spurge plants. A fence line contrast of grazed and ungrazed areas.
Leafy spurge is scattered in the ungrazed area.
The herder sowing a native wheatgrass ahead of the goats, so that hoof action pants the grass, and it is naturally fertilized by the animals. Revegetation and restoration with resistant grasses is part of the integrated weed management program the city of Cheyenne is using. Goats resting after a hard morning of work at managing leafy spurge, Canada thistle, houndstongue, and poison hemlock, to name a few plants found along the creek.