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Great Neck goes off the bleat-en path to solve thorny issue
Photo credit: Mario Gonzalez | Hungry goats remove vines that are destroying parkland in Great Neck. (Oct. 19, 2009)
Goats save forest with help from AmeriCorps
Got goats?
Faced with a voracious vine destroying parts of Kings Point Park, Great Neck park officials are hoping the pesky plants are no match for a herd of hungry goats.
More than two dozen goats will be unleashed to graze for six weeks as part of an effort to rid the park of the thorny vines, which are harming trails, plants, trees, nests and food for wildlife, U.S. Rep. Gary Ackerman...
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