Nassau County Executive Laura Curran announced a new program that will use goats to help graze specific parks in the county. Newsday's Steve Langford reports. Credit: Newsday / Shelby Knowles

Goats roamed Old Bethpage Village Restoration on Friday as Nassau County Executive Laura Curran announced she is putting them to work this summer.

The goats will be used to naturally mow some of Nassau County Parks' denser and harder-to-cut grassland, Curran said.

Nassau officials describe the program as innovative and cost-effective, saying it harnesses the power of the hardy goats to easily traverse rocks and hills, mow down weeds, overgrown brush, invasive plants and other dense vegetation that’s too tough for humans and conventional motorized equipment.

A Newsday review of court records sheds new light on ICE’s Long Island operation and where it’s happening. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa, Shari Einhorn, investigative reporter Josefa Velásquez and attorney Reuben Kerben break it down. Credit: Newsday Staff. Photo credit: Jim Watson/ Getty Images

'The strategy that I'm seeing ... is very chaotic' A Newsday review of court records sheds new light on ICE's Long Island operation and where it's happening. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa, Shari Einhorn, investigative reporter Josefa Velásquez and attorney Reuben Kerben break it down.

A Newsday review of court records sheds new light on ICE’s Long Island operation and where it’s happening. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa, Shari Einhorn, investigative reporter Josefa Velásquez and attorney Reuben Kerben break it down. Credit: Newsday Staff. Photo credit: Jim Watson/ Getty Images

'The strategy that I'm seeing ... is very chaotic' A Newsday review of court records sheds new light on ICE's Long Island operation and where it's happening. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa, Shari Einhorn, investigative reporter Josefa Velásquez and attorney Reuben Kerben break it down.

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