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Using Goats to Open an Idaho Forest

  • Chris Gill

Chris Gill

16 Feb 2023
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At Pitchstone Waters near Yellowstone Park in Idaho, we use goats to clear brush, weeds, and stimulate grasses on forest floors. Sixth in a series.

 

Goats Grazing Idaho Forests from Christopher Gill on Vimeo.

 

NOTE: this post was originally published to this site on June 29, 2020.

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