2 Lower Mainland residents will likely have more opportunities to go out and stare at goats. Inviting people to see goats grazing is part of a plan by the Metro Vancouver to control invasive plants through targeted grazing by livestock. In addition to goats, the plan will also employ sheep and cows. Using goats, sheep and cows will be a herbicide-free option to manage invasive plants. The board of Metro Vancouver, which meets Friday (February 21), is being asked to approve $150,000 for the three-year program starting 2020. This will be a first in the region, according to Roger Quan, a director in the parks and environment department of the municipal federation. “Invasive plants are non-native flora that can damage infrastructure, threaten property and recreational values, reduce crop yields, increase public health and safety risk, or degrade sensitive ecosystems,” Quan wrote in a report. According to Quan, many invasive species are “difficult to control so vegetation management professionals often turn to herbicides”. However, Quan continued, “several municipalities have pesticide use bylaws and staff are keen to find effective herbicide-free control methods”. Invasive species do not naturally occur in an area. Because they did not evolve as part of the […]
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