Weed Whackers
Abstract
The California Department of Transportation recently used goats to help with habitat restoration on a sensitive site. At the foot of Big Sur, rising sea levels and storm surge were eroding a three-mile stretch of the Piedras Blancas Lighthouse. The project encompassed the landform grading and restoration and restoration of the surrounding landscape. In July 2019, 300 of Canaday’s Boer and Boer-cross goats arrived. In February 2020, the goats arrived, complete with their own herder. The goats arrived with their herder, who lived on-site. No sooner had the goats got to work. “I’ve heard from our biologist that it looks really good.