PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) — About 240 goats are helping the Oregon town of Milton-Freewater prepare for work on its levee system.
The Walla Walla Basin Watershed Council helped bring the goats to the area, located about 10 miles south of Walla Walla, Wash., to gnaw down bushes and grasses on the levees along the Walla Walla River.
The East Oregonian newspaper reports that the goats started work last Wednesday and will be chewing vegetation through Thursday. The goats are helping to make sure there is room for inspectors to see the levee itself.
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Information from: East Oregonian, http://www.eastoregonian.info
