Goats Keep Invasive Plants in Check Across Delta
A herd of 33 goats is working overtime in Tsawwassen, eating invasive plants and keeping the ecosystem balanced.
In Tsawwassen, 33 goats—14 kids and 19 adults—are currently on the job, munching their way through overgrown, invasive plants that would otherwise choke out native species. It's a low-tech solution to a high-stakes ecological problem, and it's working.
Goat grazing has become a go-to strategy for land managers across the Lower Mainland. The animals are efficient, they don't require chemicals, and they're surprisingly good company. Compared to mechanical removal or herbicide spraying, sending in a herd of goats is cheaper, faster, and way less disruptive to the soil ecosystem.
It's the kind of small, practical environmental fix that doesn't make the news cycle but quietly keeps neighborhoods livable. Delta's got four-legged landscapers doing restoration work—and honestly, that's pretty cool.