{"id":807,"date":"2015-06-18T19:20:13","date_gmt":"2015-06-18T19:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/notesnletters.com\/?p=807"},"modified":"2015-06-23T01:42:29","modified_gmt":"2015-06-23T01:42:29","slug":"goats-to-the-rescue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/notesnletters.com\/?p=807","title":{"rendered":"Goats to the rescue"},"content":{"rendered":"

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When officials from the Belmont Country Club homeowners association realized that weeds were threatening trees in the neighborhood\u2019s protected areas, they decided to bring in a herd of goats<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Last week, a truckload of about 30 goats arrived in the gated community to begin a five-day feast that association officials hoped would rid the areas of invasive nonnative vegetation.<\/p>\n

Read more…<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Washington Post, June 18, 2015<\/p>\n

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