HOLLAND, Mich. (AP) - There is a sign just off the trail at Eastmanville Bayou. It reads: “Warning: Goats at work.” As part of its effort to control invasive species in its parks, Ottawa County has ...

Holland — There is a sign just off the trail at Eastmanville Bayou. It reads: “Warning: Goats at work.” As part of its effort to control invasive species in its parks, Ottawa County has employed the ...

WEST OLIVE, MI -- Ottawa County got its goats. Twelve goats donated from a local farmer arrived Thursday at their first Ottawa County park and already are hard at work chewing up invasive species in ...

ROBINSON TOWNSHIP, MI -- Four-legged, hooved lawnmowers are back at work in Ottawa County parks for the summer. The herd of poison ivy-eating goats will be stationed at Riverside Park at 10317 North ...

Two Ottawa County departments are teaming up to protect a rare ecosystem in the Hiawatha Forest. A county drain project through the area is getting an environmental touch, thanks to collaboration ...

There is a sign just off the trail at Eastmanville Bayou. It reads: "Warning: Goats at work." As part of its effort to control invasive species in its parks, Ottawa County has employed the quirky ...

EASTMANVILLE, Mich. -- Instead of burning invasive brush and plants, the Ottawa County Parks Department is unleashing a different power...goats. Chomping down on everything from weeds to poison ivy, ...

OTTAWA COUNTY, Mich. — The Lyme bacteria-carrying blacklegged tick is growing in numbers and putting more people at risk on the lakeshore, Ottawa County Parks and Recreation officials said Thursday.

They may be cute but the Ottawa County Parks and Recreation department warns that you should be careful touching the goats at Riverside Park. The department says it is employing the goats, known as ...

West Michigan is home to so many great parks and green spaces. With summer now upon us, any one of them could serve as your next recreational destination. But how can we insure these spaces will be ...

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