Goats are coming to The Terrace – Star News Group
By: Elizabeth Mehler | Published: 2025-07-25 16:12:00 | Source: starnewsgroup.com
SEA GIRT — Please don’t pet the goats.
That is the warning to residents from borough officials after they approved a plan to rent a goat-grazing service to clear green overgrowth along The Terrace.
The authorization on July 9 of the Green Goats Rhinebeck rental service, of Duchess County, New York, is in response to invasive plants “taking over parks and open spaces in a pretty devastating fashion,” said Council President Diane Anthony.
This pilot program was initiated by the borough with financial support from the Sea Girt Conservancy, a town-based environmental organization. The total cost is expected to be around $8,000.
In a few weeks, the goats will be fenced in one acre at The Terrace along the banks of Wreck pond between blocks 400 and 500, and the goats are…