MARYVILLE, Tenn. — When you have a lot of kudzu to cut back, why not hire the GOATs to do the job?
Maryville College has hired a trip of goats to tame the vegetation.
The invasive species of plant blankets the southeastern part of the campus, including the 140-acre Maryville College Woods. The woods are a protected area designated by the Forestry Division of the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, WVLT reported.
College officials said they chose goats because the animals are environmentally friendly and avoid the use of herbicides.
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Kudzu is invasive, and it grows so quickly that it got the name “foot at night” plant. It also steals sun and nutrients from local vegetation, killing it, WBIR reported.
The 20 Nigerian Dwarf goats were delivered to the campus on June 4 and were expected to be done eating their way through the kudzu by the end of the week, WVLT reported.