City Of Cheyenne To Hold “Meet And Bleat” With Weed-Eating Goats

The City of  Cheyenne will hold a 'Meet and Bleat'' event to let residents meet the goats used to keep vegetation down in some areas of the city on Wednesday morning, June 11.

That's according to a news release from the city.

The city has for many years been using goats to keep down the vegetation along the Dry Creek and Crow Creek corridors. The release says the goats are a cost-effective and nature-friendly way to help keep two of Cheyenne’s floodways clear and safe for the community.

The event will be held from 10 a.m. until noon on June 11 at the Dry Creek Greenway trailhead near the intersection of Cleveland Avenue and Chetwood Avenue. A petting area will be set up to interact with some of the goats, according to the release.

Residents are being told to park at the Greenway trailhead or along Cleveland Avenue.

The City Got The Idea For The Goats From Laramie County

“We’ve been hiring goats for several years after seeing their use by the county’s Weed and Pest Department,” said Sam Berta in the City’s Engineering Department. “They’re more cost-effective than using human staff, heavy equipment, or chemicals to keep vegetation down along Crow Creek and Dry Creek.”

The goats being deployed this year are called "Goats on the Go." They are owned by Olson Outdoors of Colorado. The newest member of the herd is a kid born right here in Cheyenne, according to the release.