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    Energy Action Month: Fort McCoy uses goats to save on resources in fight against invasive plant species [Image 2 of 6]

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    Energy Action Month: Fort McCoy uses goats to save on resources in fight against invasive plant species

    FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, UNITED STATES

    09.29.2023

    Photo by Claudia Neve 

    Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office           

    Wildlife Biologist Kevin Luepke with the Fort McCoy Directorate of Public Works Environmental Division Natural Resources Branch looks over an area where goats are clearing away invasive plant species Sept. 29, 2023, on the cantonment area at Fort McCoy, Wis. Fort McCoy, in working with local personnel with the Monroe County (Wis.) Invasive Species Working Group, found that goats are a safe and effective way to control invasive plant species. Additionally, it saves on labor, lowers costs and pesticides used, and aims for better success in reducing invasive plants. The ideal method would be to shred and mulch the invasive brush during the fall and winter months, introduce the goats the following growing season, then treat with herbicides the next season after that. This stresses the invasive brush and gives a higher success in reducing invasive species, Luepke said. (U.S. Army Photo by Claudia Neve, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)

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    Date Taken: 09.29.2023
    Date Posted: 10.03.2023 09:57
    Photo ID: 8054789
    VIRIN: 230929-A-CV950-2901
    Resolution: 4331x2436
    Size: 2.71 MB
    Location: FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, US

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