Prescribed Goat Grazing for Savanna Restoration – SOLD OUT!

Graziers, land managers, and interested members of the public are invited to Lebanon Hills Regional Park in Eagan to take a look at the techniques and considerations for using goats to control buckthorn.

Tyler Carlson will co-present this field day with Brad Gordon and Alex Bahr of Great River Greening, park staff, and Kyle Johnson with Diversity Landworks. Diversity Landworks is currently managing the working herd at Lebanon Hills.

Johnson will demonstrate the fencing and watering systems that they use to care for the herd, including tips and tricks for using portable electric net fencing in hilly, brushy terrain. Attendees will have the opportunity to see the work that the goats have done over the past couple of years, and particularly the work done this spring and early summer.

Park staff and Great River Greening restoration professionals will share their plans for restoration, as well as some of the other tools they’re using to achieve their goals. Additional discussion ranging from general buckthorn control considerations, to native understory seedings, to prescribed fire will follow.

For those of you thinking about bringing small ruminants into your vegetation management work, this should be a very informative opportunity to learn from the experts.

This event is limited to 50 participants. Advance registration required.  Free admission. Registration will close at 10 AM CT on Friday, June 21, or after space fills.

Presenters:

• Tyler Carlson – SFA
• Brad Gordon and Alex Bahr – Great River Greening
• Kyle Johnson – Diversity Landworks
• Lebanon Hills Regional Park staff

Notes on parking, walking, and food:

• We’ll meet at the visitor center. Ample parking around it on the east side of the park.
• We’ll need to walk on unpaved trails for a stretch. It could be a total of 1 mile walking round trip (10-15 minute walk each way).
• A boxed lunch and beverages will be provided.

Inherent Risks of Agritourism    Inherent Risks of Livestock Activity

Funding for this project was provided by the Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund as recommended by the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR).

SFA staff and volunteers occasionally take photos during our workshops, cafe chats and field days for promotional purposes and to use as documentation of events to share with our funders.  If you do not wish to be photographed, please let our event host know — we’ll make every effort to make sure you are not photographed.