Comments on: Goats will landscape highlands hillsides http://www.issaquahpress.com/2009/06/09/goats-will-landscape-highlands-hillsides/ The Issaquah Press Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:33:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Terry http://www.issaquahpress.com/2009/06/09/goats-will-landscape-highlands-hillsides/comment-page-1/#comment-10816 Terry Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:37:39 +0000 http://www.issaquahpress.com/?p=11137#comment-10816 Considering the fact that we all cannot do Green enough I would like to applaud Russ Ayers for his efforts in Greening the community. Perhaps the City of Issaquah and the King county can do more of this? Wouldn't this be a better alternative than washing chemcials into the Sound? Obviously we have large areas that could be controlled naturally this way? Hats off to Mr. Ayers for helping the enviornment. Considering the fact that we all cannot do Green enough I would like to applaud Russ Ayers for his efforts in Greening the community. Perhaps the City of Issaquah and the King county can do more of this? Wouldn’t this be a better alternative than washing chemcials into the Sound? Obviously we have large areas that could be controlled naturally this way? Hats off to Mr. Ayers for helping the enviornment.

]]> By: GoatRaiser http://www.issaquahpress.com/2009/06/09/goats-will-landscape-highlands-hillsides/comment-page-1/#comment-10779 GoatRaiser Thu, 11 Jun 2009 03:40:31 +0000 http://www.issaquahpress.com/?p=11137#comment-10779 Yes they will eat almost anything green, including poisonous plants. I do believe this is a great idea however I hope they check for plants seemingly not and extremely poisonous like rhodendron, nightshade, hemlock. fruit trees etc. that often blend in with the rest. Yes they will eat almost anything green, including poisonous plants. I do believe this is a great idea however I hope they check for plants seemingly not and extremely poisonous like rhodendron, nightshade, hemlock. fruit trees etc. that often blend in with the rest.

]]> By: Chris http://www.issaquahpress.com/2009/06/09/goats-will-landscape-highlands-hillsides/comment-page-1/#comment-10756 Chris Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:27:50 +0000 http://www.issaquahpress.com/?p=11137#comment-10756 "We’re very excited about this,” association general manager John Beaman said. “Our motto up here in the Issaquah Highlands is living green. A lot of people live here because of our green philosophy.” Tell me how there is anything "green" about auto-centric suburban sprawl? “We’re very excited about this,” association general manager John Beaman said. “Our motto up here in the Issaquah Highlands is living green. A lot of people live here because of our green philosophy.”

Tell me how there is anything “green” about auto-centric suburban sprawl?

]]> By: Malcolm Dell http://www.issaquahpress.com/2009/06/09/goats-will-landscape-highlands-hillsides/comment-page-1/#comment-10750 Malcolm Dell Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:15:27 +0000 http://www.issaquahpress.com/?p=11137#comment-10750 This is a GREAT win-win situation.. the only alternative to controlling weeds, and one greatly overused, is spraying harmful chemicals (herbicides), which poison not just undesirable plants, but also the soil, ground water, runoff, and wild animals and birds that eat the poisoned leaves, grass, seeds, and brush. Any intelligent government would work toward making this a critical component of weed management... you would not believe how many public (and private) dollars go into spraying, when a ecologically sound solution like this is available, often at lower cost... This is a GREAT win-win situation.. the only alternative to controlling weeds, and one greatly overused, is spraying harmful chemicals (herbicides), which poison not just undesirable plants, but also the soil, ground water, runoff, and wild animals and birds that eat the poisoned leaves, grass, seeds, and brush. Any intelligent government would work toward making this a critical component of weed management… you would not believe how many public (and private) dollars go into spraying, when a ecologically sound solution like this is available, often at lower cost…

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