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Northwest San Pedro Neighborhood Council

MOTION REGARDING GOATS FOR WEED AND BRUSH CLEARANCE

The pastoral landscape of Peck Park Canyon has long been a visual treasure for adjacent neighborhoods and for all the Northwest San Pedro community – a legacy of a more open and rural California.

To a great extent this atmosphere was enhanced by the livestock and farm animals maintained by Mr. Hernandez until his passing some years ago.

The pilot program on the old Hernandez Ranch this past summer demonstrated the success of using goats for week and brush clearance, and the Department of Recreation and Parks has announced its intention to expand the program next year.

The goats were also very popular with the community who were thrilled by the sight of livestock once again grazing in our canyon.

The pilot program was limited to only a few acres, and there is substantial more acreage in Peck Park Canyon and other park property in the area that requires seasonal weed and brush clearance.

Therefore be it resolved that the NWSPNC requests the City Department of Recreation and Parks to use Peck Park Canyon as a permanent year round home base for goats to provide weed clearance in Peck Park and other nearby park properties.

MOTION PASSED BY UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THE NWSPNC BOARD October 10, 2005

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