Nassau County's Wild Neighbors: Sustainable vegetation management on the rise locally

Goats assist in management of natural spaces

A member of the Jacksonville-based Goats on the Go herd forages for food in the tree branches in December on a parcel of conservation land owned by Fernandina Beach. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader
Nikki Gunter and Gabrielle McInvale of Goats on the Go interact with goats in their herd in January in Fernandina Beach.Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader
Nikki Gunter and Gabrielle McInvale of Goats on the Go interact with goats in their herd in January in Fernandina Beach. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader
Nikki Gunter and Gabrielle McInvale of Goats on the Go interact with goats in their herd in January in Fernandina Beach. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader
Nikki Gunter, owner of Goats on the Go, interacts with one of her goats in January in Fernandina Beach. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader
Gabrielle McInvale with Goats on the Go interacts with goats in January in Fernandina Beach. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader
Goats from the herd belonging to the Jacksonville-based Goats in December in Fernandina Beach.Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader
Gabrielle McInvale with Goats on the Go interacts with a goat in January in Fernandina Beach. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader
Gabrielle McInvale with Goats on the Go interacts with a goat in January in Fernandina Beach. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader
A goat from the herd belonging to the Jacksonville-based Goats on the Go forages in December in Fernandina Beach. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader
A goat from the herd belonging to the Jacksonville-based Goats on the Go forages in December in Fernandina Beach. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader
A goat from the herd belonging to the Jacksonville-based Goats on the Go forages in December in Fernandina Beach. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader
A goat from the herd belonging to the Jacksonville-based Goats on the Go forages in December in Fernandina Beach. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader
Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader

A sustainable option used for thousands of years for clearing vegetation is amassing interest in the area. Locals in Nassau County are buying or renting goats. Nikki Gunter owns...

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