Goatscaping around Lake Norman.

Why the lake makes grazing the obvious tool

Waterfront property comes with a constraint most other sites don't: everything you apply near the shoreline eventually reaches the water. That rules out a lot of conventional vegetation control on exactly the ground that needs it most — the steep, brushy drop between the house and the lake.

Goats solve both halves of that problem at once. They work slopes a mower can't sit on, and there's nothing to run off into the water. On lots where the bank has been left alone for a decade, grazing is usually cheaper than a hand crew and far less disruptive than bringing equipment down to the shoreline.

What we're usually called for here

• Steep shoreline banks that have grown over and blocked the view
• Buffer strips where chemical control isn't appropriate near water
• HOA common areas, detention basins and neighborhood buffers
• Privet, honeysuckle, briars and greenbrier through wooded lot edges
• Larger Iredell County acreage that's gone unmaintained
• Property manager and developer parcels needing to be opened up

We know this area

We have worked kudzu projects in Iredell County, just up the road. Mooresville, Lake Norman, Huntersville, Troutman and Statesville are all regular ground for us. Call (336) 502-4628.