Clive City Hall is home to an unexpected group of residents: a herd of 15 goats that belong to the city. Clive Leisure Services Director Richard Brown said. “The Clive Greenbelt is something that really helps to enhance the quality of life and improve the quality of the water here, so we want to be good stewards of that greenbelt. And the goats are really one to help make that happen. Big tools. During the spring and summer months, Clive’s Greenbelt goats graze on unwanted weeds and other invasive plants. From November through April, a unique group of gardeners can be found outside City Hall. But this winter, a man named Steve One goat had a different plan. On Tuesday morning, as the goats were being loaded into their winter shed, Steve broke loose.” One of the last two had to be loaded and we think someone with the dog scared him off and ran into the greenbelt,” Brown said. “We had a hard time finding him for a few days.” Brown said Said Steve was on the run for four and a half days and traveled all over town. Clive resident Emily Spears caught Steve walking around his neighborhood on his Ring camera. And Christie Hall and her family saw Steve on his way to Thanksgiving dinner “I yelled at my husband, ‘Oh my gosh, that’s the missing goat! Walk around!’ So he turned around and we saw him staring at us,” Hall said. Steve made his way to the car dealership, and his reflection in the window kept him busy. Hall and his family were able to drive him to the parking lot Using a flavor tray as bait. Steve was caught Friday afternoon and Brown said he was back where he was now. “He was very sneaky and roamed a lot of territory, but We’re glad we got him back and he’s safe,” Brown said.
Clive City Hall is home to an unlikely group of residents: a herd of 15 goats that belong to the city.
“Clive has a herd of goats … and we use them to eat invasive species off the greenbelt,” said Richard Brown, director of Clive Leisure Services. “The Clive Greenbelt is something that really helps to enhance the quality of life and improve the quality of the water here, so we want to be good stewards of that greenbelt. And the goats are really one to help make that happen. Big tools.
During the spring and summer months, Clive’s Greenbelt Goats Grazing on unwanted weeds and other invasive plants. From November through April, the unique group of gardeners can be found just outside City Hall.
But this winter a goat named Steve had a different plan. On Tuesday morning, as the goats were being loaded into their winter shed, Steve broke down.
,[Steve was] One of the last two has to be loaded and we think someone with the dog scared him and [he] Greenbelt,” Brown said. “We had a hard time locating him for a few days.”
Brown said Steve was on the run for four-and-a-half days and traveled all over town. Clive resident Emily Spears caught Steve walking around her neighborhood on her Ring camera. And Christie Hall and her family saw Steve on their way to Thanksgiving dinner.
“I yelled at my husband, ‘Oh my god, that’s the missing goat! Go around, go around!’ So he turned around and we saw him staring at us,” Hall said.
Steve then made his way to the car dealership, and his reflection in the window kept him busy. Hall and his family were able to take him to the parking lot using a relish tray as bait.
Steve is captured Friday afternoon and Brown says he is back where he is now. “He was very sneaky and roamed around a lot of the area, but we’re glad we got him back and he’s safe,” Brown said.
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