Hoof and mouth

A mixed herd of around 200 goats and sheep on the job at Maxwell Regional Park, nibbling away at poison oak, blackberry bushes and whatever else they can get their snoots into.

The for-hire crew works within a fenced corral that is relocated around the park — mainly between the ball fields and the creek — as the undergrowth is chomped away. The City of Sonoma recently employed a herd to clear portions of Montini Preserve as well.