DIAMOND BLUFF – Emily Dosdall of Goats on the Go has provided goats for brush removal services at many locations, but donating the service to Sea Wing Park of Diamond Bluff was a new experience.

Dosdall, who grew up in Diamond Bluff, has always enjoyed taking part helping spruce up the town, and now the goats have given her an opportunity to help even more.

“Diamond Bluff is my home, and I love it here and we enjoy the park, we go swimming down here,” Dosdall said. “We try and do the road cleanup and beach cleanup every year, so this is just one more thing to keep our area clean and usable.”

Thirty-one goats were brought to the site Saturday with the goal to clear two-thirds of an acre of brush at the park.

The idea was set into motion when Dosdall received a suggestion from father-in-law and town board supervisor Roger Dosdall to go to the town board to offer the goats to clean out the brush as a donation.

Dosdall did so last winter with the town agreeing to pay for insurance costs, and has now gotten to work. With Fourth of July celebrations at the park just around the corner, Dosdall brought the goats to do the brush cleanup over the weekend.

Dosdall said doing the clearing this way is more environmentally friendly and quicker than other ways of doing so. Another benefit is the entertainment provided to the people who are around the park while the goats are there.

“It’s a good alternative to going in and doing all the work by hand or with chemicals,” Dosdall said.