Katahdin Sheep Coming to Help Clear Invasive Vegetation at Elmwood
The invasive plant species that have taken over much of the lawn at the historic Elmwood Estate, now owned by Eastern Kentucky University, will soon meet their match.
And it won’t involve a drop of herbicide or human sweat.
EKU Facilities Services and the University’s Department of Agriculture are collaborating to use purebred Katahdin sheep to rid the property of unsightly Japanese honeysuckle, euonymus and winter creeper.
The Katahdin sheep in the EKU Department of Agriculture herd “were raised in a forage-based system so they are more adapted to plants,” said Ted Herr, a junior agriculture major who will present a program on the animals and targeted grazing on Earth Day, Wednesday, April 22, at 1 p.m. at Elmwood. The event is free and open to the public.
Published on April 10, 2015