The goats will be getting rid of the vegetation on the embankments of the Erie Canal near Greece Canal Park. They will be used to traverse sites unsafe for humans to work.

GREECE, N.Y. – The banks of the Erie Canal in Greece are getting some new, four-legged visitors to help manage the vegetation. The NYS Canal Corporation is piloting a program that uses two dozen ...

Rochester, N.Y. — The New York State Canal Corporation has launched a new pilot program utilizing goats to manage vegetation on the steep, overgrown earthen emb ...

— The New York State Canal Corporation has launched a new pilot program utilizing goats to manage vegetation on the steep, overgrown earthen embankments of the historic Erie Canal near Greece.

As the Erie Canal celebrates the bicentennial of its completion this year, cities, towns and villages across the 363-mile route are planning activities to recognize this milestone. The Greece ...

Originally from New Jersey, Monteleone moved to Central New York in 1971 and enjoyed traveling on the Erie Canal to Oneida Lake on his boat Adrift for over 15 years. Pittsford, Greece spots ...