Here’s something you don’t always see around town, goats grazing in a city park.

Brackenridge Park Conservancy has welcomed 160 goats to mow about 6 acres of the park.

These little snackers are natural climbers, making them ideal for clearing park landscapes and they can easily go where machinery can’t.

Many of the goats in this herd come from animal rescue and private adoptions and are vetted and approved by the city’s animal care services department.

You can even go meet the goats yourself, by visiting Brackenridge Park any time from Wednesday through the weekend.

San Antonio Magazine

Brackenridge Park is San Antonio’s Urban Oasis

The history of Brackenridge Park is deep and complicated. As city officials and advocates look toward the park’s future, the past might just provide the inspiration needed to balance growth and conservation.

When the idea of chronicling the 120-plus-year history of Brackenridge Park first bubbled up among members of the Brackenridge Park Conservancy, Lewis F. Fisher knew he would have to clear his schedule. A member of the conservancy board, Fisher is also an author of numerous books about the city, including American Venice: The Epic Story of San Antonio’s River and Saving San Antonio: The Preservation of a Heritage.