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Chew Crew

The Chew Crew, UGA’s resident goat herd, helps restore the ecological quality of stream corridors and patches of forest
on the UGA campus by munching away at kudzu, English ivy, privet and other invasive plants that out-compete native
vegetation. This experiment in “prescribed grazing” creates opportunities for education, research and service on campus
and in the local community. Begun in 2012 as a student-initiated project with Campus Sustainability Grant funding, the
ongoing program is now managed by the College of Environment & Design with support from College of Engineering,
Odum School of Ecology, Office of Sustainability and others. In FY14, students and faculty from CED, UGA Law, Odum
School of Ecology, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural resources, College of Public Health and others worked to
establish a local ordinance allowing prescribed grazing in urban areas, study regeneration rates of invasive species, and
monitor water quality. A $25,000 Ford Motor Company sustainable communities grant is helping to expand the
program to Driftmier Woods on campus and engage local Barrow County Elementary School to establish the
“Junior Herders” program.