(CBS-DETROIT) – A flock of sheep has been hired, and not a lawn mowing service, to maintain an island in Lake Michigan.
Officials hired the sheep to graze the grass on Renard Island, a 55-acre man-made island in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
A permanent causeway connects the island to the mainland, and a locked gate on the bank of the causeway prevents certain vehicles from entering the island, according to a document from Brown County officials on the Renard Island Vegetation Control Project.
This often causes the vegetation to become thick, tall and overgrown.
So a flock of sheep from Wooly Green Gazers were hired to graze the island and manage the vegetation.
Renard Island is not open to the public, but the Port of Green Bay says people can try to catch a glimpse of the island’s newest residents during a ride at the Bay Beach Amusement Park.
