WINSTON-SALEM, NC--- Do not be surprised if you happen to stumble across a herd of goats while walking along the Salem Lake Greenway in Winston-Salem.

• Kuzdu is an invasive species of plant, native to much of eastern Asia, and it has turned into a problem for Winston-Salem
• The city's vegetation management team brought in 55 goats to help get rid of 15 to 17 acres of Kudzu along the Salem Lake Greenway.
• It is okay to go check them out, but the city's vegetation management department asks you not to feed or touch the goats

Kuzdu is an invasive species of plant, native to much of eastern Asia, and it has turned into a problem for Winston-Salem. The city's vegetation management team is taking an environmental approach to eliminating it. 

"The Kudzu is terrible, we lost control of it, and it is beyond basically what we can control on our own," Vegetation Management, Keith Finch, says. 

The team brought in 55 goats from a farm out of Horseshoe, North Carolina. Their job is to help get rid of 15 to 17 acres of Kudzu along the Salem Lake Greenway. 

"We've thought about using herbicides, maybe mechanical issues, but we have a wetland and theres a lot of water, so we were hesitant to go that approach," Finch said.

The project is not only environmentally friendly but effective. These furry guys have only been at work for four weeks and have made huge strides. The city hopes over the course of the three years they will make huge improvements to the area.

"I think it'll be much more pleasing, it will be better for everybody involved we will get the kudzu under control, which ends up killing a lot of the trees in the area, so you can kind of see the snowball effect. So, I think once we control this we will have a much better sight," Finch explained. 

While the goats are doing their jobs, they're also bringing a lot of attention. Cyclists like, James Messiko, said he came out specifically to see these bundles of joy.

"I was riding around Salem Lake and I just said, lets ride out and see if we can find the goats," Messiko said.

Messiko, along with others were seen taking pictures of the goats, and the goats were making their days. 

"I'm glad I found them, I didn't know there were so many, and I guess it's hot so they're just resting now instead of eating," Messiko said.

It is okay to go check them out, but the city's vegetation management department asks you not to feed or touch the goats, since they are busy and should not be disturbed.