Mission & History

At Allegheny GoatScape, our goats are the heart of our mission. With every bite, they restore balance to our landscapes by clearing unwanted vegetation to help native plants and local ecosystems thrive. Together, our hardworking herds and human team are cultivating a greener, healthier Pittsburgh.

Why Goats?

• Our goats excel on overgrown terrain where machinery and people often cannot safely or efficiently work, providing an environmentally friendly and engaging approach to land management and environmental restoration. 

• We partner with municipalities, organizations, and land managers to bring our animals to ecologically degraded spaces to remove vegetation and lay the foundation for lasting renewal. 

• Through this work, Allegheny GoatScape promotes responsible urban animal care and public education about invasive species and sustainable land stewardship.

Allegheny GoatScape was officially established as a 501c3 non-profit on Valentine’s Day, 2017. Their first herd, Team Hobo, was initially the herd of our forerunner, Steel City Grazers. While the good folks of Steel City Grazers decided to move on, they wanted to see the good work of their goats continue, and Allegheny GoatScape was born. Since that time, Allegheny GoatScape has been able to grow its herds and capacity to support the environmental restoration and improvements for municipalities, partner non-profits and land managers throughout Pittsburgh and Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.