Vegetaion and WIldfire Risk Redcuctoin
BC Timber Goats - Sustainable Island Agriculture
BC Timber Goats, Kelp and Biochar is a circularly integrated marine-agro-forest company that produces Goats, Biochar and Seaweed Extract. We are located on Shelter Point Farm along side Vancouver Island Sea Salt and Shelter Point Whisky and we use the bi-products from Sea Salt and Whiskey production to raise goats for Wildfire Risk Reduction and Vegetation Management. Our goats are pastured on Black Berry Bushes and fallow grain fields and we use Bee Sea Kelp and Seaweed extract to recover our pastures and make these goats the healthiest and tastiest goats Vancouver Island has to offer!
Marine Biochar
Herding goats in Forestry helps us access forest residue to make biochar. Check out our research page and learn how biochar can help kelp and seaweed adapt to ocean warming.
Our Goats
Island Angora
Island Angora
Island Angora
These goats ran wild on Prevost Island for the last 100 years and have recently been caught and found a home with BC Timber Goats. The benefit of natural selection and their wild instincts make these Angoras perfect for forestry work! Did I mention they have great hair! Bucks are Available.
Boer X Nubian
Island Angora
Island Angora
Boer goats were developed in South Africa as a Brush Clearing goat. They have high reproductive rate and excellent body size. We have Boers and Boer X with Kiko and Nubian. Nubian goats help give the boer extra leg and are strong milkers too.
Kiko
Island Angora
Kiko
The Kiko is another Island Goat left to survive by Whaler's in the South Pacific. These goats were caught by New Zealanders and crossed with other goats to create a superior commercial goat that thrives in an extensive environment.
2026 Kids - Prevost Angora X Boer - PA X Kiko - Kiko x Boer x Nubian - Kiko x boer
Goat Brushing in Forestry
Goats control Vegetation & Deciduous trees
Goats prefer to browse on herbaceous vegetation and deciduous trees, this clears out the lower canopy allowing crop trees to compete during the growing season. Goats will defoliate and girdle deciduous trees like alder, aspen and poplar, sapping the energy from these trees making it harder for them to survive the winter.
Goats Fertilize the Forest Stand
Fertilization is a recognized Forest Carbon Initiative activity that will increase carbon sequestration and tree performance. Goats brush and fertilize at the same time; biologically processing hazardous vegetation back into the soil. This increases soil biomass (carbon) and biological activity to make the landscape more resilient and productive.
Goats reduce fire hazard with kinetic energy
Goats dimple the landscape and improve water retention
Goats dimple the landscape and improve water retention
Finally the goats are delivering a tremendous amount of renewable, kinetic energy to forest floor, our 190 goats (12 000+lbs) are constantly trampling and degrading dry surface fuels, which reduce the fire hazard and speed their decomposition back into the soil.
Goats dimple the landscape and improve water retention
Goats dimple the landscape and improve water retention
Goats dimple the landscape and improve water retention
Goats cover the landscape, on hills and slopes with millions of little hoof prints that create a dimpling effect. When it rains water is trapped in these little pools and is less able to "Run-off". This dimpling effect improves the ability of the soil to retain water.
BC Timber Goats
In 2020 BC Timber Goats completed a contract targeting deciduous species like aspen, alder and poplar for Pacific BioEnergy, in the Bobtail Forest Area. Click the link below to check out our project on CKPG!