A herd of 70 goats and sheep will be hanging out along a stretch of the Missouri River for about four weeks starting Saturday. Their visit to Kansas City is thanks to an ordinance unanimously approved by the City Council this month. The port authority of Kansas City, or Port KC, pushed for the new law. It is bringing goats and sheep to the riverfront to get rid of overgrown weeds and invasive plants between the Town of Kansas pedestrian bridge to the west and the Heart of America Bridge to the east. Starting east of the Town of Kansas bridge, the animals will graze in areas of roughly three quarters to one acre, according to Margaret Chamas, the project manager for Port KC’s effort. They’ll cover about three acres total by moving to a new section of land every three to five days. Some of the land on the riverfront is steep with treacherous rocks and some “is very, very, very dense brush and weeds,” Chamas said. Goats and sheep can often handle difficult terrain better than people o...