[Peace-discuss] [Peace] a better solution for excess geese

[Debra Schrishuhn]

I believe the type of vegetation, not just the height, makes the
difference, as does the degree of sope to the water's edge. A sharp
drop-off with brambles is less attractive, for example, than a gentle slope
, even planted with tall grasses.

As an aside, the new Crystal Lake landscaping replaces a good deal of the
drop-off/bramble shoreline with evenly graded surfaces, resulting in geese
nesting in places where they had not done so in previous years. Go figure.

On Tue, Jun 9, 2020 at 3:28 AM John W. <jbw292002 at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> I'll just mention, since the protests regarding the geese in Crystal Lake
> Park are still ongoing, that I was driving yesterday in extreme north
> Champaign, on that road that runs just north of the Aldi and the Wal Mart
> out there, and then turns right onto Neil St. north of the mall.  There are
> quite a number of condos or apartments out there, and one at the juncture
> of that road and Neil St. had a large retention pond.  The banks
> around that pond were planted with all sorts of wild-looking vegetation,
> not at all manicured down to the water's edge.  And yet there were the
> geese, quite a number of them, sauntering across the road toward the
> pond..  So maybe that bank vegetation does not work to dissuade the geese
> from living there.
>
>
> On Tue, May 12, 2020 at 1:37 PM Debra Schrishuhn via Peace <
> peace at lists.chambana.net> wrote:
>
> Folks,
>>
>> I just talked to a city planner and she confirmed what has been stated
>> here--that the geese are attracted to man-made ponds with manicured
>> bluegrass lawns down to the water's edge. Apparently a fair amount of
>> research exists on plants and the height of bank vegetation that geese do
>> not like. She suggests an ordinance be brought before both city councils to
>> end the practice of making retention pond and to plant their banks with
>> vegetation known to be unpalatable to geese.  Although this solution may
>> not be acceptable all over the Twin Cities, at the very least Crystal Lake
>> Park could rethink their bank vegetation and overall landscaping.
>>
>> Deb
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