Lunch and Learn : Geese Management
Event Information
About this Event
We will be hosting a watch party for a presentation by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources to discuss the issues of goose overpopulation and which management techniques are most effective. After the video, there will be discussion on how these issues affect us on a local level.
Lunch will be provided for free to our in person participants. However, you can sign up for a "virtual ticket" to receive the link to the IDNR presentation to view from home.
"Less than fifty years ago, the Canada goose was extremely rare in Indiana. As a result of restoration efforts and a large increase in small urban and suburban waterbodies, Canada geese are now quite common. Many people enjoy seeing them fly in a v-formation or hearing their distinctive honk, but problems can occur when too many gather in an area." -quote taken from DNR resource page.
There are many tools for dealing with geese overpopulation. Figuring which tools to use, and when, will have the biggest impact on managing population sizes. The goal is not to eliminate geese entirely, but to reduce the population to a more natural level and reduce their negative impact.
This event is sponsored by Brian Peterson Real Estate.