The Daily Journal/Samantha Weigel, 1/27/14. "Fowl foul: Foster City struggles with managing geese and their ever-present feces."
"Foster City is known for and substantially invests in its numerous
parks, but the neighborhood geese and their messy droppings are taking a
toll on the city’s budget and serve as a point of frustration for both
city officials and those who frequent the parks.
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“First of all,
the goose problem in the city is a problem that
faces cities throughout the country and typically it’s around cities
that are surrounded by water ... the goose issue has to do with the mess
they leave behind and we live in a community that’s surrounded by
parks,” said Kevin Miller, director of Foster City’s Parks and
Recreation Department.
The city has about $25,000 budgeted annually for its goose
management program and have tried everything from setting up fences to
hiring a goose patrol team with a dog.“We’re well aware of the issues that we have, but again, I say
it’s more of a goose management problem and it’s ongoing. We do invest a
significant amount of time and funding to try and [manage] it. Because
if we didn’t, our infrastructure would look horrible,” Miller said."
Read article.
Related - San Francisco Chronicle/Eileen Mitchel, Special, 10/7/06. "Making peace with geese/Bay Area prefers to discourage rather than destroy these prolific picnic party poopers." "Ah, the lovely Canada goose. That symbol of grace, flight, freedom ... and feces? Stroll
around any local lake, golf course or pond and that's what you'll find.
Dodging the plethora of fist-sized goose poop is like tip-toeing across
a mine field. Not surprising, since a single goose can produce up to 3
pounds of droppings (urine and excrement combined) per day. Multiply
that times an average community of dozens of geese and you've got one
gaggle of a conundrum."
Read article. Note: photograph from this article by Michael Maloney.
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