Since machines have to be driven all over these lawn areas on a regular basis
to keep the grass short, it would probably be acceptable for the goose
droppings to get picked up the same way. And sure enough, there are now
machines designed for this very purpose.
In the not-too-distant future
Rather like http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIBO ?
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On Aug 23, 2014, at 7:31 AM, Geo Kloppel geoklop...@gmail.com wrote:
Since machines have to be driven all over these lawn areas on a regular basis
to keep the grass short, it would probably be acceptable for the goose
See article about nuisance of CANADA GEESE in the mowed lawn areas at
Lansing's Myers Park.
http://www.lansingstar.com/around-town/10960-goose-poop-threatens-myers-park-attendance
Members of the informal group Friends of Salt Point (FOSP) discussed this issue
a little at yesterday's regular
The large airports have learned to stop cutting the grass so short. I believe
over 9 inches discourages them. But that goes contrary to the American
ideal, eh?
Paul Schmitt
From: Meena Madhav Haribal
Sent: Friday, August 22, 2014 6:41 PM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L ; Donna Lee Scott
Subject: RE:
The public users of Myers Park (and the Lansing Highway Dept.) would balk at
leaving the grass 9 inches long! We may not like it, but the culture is such
that Myers Park grass has to be mowed short.
I think they will have to go with 15-18 inch high goose fences and Border
Collies.
But then
Border collies, coyote effigies, etc can indeed move them, but temporarily to
somewhere else local. This effort looks ready to replicate the eternal cycle
of geese in Binghamton that move/ are moved from Otsiningo Park to BCC to
Binghamton University playing fields and back. At least we
