OCEAN PINES – An Ocean Pines committee will begin exploring habitat modification measures in an ongoing effort to control the Canada goose population near the South Gate pond.
On Wednesday, members of the association’s Environment and Natural Assets Committee came before the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors to present a possible method that would not only prevent erosion of soil along the pond, but deter the growing number of resident Canada geese.
“The Environment and Natural Assets Committee would like to make a presentation of the work we’ve done over the past 18 months regarding geese population control in Ocean Pines,” said Director Doug Parks, the committee’s board liaison. “The committee has been collecting and reviewing historical data regarding the various methods that have been used in Ocean Pines over the years to control the population of the geese in our area. They are reporting on the successes and the failures of these various methods and have researched state and federal sources of information regarding several of the methods for consideration.”
Chair Sharon Santacroce told board members this week her committee was presenting a proposal to plant buffer vegetation, a habitat modification method, around the South Gate pond.
“The habitat modification will serve two very important purposes,” she said. “It will help stop the land erosion – one of our main goals – and also deter the Canada geese from gathering, building nests and increasing their population.”
“She noted the buffer prevents geese from easily accessing the water.”
Rip VanWinkle here….last time I fell asleep Geese could fly. Did I miss a change in the evolution cycle?
This maybe worth staying awake for a awhi…zzzzzzzzzzzzzz
One of the housing developments on Pemberton Drive have a couple wolf siloetts painted black standing guard beside a pond to discourage the geese from taking over. It seems to be working.
These OP people are the biggest wussies ever. They want a sterile environment, with no bugs, or wildlife that inhibits their privileged lifestyle. Never seen anything like it.
Most likely from NEW JOE-SE
OR NEW YOKE
come here with their City attitudes
Thumbs down
String monofilament lines across the pond in several areas. The geese see the lines and don’t land. Easy fix and cheap.
Uh? U a geese mentality expert? Nothing has worked yet.
Try it.. golf courses use the idea and it works.
Just post a sign that says ‘No Geese Allowed’ and that will solve your problems. They will obey like the signs on schools that says ‘No trespassing’ or ‘No firearms allowed on the premises’. C’Mon Man! Think!
How about euthinizing them again. That’s what they did the last time – and then tried to tell everyone that they would have the geese preparred and give the meat to the homeless. One small problem there….what they used to euthinze the geese will also euthanize people…That bunch of clowns in charge of any problem is the problem.
Geese Lives Matter…..haha