[BCNnet] BCNnet: Grant Park Advisory Council tackling Canadas, gently, one hopes!

[birdchris at aol.com]

I'll be in NY on March 13 when the Grant Park Advisory Council is hosting the meeting (following), but thought others might be interested in non-violent solutions to Canada Goose nuisance problems (ie, not culling adults or shaking eggs). 
 
Christine Williamson
Chicago/Cook
birdchris at aol.com
 
  
 
Will our Grant Park goose be cooked or will this be the goose that laid the golden egg?
 
Grant Park Advisory Council and Conservancy Meeting

Monday, March 13,  2006 - 6:30 p.m.

Daley Bicentennial Plaza - 337 E. Randolph
 
We have received many complaints about non-migratory Canada Geese and the massive amount of droppings in certain areas of the park.  Non-migratory geese are literally covering certain areas of the park.   We are not suggesting goose diapers or any other bird-brained schemes.  Just because this is a meeting about geese, does not mean we are going to enter into the Chicago City Council debates about pate de foie gras.
 
The geese have taken over Butler Field ( Petrillo Band Shell area) where watching an outdoor movie can be like dodging land mines to put a blanket down.  They have also moved into Daley Bicentennial Plaza.
 
We are continuing to resolve and improve the delicate balance of nature and humans in an urban setting with solutions that are ecological and environmentally sound as well as educational and innovative.
 
UIC scientist/biologist, Dr. Joel Brown is coming to our rescue.  He is an evolutionary ecologist and an expert on animal behavior,  particularly foraging behaviors.  Dr. Brown helped us with the Grant Park rabbits and now he is coming back to help with the geese that have over-run parts of the downtown lakefront.  He will present new and innovative ways that are environmentally sensitive to dealing with this issue.  Dr. Brown is a returning guest who is not only a brilliant scientist but he is an engaging speaker, has new, fresh ideas and is very entertaining as well.  Who else would have said that in the evolutionary beauty pageant, rabbits one and rats lost.  He will also discuss possible Grant Park studies.
 
It is possible that some of his solutions to our Grant Park geese issues may take flight.
 
Thank you very much for your interest and participation.

 
 
Bob O'Neill
Grant Park Conservancy
Grant Park Advisory Council
Phone:   312-829-8015
Fax:        312-243-4095
www.grantparkconservancy.com
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