5.7. SR 09-09-2002City
Item 5~7.
MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
Mayor and City Council
Stephen Rohlf, Building and Zoning Administrator
DATE:
September 9, 2002
SUBJECT: Goose Trapping Results
On July 2, 2002, the city once again solicited the services of Dr. James Cooper of the
University of Minnesota to remove geese from the city. Attached to this memo is a letter'
from Dr. Cooper reporting the results of this year's trapping and an invoice for his
services. Fifty-five geese were trapped at a cost of $1,300.
In the past the city received numerous complains regarding goose droppings from the
public using Lion's Park and individual landowners on Lake Orono. The goal of trapping
is to reduce the goose population to manageable numbers, not to eradicate them from the
city.
Shortly, there will be an influx of migratory birds in the city, but the local geese have
been greatly reduced. An inventory of the goose population will be conducted next
spring to determine if trapping should take place again in 2003. Staff anticipates the
recommendation will be to temporarily suspended goose trapping.
THE CANADA GOOSE PRO RA
Dedicated to Urban Canada Goose
Research and management
Thursday, August 15, 2002
Al.Il; 2 0 2002
Mr. Steve Rohlf
City of Elk River
13065 Orono Parkway PO Box 490
Elk River, MN 55330
Dear Steve:
Attached is the 2002 report on the Metropolitan Twin Cities
Canada goose management and research activities. The
report contains an overview of the 2002 season and updates
on goose meat contaminant research, Metro goose population
data, nests and eggs destroyed for the Metropolitan
Airports Commission, and permit requirements.
We trapped and removed the following number of geese from
City of Elk River locations in 2002:
Site
LAKE ORONO AND PARK
LAKE ORONO AND PARK
LAKE ORONO AND PARK
LAKE ORONO AND PARK
Total
Date Young Adults Total
7/2/2002 6 3 9
7/2/2002 15 10 25
7/2/2002 11 5 16
7/2/2002 4 2 6
35 20 55
Attached is an invoice for the 2002 surveys and/or removal
services. We appreciate being able to assist you with your
goose management needs and look forward to working with you
City of Elk River in the future.
Except for the St. Paul business office, we have moved our
operations to the Minnesota Department of Natural
Resources' Carlos Avery Game Farm in Forest Lake. Our
leased Carlos facilities have improved field operations
equipment repair, maintenance, and storage, facilitate
better goose care, and allow for closer day-to-day
coordination with MNDNR personnel.
2195 DUDLEY AVE
ST. PAUL, MN 55108
If you have questions, please feel free to contact me at
651-644-6206 or email me at jac@fw.umn.edu.
Sincerely yours,
Dr. James A. Cooper
Professor Emeritus, University of Minnesota
Director of the Canada Goose Program
Enclosure
Friday, August 9, 2002
Canada Goose Management Services
Mr. Steve Rohlf
City of Elk River
13065 Orono Parkway PO Box 490
Elk River, MN 55330
2002 Canada Goose Removal Services
1 site(s) at $1,000 per site
20 adult geese at $15/bird processing cost
Total
$1,000
300
$1,300
Please make check payable to The Canada Goose Program and
mail to:
The Canada Goose Program
2195 Dudley Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55108
Thank you.