Managing Rochester's geese problem

Managing Rochester's geese problem

Greener grass rochester parks and recreation is looking at ways to manage the geese population.

Kimt news 3's zach gilleland is live at silver lake park with what the organization is doing?

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The geese problem has gotten so bad that rochester parks and recreation is working with community volunteers to manage the population.

This is a look at silver lake park this afternoon ?

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This has led to a bigger problem ?

*- goose poop ?

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Park and recs will work with volunteers and a wildlife management contractor to mitigate the spread of the droppings.

Rochester resident chandra filoteo said she thinks it's good for the city to manage the "i think that's a good idea, i feel like they've almost kind of done that already.

Like it seems like five years ago there was a lot more geese than there was before."

This isn't the first time the city has tried to deal with overpopulatio n of our feathered friends.

A vegetation buffer was built in silver lake in 2007 ?

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Live in rochester... zach gilleland thanks zach.

Egg addling ?

"*?*r removing eggs from nests ?

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