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<br />. <br />City of 1Y <br />Elk <br /> <br /> <br />Item 3.5. <br /> <br />Memorandum <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL <br /> <br />STEPHEN ROHLF, BUILDING AND <br />ZONING ADMINISTRATOR S/?.. <br /> <br />DATE: OCTOBER 23, 2000 <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />SUBJECT: BILL FOR GOOSE TRAPPING <br /> <br />Back in June, the city retained Dr. Copper ofthe University of Minnesota to reduce the <br />goose population in selected areas of Elk River by trapping. The areas targeted were <br />locations with high recreational use (e.g. Lion's Park and Orono Beach). <br /> <br />Trapping Summary <br /> <br />Location <br />Lion's Park <br />The Elk RiverILake Orono <br />Lake Orono <br />Total <br /> <br />Adults <br />10 <br />14 <br />4 <br />28 <br /> <br />Juveniles <br />38 <br />40 <br />8 <br />86 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The young geese that were trapped were relocated to Iowa and the adults were provided <br />to area food shelves. Geese return to the location where they learn to fly, so adults can <br />not be successfully relocated. <br /> <br />The idea is not to eliminate geese from Elk River, but to reduce them to an acceptable <br />number. The geese removed were locals. The number of geese in Elk River in the fall <br />greatly increases with migratory birds. To further reduce the goose population, the city <br />also opened up hunting in areas where it was formerly restricted, as long as it could be <br />done safely. <br /> <br />Attached to this memo is Dr. Copper's bill for his services, which is consistent with his <br />estimate. Staff recommends that the city pay this bill and retain Dr. Copper again <br />next year for more trapping. If trapping is not continued, at least for a while, the goose <br />population will quickly rebound to its former numbers. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />s: \b&z\stever\cc5 .doc <br /> <br />13065 Orono Parkway. P.O. Box 490. Elk River, MN 55330. TDD & Phone (763) 441-7420. Fax (763) 441-7425 <br />