Don't Get Goosed On The Anacostia
Find out how environmental groups are dealing with these big birds in the river's wetland areas.
Don't Get Goosed!
A juvenile heron, white phase, is one type of bird that hangs out at the confluence of Northeast and Northwest branches of the Anacostia River. These tributaries of the Anacostia flow through Hyattsville.
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Malini Suri, communications/research volunteer with the D.C. Environmental Network, did some digging into the goose situation around the Anacostia River's mouth.
Restoration work done to replant native plants in the river's wetlands has, at times, been decimated by these huge honkers.
Read more about the work done to accomodate both flora and fauna at www.dcen.net.
The National Park Service has released the Anacostia Park Wetland and Resident Goose Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement. It's open to public comment until Sept. 26.
Have you ever had a run in with a goose along the Anacostia?
Tell us in the comments.
Otzi Jr
7:48 pm on Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Thanks for the topic and links. Maybe they should consider allowing the hunting of Resident Geese on the D.C.stretch of the Anacostia, the same as Maryland does on its part of the river. Saves the plants, reduces the substantial amount of goose poo going into the river, contributes financially to the parklands, and feeds the citizenry. (Soaked long enough in marinade and crockpotted, and they're pretty edible.) Besides the environmental concerns, if you've ever witnessed the numbers of them in the area, you might start flying out of BWI.(smile)
Matthew D. McKnight
12:24 pm on Wednesday, September 14, 2011
http://mdc.mo.gov/landwater-care/wildlife-management/nuisance-animal-management/controlling-wild-geese/how-addle-and-o