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Originally Posted by shore things
DES is concerned about this issue which is why we greatly discourage the planting of lawns immediately adjacent to the water; it is prime goose habitat. It would seem to make more sense to plant the water's edge with shrubs that make the geese feel unsafe than it would be to pay someone, or more ironically a governmental agency, to come and remove the geese.
By the way, I believe goose season is currently open.
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Not planting lawns would have been a good solution if enforced 40-50 years ago. Unfortunately, the lawns aren't going away nor are the geese. The answer to the problem is the town of Meredith needs to apply for a special permit to reduce the flock of resident geese to a sustainable level. As I noted above, this will happen in the next couple of years after the general public's frustration with the problem overpowers the fringe group of extreme environmentalists who typically block logical solutions.