John Mascaro's Photo Quiz
Answers from page 17
These brown lines were the result of a wild good chase... literally. During the
first week of October 2009, this high school field experianced an early frost.
This field is near a river and migratory Canadian Geese have this nice green
area on their list of favorite places to visit on their way to Florida for the winter.
Many different techniques for transient goose relocation have been tried including fake Coyotes, radio controlled cars (fun but frustrating), repellent
sprays, chasing with gators, golf carts and even dogs. On this occasion, 60
or so geese were performing their grass pulling and drop fertilizing techniques on the sports field when the Sports Turf Manager, assuming that the
frost had completely broken that morning, took off in a utility vehicle to scare
them off. As you can tell the frost was still on the turf in this shaded area
and the brown tire marks appeared the following day. Since it was still in
the growing season, the area recovered quickly and the Sports Turf Manager vowed to never get that frustrated with the geese again! He is now
using a handheld green laser aimed at the turf or water when the flock
comes around and is having good results in keeping them off the property.
Photo submitted by Peter Thibeault CSFM, Sports Turf Manager at Noble
and Greenough School in Dedham, MA.. ■
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