April 6, 2024
by rob
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Truesdale Lake has obtained a Fish & Wildlife Service federal permit to addle and oil resident Canada Goose eggs. This program has been going in one form or another for over 15 years with a few interruptions. See article for … Continue reading
March 10, 2024
by rob
Comments Off on Canada Geese Control Efforts for 2024
We will resume actively oiling goose eggs on the three big islands of Lake Truesdale in the upcoming weeks of spring 2024. [UPDATE 1 here for 2024] We do this to control the population of Resident Canada Geese on the … Continue reading
March 21, 2023
by rob
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We will resume actively oiling goose eggs on the three big islands of Lake Truesdale in the upcoming weeks of spring 2023. We do this to control the population of Resident Canada Geese on the lake. We will do an … Continue reading
April 15, 2022
by rob
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We have resumed actively oiling goose eggs on the three big islands of Lake Truesdale for spring 2022. We do this to control the population of Resident Canada Geese on the lake. We have checked the three islands of the … Continue reading
April 12, 2021
by rob
Comments Off on Goose Management 2021 Program Status Update
We have six volunteers who are managing the Fish & Wildlife Service permit that allows us to control the Canada Goose population on Truesdale Lake. The permits allow us to addle and oil the eggs to prevent the eggs from … Continue reading
May 24, 2020
by rob
Comments Off on Egg Oiling Update #2
For Spring 2020 Truesdale Lake applied for and received a United States Fish and Wildlife Services permit for egg oiling. The permit number is FWS RCGR #13757A. More information about Canada Goose breeding control via egg oiling visit this link (at post). Continue reading
April 5, 2020
by rob
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Summary of the egg oiling FWS permitted activity to date from late March and early April 2020. Continue reading
March 26, 2020
by rob
Comments Off on 2020 Geese Management
A new group of residents has recently taken over actively oiling goose eggs on the three big islands of Lake Truesdale for spring 2020. This is done to control the population of Resident Canada Geese on the lake. Egg oiling requires a permit from the Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) which we have obtained. Continue reading
June 5, 2019
by rob
Comments Off on Geese, Goslings, Eggs, and Oil
A number of residents have been actively oiling goose eggs on the islands of Lake Truesdale since 2008 to control the population of Resident Canada Geese on the lake. But the existing crew of people trained to oil eggs it has shrunk over the years — and we need more people to step up.
If you are interested in helping out, please contact us via email at lake@truesdalelake.com or via our Contact Form. The process is not too difficult and training is easy. The oiling season for 2019 is over, so it would be training for the 2020 spring season. (more at link…) Continue reading
April 4, 2013
by rob
Comments Off on Some information about Non-resident Canadian Geese
This is an excerpt from this article on the website. It bears repeating as we enter another springtime at our lovely Lake Truesdale! Animal waste is one of the many little sources of pollution that can add up to big … Continue reading