‘Dinner on the Diamond’ funds will be directed to non-lethal methods of controlling geese population

Goslings grazing at Page Park. | Laura Bailey

Posted By: David Fortier April 23, 2024

Bristol Parks, Recreation, Youth and Community Services has begun soliciting funds that it will direct towards non-lethal methods of managing the geese population on city property, especially Veterans Memorial Boulevard and Park, according to a release from the department late Monday afternoon.

Proceeds from the annual Dinner on the Diamond, BPRYCS noted, would be directed to non-lethal solutions. The dinner is being held Saturday, May 11, on the infield at Muzzy Field. Tickets are available here.

The Goose Management Plan would be one of the first community driven projects to receive funding from the Friends of Bristol Parks and Recreation Fund, according to the release.

An outpouring of community members showed up for the Board of Park Commissioners meeting this past Wednesday, April 17. Others wrote letters, emailed and phoned the mayor’s office. The vast majority supported non-lethal methods to control the geese population in the city, rather than one that included a geese roundup and euthanization of the geese.

In response, Board of Park Commissioners decided that further research into non-lethal approaches is a next step after the meeting, states the release.

The funds, according to the release, will support habitat modifications, lawn treatments, scare devices, clean-up equipment and public education.

In addition, donations can also be made directly to the Friends of Bristol Parks and Recreation Fund through the Main Street Community Foundation website at www.mainstreetfoundation.org/friends-bristol-parks-and recreation-fund.

The Goose Management Plan introduced at the April meeting of the Board of Park Commissioners will be reviewed and adopted in the coming months. Community members are reminded not to feed the geese.

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