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Originally Posted by ACME on the Broads
Barefootbay and TIS are right.
We have owned a small camp in Moultonborough for over 40 years. Over the last 5 years we have witnessed what used to be 2-3 geese a year swimming by to what is now with no exaggeration, 25-40 geese every day. The droppings on our property is sickening; they are aggressive and what they have done to our property is really unhealthy for everyone but, especially, for our young grandchildren.
While we don't own a big house or a lush, green lawn, I'm uncomfortable pushing the over use of fertilizer, and old, failing septic system problems without also giving the geese over population problem serious consideration.
It's now beyond the high time to deal with this issue that has grown exponentially. Losing Winnipesaukee's beauty, its quality of water, and the revenue small businesses experience around the lake would be a colossal mistake. We are all guardians of this precious natural resource for our time; hopefully, our children and grandchildren will have a similar opportunity to enjoy Winnipeaukee for many years to come. As stewards, we not let this issue go unresolved.
The Department of Environmental Services and Governor Sununu need to get serious before Winnipesauke & Cyanobacteria are synonymous with DANGER No Swimming Polluted Water become the top daily/weekly news bulletin.
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This is such a bummer, so sorry to read about your experience. Do you have a broad flat waterfront? If yes, planting a row of blueberry bushes or other shrubs at the shoreline will keep the geese off your land. Just leave a 3-4' opening for swimmers.
But the geese are no reason to stop pushing against fertilizer, septic, and other issues. One problem is that there are different government bodies that handle each of them. Septic are typically town rules, fertilizer currently state, I'm pretty sure Canadian Geese are subject to an international treaty. We all have to fight all these threats at once