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E I Not News From The FireDepartment First Aid Training Class Held For Hugo El- their names. They will be contacted when further ementary Teachers details regarding these classes are available. Hugo Fire Department Rescue Captain Tony ' Bronk worked with Hugo Elementary School Prin- watch out For Children cipal Theresa Dahlem to schedule first aid training Now that school is out, Hugo Fire Chief Jim for elementary school teachers and staff on Saturday, Compton reminds all Hugo residents to watch out April 16,2005. The class,which was completed by for children riding bicycles or playing along roads. 21 teachers and paraprofessionals and one parent, He adds, "We just want to remind everyone to take was the first to be held in the White Bear Lake Area a little extra care and keep our kids safe this sum- school district,and included first aid,CPR and train- mer." ing in the use of an automatic defibrillator. Hugo Fire Chief Jim Compton,Rescue Captain Bronk,and Four Daytime Firefighters Needed Mayor Fran Miron presented Certificates of Com- The Hugo Fire Department pletion to the teachers,staff and parent at the May 2, currently has openings for 2005 City Council meeting. four firefighters who would be available during daytime Chief Compton reports that the Hugo Fire De- hours. Complete information partment is making plans to conduct additional and applications are available `r classes later this year. Interested residents are asked at the Hugo City Hall. to call the Hugo City Hall at 651-763-6300 and leave G(il Geese:E) Once thought extinct,the (cave behind. are closed annually due to the the surrounding area.Leave a "giant"Canada goose sub- accumulation of goose feces dense strip of naturally occur- NinCities species has increased tenfold Canada Geese Facts or elevated coliform counts in ring trees and shrubs,or a in two decades in Minnesota •The average Canada goose the water;however,it usually buffer of native grasses and FreeMarket to more than 200,000 breed- produces 2-4 pounds of cannot be conclusively tied to wildflowers that grow 20-30 ers. This makes the Canada manure/day(wet weight); goose feces,"said Steve Wild, inches tall in a strip 20-30 goose one of Minnesota's 1/2 pound(dry weight). chief,Region 3 Division feet wide along the shoreline. The Free Market is an major wildlife management •Salmonella bacteria can of Migratory Birds,U.S. You'll still be able to see the online listing service for success stories. persist in wet droppings for Fish and Wildlife Service. lake,but the geese won't! up to one month. "Goose feces do contain Washington County residents But success has brought •The usual number of gos- nitrogen and,therefore,they To find out how to imple- who want to give or get free problems.Canada geese are lings in a clutch is six;egg can increase the fertility of a ment a lakeshore restoration reusable goods for the home, prolific grazers,preferring incubation is 26 days. lake.However,goose feces project or raingarden,visit garage and garden. It is part succulent plants such as short •Young geese do not find are only one form of excess the RCWD website at www. of an effort to reduce the lawn grass. This attracts them mates and nest until they nutrients being deposited in ricecreek.org. There you will to golf courses and mowed are three years old;they lakes.The effects of fertilizer find a ten minute"how to amount of reusable goods be- lawns—including lakeshore mate for life. They some- runoff from lawns and fields overview"movie and a com- ing thrown away. For more lawns. They like feeding sites times do find another mate likely play a greater role in prehensive planning packet information,visit the web site with open vistas to see poten- if the first mate dies. increased fertility of larger, that will guide you through at www.twincitiesfreemar- tial predators and access to •Average life span is 10 deeper lakes than do goose all of the steps from permits ket.org, or call Washington lakes and marshes to escape years. droppings." to site design and cost esti- danger. Lakeshore that is mates to site preparation and County's Department of Pub- mowed to the water's edge is Health And Water How Do Homeowners planting. lic Health and Environment an ideal habitat. Because they Quality Concerns Discourage Geese? at 651-430- are highly social birds that it has been documented that Restoring your shoreline with Adapted from information 6655. congregate in large groups goose droppings may contain native vegetation is consid- provided by the Minnesota (except during nesting season) some of the parasites(e.g. ered the most effective long- Lakes Association-submit- and where there are large giardia,lamblia,cryptospo- term and environmentally ted by Dawn Dubats,RCWD flocks of geese,there are ridium)and bacteria that sound method of reducing Environmental Education large amounts of goose drop- affect humans,but the actual goose problems to individual Coordinator pings.As much as people like infection of people with these yards and lawns.Canada to watch geese,they aren't parasites or bacteria are rare. geese avoid using areas where too wild about what the geese "Many swimming beaches plants obstruct their view of i I 1