Retention Basins: Canada Geese Factories and Shelters Nov 2010

1. Retention Basins:
Canada Geese
Factories and Shelters

2. “Help us everyone,
you’re our only hope.”

3. AC 150/5200-33B
PROTECTION OF APPROACH, DEPARTURE,
AND CIRCLING AIRSPACE. For all airports, the
FAA recommends a distance of 5 statute miles
between the farthest edge of the airport’s AOA
and the hazardous wildlife attractant if the
attractant could cause hazardous wildlife
movement into or across the approach or
departure airspace.

4. Not Your Parent’s Airport
“Miracle on the Hudson” gave high profile
guidance of what might be expected of an
airport’s wildlife management
Initial question: What is LGA doing about wildlife?
Within 5 miles radius recommendation for wildlife
attractant management (AC 33B)

5. Blue-Winged Teal Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
Mallard

6. 794
7
6
t
h
Oakwood

7. ~11,000 FT-LBS of energy if
strike 12 lb. goose at 160 mph
Weight: 8 – 12 lbs.

8. Basin Uses of CAGO
Protection and Feeding
 Breeding
 Molting
 Migration

9. Local CAGO Population Cycle
Migrants
Stopover
Young Hatch
and Fledge Migrants
# of
Depart
Canada
Geese Breeding
“Dedicated”
Residence
Remain
J F M A M J J A S O N D

10. Travel corridors
beTween waTer impoundmenTs

11. Preferred Design Attributes
No above-ground standing water (“dry
basin”)
Designed, engineered, constructed, and
maintained for a maximum 48–hour
detention period

12. The next one?
For now, only time will tell.