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Board allows DNR to trap and band mallards at Frankfort regional stormwater facility for testing
Summary
The Clinton County Drainage Board granted the Indiana Department of Natural Resources permission to use the Frankfort Regional Stormwater Detention Facility to trap, test, band and release mallards; the board approved the request 3‑0 and recorded no permit conditions during the meeting.
The Clinton County Drainage Board agreed to let the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) trap mallards at the Frankfort Regional Stormwater Detention Facility for a multi‑day testing and banding project, the board announced at its meeting.
Staff described the project as a DNR monitoring effort to assess mallard population status in Indiana. The DNR proposal would use corn to attract birds to a netted layout, then activate a trap to capture birds for sampling and banding before releasing them. Staff said the facility offers a secure, low‑disturbance location where technicians can work without frequent public interference. The board voted 3‑0 to allow the DNR to use the facility.
Meeting remarks said the trapping would take several days, that captured mallards would be banded so future recoveries (for example by hunters) could indicate movements, and that the DNR conducts similar work at other sites statewide. No permit conditions, oversight arrangements or required follow‑up reports were recorded on the meeting’s public record.
A board member asked whether the county had any outstanding requests from the DNR; staff responded that there were none. A speaker also mentioned having spoken to "Ryan, our local CEO" about the project; the meeting transcript does not specify Ryan’s agency or provide additional contact details.
The board’s action was recorded as a motion to accept the proposal and "motion carries, 3‑0." The record includes no names for movers or seconders and no written conditions tied to the approval; any operational details or required DNR permits are not shown in the meeting transcript.
