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Board approves UMN request to conduct green heron research at Rotary Park
Summary
The Park Board approved a University of Minnesota master's student project to capture and tag green herons with GPS transmitters using supervised mist nets; staff confirmed required federal bird-banding lab authorization and required coordination with parks staff and city permits.
Staff presented a research-permit request from Hannah Slasinski, a University of Minnesota master's student, to conduct green heron behavioral research at Rotary Park. The team proposed using temporary, supervised mist nets to safely capture select birds and fit them with lightweight GPS transmitters; staff confirmed the student had obtained authorization through a federal bird-banding lab and recommended approval subject to coordination with parks staff and permitting requirements.
Board members expressed support for academic research and voted to approve the request. "This sounds cool," one board member said after a brief explanation; staff emphasized all mist nets would be continuously supervised and removed after each session and that the project would comply with DNR and federal banding lab requirements.
