SALEM Operation Harassment has begun against the geese at Waterworth Memorial Park.
On Wednesday, city Parks Director Shane Franks and Parks Foreman Jim Grimm informed parks commission members about the scare tactics being employed to thin out the goose population.
Those methods include firing off noise effects known as bangers and screamers twice a day, in the morning and in the afternoon, and equipping police with laser pointers to harass the fowl later in the day during park patrols.
Franks said the intentional harassment techniques were recommended by the Columbiana Soil and Water Conservation District in a management plan accepted by the board last year for improving water quality and eliminating geese.