Partnership strengthens waterfowl conservation through annual goose banding effort

Eric Kelsey (left), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District natural resources specialist, hands a goose over to another worker during geese banding operations at Lake Audubon, North Dakota, June 25, 2026. Staff from the USACE Garrison Project, along with other state and federal agencies, assisted the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service with the two-day operation that banded more than 650 geese. Wildlife biologists band geese to track migration, monitor populations, and support conservation and management efforts across North America. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by Delanie Stafford)