USDA sharpshooters remove 65 deer from East Lansing parks, meat donated to food bank Katie Hanson, a member of the United Methodist Church-University, volunteers at a Greater Lansing Food Bank distribution at the University Lutheran Church on Jan. 28, 2021. It s a way we can contribute and do so safely. Photo by Alyte Katilius | The State News
Department of Agriculture sharpshooters shot 65 deer in two days to manage the deer population in East Lansing.
This removal, approved by City Council in February 2020, was to make sure deer population did not exceed the “social carrying capacity,” said Cathy DeShambo, the environmental services administrator for the Department of Public Works.
Remember
We Are The World, the charity song featuring a multitude of music stars in 1985? Well, Lansing has it’s own version. It’s called
Singing Peace (A Christmas Song). It features 33 local musicians. Tom Heideman wrote it, saying he wanted to put something positive out in the world for the holidays. Proceeds are going to the Greater Lansing Food Bank.
“I thought I could give something to the world, to the community anyway. So, I finished it and asked a lot of people to help to put it out there. The more people I get involved, the more people can see it and hear it. Most everybody said yes.” Tom Heideman