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Event Series Event Series: Summer Learning Series: Tick Trackers

Summer Learning Series: Tick Trackers

August 10, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:15 am

presenter showing a tick sample during a 4-H virtual learning session

Tuesdays, July 13, 20, and August 10

10:00 – 11:15 am

Open to Maine youth ages 9 & up

Maximum 10 attendees

Join the mission to monitor and study ticks in your community! Join Farmer Kristin of Lone Spruce Farm and Carla from the 4-H Tick Project for an interactive exploration of ticks in Maine. This workshop will explore ticks by collecting and preserving your own, identifying species, investigating where ticks are found in Maine, taking safety precautions when outdoors, and more. Participants will conduct tick drags to collect tick specimens in their local area. Specimens are returned to Hancock County 4-H, and then submitted to the UMaine Diagnostic Research Laboratory Tick Lab for identification and disease testing, which contributes to the lab’s Tick Surveillance program. Youth data also contribute to a community science (aka “citizen science”) project called the Maine Forest Tick Survey (https://umaine.edu/forestticksurvey), which is a multiyear, multidisciplinary research project established to determine how forest land management practices impact tick populations and disease risk across Maine. The project provides youth an opportunity to explore ticks and tick-borne diseases, which is a connected story of climate, ecosystem change, and public health.

All materials will be provided and will be available for pick up at your local county Extension office prior to the first meeting. Register by June 16.

Details

Date:
August 10, 2023
Time:
10:00 am - 11:15 am
Series:
Event Category:
Website:
https://extension.umaine.edu/4h/summer-learning/

Organizer

UMaine Extension 4-H
Phone
207.581.3877
Email
4-h@maine.edu
View Organizer Website

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