{"id":9555,"date":"2026-03-05T15:01:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T20:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/?page_id=9555"},"modified":"2026-03-05T15:01:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T20:01:07","slug":"4-h-tick-monitoring","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/4-h\/4-h-tick-monitoring\/","title":{"rendered":"4-H Tick Monitoring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It&#8217;s tick season! Become citizen scientists and help monitor the tick population at Savage Wildlife Preserve and Desrochers Memorial Forest,\u00a0 Great Works Regional Land Trust properties. As participants of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/hancock\/tick-project\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">4-H Tick Project<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, we will drag a canvas along the trail\u2019s edge, collect and identify ticks, record data, and prepare specimens to be sent for identification and disease analysis.\u00a0 Southern Maine has few participating locations, and we need your help to close the gap in data collection. This ongoing project is in association with the Maine Forest Health Survey, the UMaine Tick Lab, and Learning Ecosystems Northeast.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Other Important Information<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ol>\n<li>Please check your email the day of in case the weather causes a cancellation.<\/li>\n<li>There are no restroom facilities at the trails! Plan accordingly.<\/li>\n<li>Recommendations for participation:\n<ul>\n<li>Bring Water<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Light colored clothing is suggested.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wear pants and tuck them into socks.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bug and tick repellents are encouraged but cannot be used near tick drag areas. Hands must be cleaned after application.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Check frequently for ticks on clothing and skin during the session and again at home.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Registration<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">System Registration Link (must be logged into ZSuite):<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/4h.zsuite.org\/event-registrations\/46053\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/4h.zsuite.org\/event-registrations\/46053<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">External Registration Link (must be logged out of ZSuite):<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/4h.zsuite.org\/external-event-registration\/46053\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/4h.zsuite.org\/external-event-registration\/46053<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/york\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2023\/03\/4-HClover-RGB_digital-295x300.png\" alt=\"Green Four Leaf Clover with 4 White H's\" width=\"55\" height=\"56\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Have questions?<\/strong> please contact Rebecca Tay at <a href=\"mailto:rebecca.tay@maine.edu\">rebecca.tay@maine.edu<\/a> or 207-324-2814<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b>Reasonable Accommodation<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To request a reasonable accommodation, please contact Rebecca Tay two weeks prior to the session at 207-324-2814. 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