Become citizen scientists and join Rebecca Tay from York County 4-H to help monitor the tick population at  Desrochers Memorial Forest and Savage Wildlife Preserve.

As participants of the 4-H Tick Project, we will drag a canvas along the trail’s edge, collect and identify ticks, record data, and prepare specimens to be sent for identification and disease analysis.  Southern Maine has few participating locations, and we need your help to close the gap in data collection. This project is in association with the Maine Forest Health Survey, the UMaine Tick Lab, and Learning Ecosystems Northeast.  This is an ongoing project.

Who: Youth ages 8-18 and their caregivers.

*Please contact Rebecca at rebecca.tay@maine.edu with questions*

CANCELLED Dates/Times for Desrochers Memorial Forest: Thursday, September 25th, 3-4:30pm & Thursday, October 23rd, 3-4:30pm

Dates/Times for Savage Wildlife Preserve: Thursday, October 2nd, 2:30-4pm & Thursday, November 6th, 2:30-4pm

Please sign up and check the link or your email on the day of the program for updates if the weather is questionable.