Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Virtual: Tick Ecology, Behavior, and Protection Measures for 2025

Click here to register and make sure you're prepared for the 2025 tick season: https://forms.gle/BNVtW45YR6j2W8NT8

At 2:00 PM on Friday, March 28, biologist Patrick Roden-Reynolds of the MV Tick Program and the Inter-Island Public Health Excellence Collaborative returns for a virtual presentation on Tick Ecology, Behavior, and Protection Measures for 2025.

With the main tick season right around the corner, Patrick will discuss the best tips and tools to keep yourself safe, including the latest prevention measures he uses on a daily basis to prevent tick bites..

Patrick Roden-Reynolds is a Public Health Biologist for the Inter-Island Public Health Excellence Collaborative and Director of the Martha’s Vineyard Tick Program. His work focuses on education and surveillance of vector-borne diseases and their vector populations. 

The Martha’s Vineyard Tick-borne Illness Reduction Initiative (aka the Tick Program) is dedicated to reducing the number of ticks and tick-borne illnesses on Martha’s Vineyard through education, advocacy, and cooperation with other organizations and individuals. The Tick Program is an initiative of the Inter-Island Public Health Excellence Collaborative of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket.

This event will be held via Zoom. The program will be recorded and sent via email to all registrants within 48 hours of the event. For more information, please contact the library at vhpl_programs@clamsnet.org or (508) 696-4211.



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