The blacklegged tick is the carrier for Lyme disease, the most commonly borne vector disease in the U.S. In response to the growing public health concern for Lyme disease, which accompanies the growing tick population in our region, the Carantouan Greenway has been awarded a grant from the Mildred Faulkner Truman Foundation for a Ticks and Lyme Disease Educational Awareness Campaign.
The project includes procurement of four rugged-aluminum educational awareness signs to be distributed in various high-traffic outdoor community areas; as well as design and provision of digital and print resources, to be made publicly available.
Sign locations will include 1) Wildwood Reserve, 2) Waverly Glenn, 3) East Waverly Park, and 4) Apalachin’s Waterman Conservation Center.
With over 25,000 total annual visitors at these locations, the impact potential for educational-awareness is immense. Carantouan Board member Sue Williams designed the signs, which depict the two-year life cycle of the tick.
For more on the Greenway visit www.carantouangreenway.org.
