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Hunting for ticks in the Adirondacks

By Gwendolyn Craig

July 11, 2020

Explore More: adirondacks, anaplasmosis, lee ann sporn, Lyme disease, ticks

Professor Lee Ann Sporn from Paul Smith’s College, collects ticks in the Adirondacks to learn more about what diseases they’re carrying and how dense they are in different areas. On June 19, Sporn used a white drag cloth through the woods in Essex County to collect the arachnids. Video by Gwendolyn Craig

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Gwendolyn Craig

Gwen is an award-winning journalist covering environmental policy for the Explorer since January 2020. She is a member of the Legislative Correspondents Association of New York. Gwen has worked at various news outlets since 2015. She has a master's degree in journalism from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. Contact her at (518) 524-2902 or [email protected]. Sign up for Gwen’s newsletter here.

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