Your Health and Your Backyard

Meetings are held at the Fellowship Hall of First Parish Church in York, Maine. The street address is: 180 York Street.  It is the white building behind the stone building […]

ABCs of Reducing Ticks in Your Backyard

Spending time outdoors brings numerous benefits, but in many areas, including your own backyard, it also brings the risk of tick encounters and the potential for tick-borne illnesses. In our home state of Maine, 2024 saw the highest number of Lyme disease cases ever reported! 

Your Health and Your Backyard

Tuesday, July 8, 2025 – 11:00 am  York Public Library York Public Library15 Long Sands RoadYork, ME 03909 (207)363-2818 https://yorkpubliclibrary.org Are you finding ticks on yourself, your children, or pets […]

May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month

May is officially Lyme Disease Awareness Month and a great time to educate yourself about Lyme disease, where the deer ticks are, and how to do proper tick checks on […]

Windham, ME Parks & Recreation Staff Training

This is a private event. Barb Maurais will provide Tick educational training to Windham, ME Parks & Recreation staff. Topics covered will include tick identification, tick removal, tick habitat, and personal protection strategies.

Key Bank Lobby, Windham, ME

Now through May 31st during business hours. Visit the Windham Key Bank’s lobby during business hours throughout the month of May and check out our Tick BYTES educational display during May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month.

Damariscotta Hardware

Join Barb Maurais from Tick BYTES at 1pm to learn about back yard tick eco-friendly solutions, protection strategies, tick removal methods