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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>I would like to share this information because one of our threats to invasive species control is folks not appreciating and protecting nature because of fear of ticks and Lyme disease, even more than being in cyberspace most of the time. Marc</span></b><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Southern Maryland Executive Committee [<a href="mailto:MD-SMD-EXCOM@LISTS.SIERRACLUB.ORG">mailto:MD-SMD-EXCOM@LISTS.SIERRACLUB.ORG</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Marc Imlay<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, June 21, 2017 10:16 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:MD-SMD-EXCOM@LISTS.SIERRACLUB.ORG">MD-SMD-EXCOM@LISTS.SIERRACLUB.ORG</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [MD-SMD-EXCOM] Agenda item for next Southern MD Excom (extended) meeting<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Agenda item for next Sierra Club Southern MD ExCom meeting. enjoying natural areas by removing deer ticks with Lyme disease risk<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>After many conversations I am finding that deer ticks with Lyme disease risk has become the primary reason why folks do not go out in natural areas, even more than being stuck in cyberspace. Folks have shared many effective methods for the Sierra Club to restore enjoying natural areas by removing deer ticks with Lyme disease risk. These include deer control, Opossum tick control, removing Japanese Barberry and Asiatic Bush Honeysuckle that increase the risk of tickborn diseases by 5-9 fold and 10 fold, mice with ticks control, only hike in late Summer until early April in uncontrolled areas, support parks and agencies that sufficiently control deer and ticks following surveys of deer or tick density. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Reminder that controlling deer also reduces deer-car collisions, reduces invasive species, and provides habitat for natural ecosystems of plants and animals including endangered species. For a method to take action on at the next meeting, the Sierra Club can request Calvert, St Mary’s, and Charles counties remove the patches of Japanese Barberry and Asiatic Bush Honeysuckle that increase the risk of Tick-born diseases by 5-9 fold and 10 fold.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Marc Imlay<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>MD Chapter Natural Places Chair. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="98%" align=center></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>From: Stewardship Field Intern [<a href="mailto:stewardship.field@mdsierra.org">mailto:stewardship.field@mdsierra.org</a>] <br>Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2017 1:18 PM<br>To: Marc Imlay <<a href="mailto:marc.imlay@mdsierra.org">marc.imlay@mdsierra.org</a>><br>Subject: Deer and mouse control</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Marc,</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>This it the link for the product that puts tick repellent on mice to control the tick population</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="http://www.pestproducts.com/maxforce-tick-management.htm">http://www.pestproducts.com/maxforce-tick-management.htm</a></span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>and here is the product that puts repellent on deer:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="http://www.deerfriendly.com/lyme-disease/4-poster-system-for-tick-control">http://www.deerfriendly.com/lyme-disease/4-poster-system-for-tick-control</a></span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Alex Reardon</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Marc Imlay [<a href="mailto:ialm@erols.com">mailto:ialm@erols.com</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, June 19, 2017 9:23 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'Laurel Imlay' <<a href="mailto:laurel.imlay@sierraclub.org">laurel.imlay@sierraclub.org</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Post your upcoming Outings for statewide June E-news by Wednesday June 21<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>We have currently reached the point of the year where deer tick season is the worst.</span></b><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.9pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#383838'>Dear </span></b><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>deer control partners, </span></b><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#383838'>If Howard County can do it so can we.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.9pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#383838'>We have currently reached the point of the year where deer tick season is the worst. This period of time usually extends until mid-July and can put quite the damper on outdoor activities. To avoid the risk of contracting Lyme disease we recommend that you lead hikes in areas with good deer control. These areas currently include four parks in Howard County. </span></b><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>?<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><a href="https://www.howardcountymd.gov/MPEA" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0291C7;text-decoration:none'>The 1,000 acre MPEA park, </span></b><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>Meadowbrook Park, Schooley Mill Park,</span></b><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0291C7;text-decoration:none'> </span></b><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>West Regional Park</span></b><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0291C7;text-decoration:none'> in Howard County</span></b></a><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#383838'> </span></b><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>?<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><a href="https://www.nps.gov/rocr/index.htm" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0291C7;text-decoration:none'>Rock Creek National Park in Washington D.C. adjacent to Montgomery County</span></b></a><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>?<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><a href="https://www.nps.gov/cato/index.htm" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0291C7;text-decoration:none'>Catoctin Mountain National Park in Frederick County</span></b></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Save native plants from non-native invasives facilitated by deer. <span style='color:#1F497D'>Magruder Park has very low tick density. </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Invasive Plant Removal at Magruder Park in Hyattsville <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="http://click.emails.sierraclub.org/?qs=6424b8931f74a6e2ce2eadda40a95c0d0971452cbb9c937ff1c30462ae464cf1e4cef034c15c94d10c23a0308043e4f22d3012609d6b279e" title="May Invasive plant removal at Magruder park"><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=200 height=151 id="_x0000_i1026" src="http://image.emails.sierraclub.org/lib/fe9713727460057a77/m/1/tic+outing.jpg" alt="May Invasive plant removal at Magruder park"></span></b></a><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Read our </span></b><a href="http://click.emails.sierraclub.org/?qs=6424b8931f74a6e26023493d79a6c982b97ef4708e3783ff2089c0b25c34cebfb6ef9e8df24fd6bb28b7b37c086d6438da7b6f436262248e" title="tick and lyme disease page"><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>tick and lyme disease page</span></b></a><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> to plan safe outdoor trips.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="http://click.emails.sierraclub.org/?qs=6424b8931f74a6e2283fb6f3b6005afa5d8265a939c34498e2c5c914aa9f4e7e2bcf0653a1f58c42088fe4e578fe92b5f2ea0df81afd82d2" title=RSVP><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=151 height=43 id="_x0000_i1027" src="http://image.emails.sierraclub.org/lib/fe95137277610c7d77/m/1/RSVP+chp+UT.PNG" alt="RSVP "></span></b></a><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:10.9pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.9pt;margin-left:0in;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#383838'>All of these areas have a natural deer density of 20/square mile or less. What makes this number significant is that this is the level that deer existed at before the removal of predators such as wolves and cougars. Many studies have shown that when deer are held at this level there is a dramatic reduction in the cases of Lyme disease.</span></b><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:10.9pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.9pt;margin-left:0in;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#383838'>If you wish to lead hikes in areas other than those listed above that do not have control of deer ticks, it is recommend that you have most hikes from mid-July through mid-April when the seasonal risk of Lyme disease is less. We would also greatly appreciate it if you could work with us and your local parks as we continue to spread awareness on the severe issue of Lyme’s disease and its connection to overpopulation of deer.</span></b><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:10.9pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.9pt;margin-left:0in;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#383838'>Even though in these areas the deer densities are low, it is always good to be prepared i</span></b><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>f</span></b><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#383838'> you get a tick on you. To learn more about ticks and how to prevent Lyme disease when you are out in field, check out our </span></b><a href="http://www.sierraclub.org/maryland/deer-ticks-and-lyme-disease"><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0291C7;text-decoration:none'>tick information page</span></b></a><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#383838'> about tick prevention written by our previous stewardship intern Nick Yoder last summer. </span></b><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:10.9pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.9pt;margin-left:0in;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#383838'>Contact </span></b><a href="mailto:stewardship.outings@mdsierra.org"><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0291C7;text-decoration:none'>stewardship.outings@mdsierra.org</span></b></a><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#383838'> or </span></b><a href="mailto:outings.intern@mdsierra.org"><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0291C7;text-decoration:none'>outings.intern@mdsierra.org</span></b></a><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#383838'> if you have more questions.</span></b><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>From: Ellis, Michael [<a href="mailto:Michael.Ellis@pgparks.com">mailto:Michael.Ellis@pgparks.com</a>] <br>Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2017 11:42 PM<br>To: Marc Imlay <<a href="mailto:ialm@erols.com">ialm@erols.com</a>>; <a href="mailto:stewardship.field@mdsierra.org">stewardship.field@mdsierra.org</a><br>Subject: Re: Deer and mouse control<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The Sierra Club should get the latest deer density survey data from the National Park Service and urge that NPS either manage deer at Greenbelt Park, or manage tick populations. A copy of my 2009 or 2010 article from the Chesapeake about the problem could be helpful, but I don't have a copy right now.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>I was told the Greenbelt deer are approaching 200 deer per square mile, higher than any public park in the state as far as I know. That is where my concern for deer and ticks is highest.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Indeed the 4-poster design is a well known standard and can be very effective. There are several methods of managing ticks on mice and other rodents, with various levels of effectiveness.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Michael Ellis<br>Non-Native Invasive Plant Management Coordinator<br>Park Ranger Office, Natural and Historical Resources Division<br>The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission<br>Department of Parks and Recreation<br><br>Cell: (240) 429-5042<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Kent Hibben [<a href="mailto:kentlhibben@gmail.com">mailto:kentlhibben@gmail.com</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, June 18, 2017 7:25 AM<br><b>To:</b> Marc Imlay <<a href="mailto:ialm@erols.com">ialm@erols.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: wildlife hero in the fight against ticks,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hello Marc<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>I quite appreciate your posts. The NWF article discusses possums using ready-made burrows. Are there (s.a. with bat houses) particular actions humans can do to build or enable such burrows to be available?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Cheers,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Kent<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:2.25pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:2.25pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4;background:#FAF9F3'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#3A3A3A;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.15pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3A3A3A;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.15pt'><a href="http://blog.nwf.org/topics/conservation/"><span style='color:#00573D'>ON</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:2.25pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:2.25pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4;background:#FAF9F3'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#3A3A3A;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.15pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3A3A3A;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.15pt'><a href="http://blog.nwf.org/topics/garden-habitats/"><span style='color:#00573D'>GARDEN HABITATS</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:2.25pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:2.25pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4;background:#FAF9F3'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#3A3A3A;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.15pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3A3A3A;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.15pt'><a href="http://blog.nwf.org/topics/students-and-nature/"><span style='color:#00573D'>STUDENTS AND NATURE</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:2.25pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:2.25pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4;background:#FAF9F3'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#3A3A3A;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.15pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3A3A3A;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.15pt'><a href="http://blog.nwf.org/topics/get-outside/"><span style='color:#00573D'>GET OUTSIDE</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:#FAF9F3'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3A3A3A;letter-spacing:.15pt'><a href="http://blog.nwf.org/topics/garden-habitats/"><span style='color:#7CB147;text-transform:uppercase'>GARDEN HABITATS</span></a> <a href="http://blog.nwf.org/topics/wildlife-facts/"><span style='color:#B5862F;text-transform:uppercase'>WILDLIFE FACTS</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-line-height-alt:12.0pt;background:#FAF9F3'><span style='font-size:30.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#00573D;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.15pt'>OPOSSUMS: UNSUNG HEROES IN THE FIGHT AGAINST TICKS AND LYME DISEASE<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:#FAF9F3'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#888888;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.15pt'><a href="http://blog.nwf.org/authors/jane-kirchner/"><span style='color:#00573D'>JANE KIRCHNER</span></a> | <a href="http://blog.nwf.org/2017/06/"><span style='color:#00573D'>JUNE 13, 2017</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:#FAF9F3'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3A3A3A;letter-spacing:.15pt'><img border=0 width=1011 height=486 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D2EADA.A2DA47B0" alt="opossum and young"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:#FAF9F3'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white;letter-spacing:.35pt'>Young opossums sometimes ride on their mother’s back as she hunts for food. Photo credit: MonicaR./flickr<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:#FAF9F3'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3A3A3A;letter-spacing:.15pt'>With the huge rise in deer tick populations and the spread of Lyme disease, many friends of wildlife are welcoming opossums into their yards. Why? Scientists have learned that <a href="http://www.caryinstitute.org/discover-ecology/podcasts/why-you-should-brake-possums"><span style='color:#00573D'>opossums act like little</span></a><a href="http://www.caryinstitute.org/discover-ecology/podcasts/why-you-should-brake-possums"><span style='color:#00573D;text-decoration:none'> </span><span style='color:#00573D'>vacuum cleaners when it comes to ticks</span></a> – with a single opossum hoovering up and killing as many as 4,000 ticks per week.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:17.4pt;background:#FAF9F3'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#00573D;letter-spacing:.3pt'>Opossums are extraordinarily good groomers it turns out – we never would have thought that ahead of time – but they kill the vast majority – more than 95% percent of the ticks that try to feed on them. So these opossums are walking around the forest floor, hoovering up ticks right and left, killing over 90% of these things, and so they are really protecting our health. – Rick Ostfeld, Senior Scientist, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:#FAF9F3'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#00573D;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.15pt'>MORE POSSUM BENEFITS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:#FAF9F3'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3A3A3A;letter-spacing:.15pt'>Opossums, sometimes referred to just as possums, are a benefit to ecosystems and a healthy environment beyond eradicating ticks. They will catch and eat cockroaches, rats and mice – in addition to consuming dead animals of all types (also known as carrion). <a href="http://blog.nwf.org/2014/07/opossums-and-gardening-a-few-things-to-know/"><span style='color:#00573D'>Gardeners appreciate opossums’ appetite for snails, slugs and for cleaning up over-ripe fruit and berries</span></a>. And, since they are immune to the venom of poisonous serpents, opossums also eat rattlesnakes.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:#FAF9F3'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#00573D;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.15pt'>EVENING SHIFT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:#FAF9F3'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3A3A3A;letter-spacing:.15pt'>Adult opossums are solitary and nocturnal—active at night—and generally live in burrows and cavities that they find ready-made rather than create themselves. They seek shelter underground, in trees or anywhere in between.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;background:#FAF9F3'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3A3A3A;letter-spacing:.15pt'><img border=0 width=300 height=249 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D2EADA.A2DA47B0" alt="http://b50ym1n8ryw31pmkr4671ui1c64.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/11/files/2017/06/opossum_babypotsythepossum_Amy_flickr_v1-300x249.jpg"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:#FAF9F3'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#3A3A3A;letter-spacing:.15pt'>Young opossum out at night. Photo credit: Amy/flickr<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;background:#FAF9F3'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3A3A3A;letter-spacing:.15pt'><img border=0 width=300 height=249 id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image003.jpg@01D2EADA.A2DA47B0" alt=opossum><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:#FAF9F3'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#3A3A3A;letter-spacing:.15pt'>Young opossum “freezing” when frightened. Photo credit: Amy/flickr<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:#FAF9F3'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3A3A3A;letter-spacing:.15pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:#FAF9F3'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3A3A3A;letter-spacing:.15pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:#FAF9F3'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3A3A3A;letter-spacing:.15pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:#FAF9F3'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3A3A3A;letter-spacing:.15pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:#FAF9F3'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3A3A3A;letter-spacing:.15pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:#FAF9F3'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3A3A3A;letter-spacing:.15pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:#FAF9F3'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3A3A3A;letter-spacing:.15pt'> <br> <br>When frightened or harmed, opossums suddenly freeze and lie still as death. They have no control over this response, which could be said to paralyze them with fear or have evolved because almost any predator can outrun them. If left unharmed, a catatonic opossum will recover in roughly one to four hours.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:#FAF9F3'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3A3A3A;letter-spacing:.15pt'>This amazing species is North America’s only marsupial (pouched mammal). When the so-called Great American Interchange occurred with the closing of Central America around 3 million years ago, the opossum was pretty much the only marsupial from South America that successfully moved to and survived in the north.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:#FAF9F3'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3A3A3A;letter-spacing:.15pt'>Here at the National Wildlife Federation we celebrate and appreciate the opossum!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:#FAF9F3'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3A3A3A;letter-spacing:.15pt'><a href="http://blog.nwf.org/topics/garden-habitats/"><i><span style='color:#252525'>Garden Habitats</span></i></a>, <a href="http://blog.nwf.org/topics/wildlife-facts/"><i><span style='color:#252525'>Wildlife Facts</span></i></a> | <a href="http://blog.nwf.org/tags/backyard-habitat/"><i><span 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