Shelter Island students get a lesson in protecting themselves and their families from tick-borne diseases and create posters to spread their knowledge. They are, front, from left, Emily Lupo, Julian Graf, Hank Robinson and Aisley Davidson and back, from left, Rafael Carbajal, Johnny Gurney, Michelle Martinez (partially hidden), Ella Fundora, Eliza McCarthy, Jayla Jones, Elizabeth Weslek and Regina Kolmogorova-Weisenberg. (Credit: Courtesy photo)
Education is seen as a key to deal with deer and tick problems on the Island and, under the leadership of Julia Weisenberg, it’s been a major focus this year.
Ms. Weisenberg started offering Zoom sessions on cooking venison that proved popular. She’s now engaged staffers from Shelter Island School and Mashomack Preserve volunteers and staff in a new program teaching students and parents how to protect themselves from tick bites that can result in Lyme and other diseases.