Managing Ticks with Prescribed Fire

Could prescribed fire help reduce tick density in grassland habitats ? Santa Clara County Parks and Santa Clara County Vector Control District are working together to study the effects of prescribed fire on tick populations at Joseph D. Grant County Park. Watch to learn more about this project!
Thanks to CAL FIRE SCU and Santa Clara County Vector Control for their support. Special thanks to Kara Capaldo for providing photography/video of the prescribed burn.