{"id":1500,"date":"2026-05-24T03:14:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T03:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-uwsp-multi.pantheonsite.io\/wisconsin-forestry-center\/?page_id=1500"},"modified":"2026-05-26T00:41:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T00:41:45","slug":"turning-up-the-heat-on-ticks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/wisconsin-forestry-center\/homepage\/community-education\/turning-up-the-heat-on-ticks\/","title":{"rendered":"Turning Up the Heat on Ticks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"uwsp-horizontal-cards light-gray-solid blockspacetop blockspacebottom\"><div class=\"site-width\"><section class=\"hcard-container\" aria-label=\"Horizontal Card\"><div class=\"uwsp-horizontal-card-container\" aria-live=\"off\">\n<div class=\"uwsp-horiz-card-block\" id=\"hcard17768693400024907\"><div class=\"uwsp-horiz-card-individual split5050 hcard-imgleft\"><div class=\"hcard-infocell\"><h3 class=\"hcard-title\">Turning Up the Heat on Ticks <\/h3><h4 class=\"hcard-subtitle\">Recorded Mar. 5, 2026<\/h4><div class=\"hcard-content\"><p>Learn about the power of prescribed fire and its impact on tick populations! Tick-borne illnesses are a major source of morbidity and mortality. Such diseases thus pose a significant &ndash; and, unfortunately, growing &ndash; threat to public health in the region. Prescribed burning may be able to contribute to efforts to reduce the burden posed by such illnesses by moderating the size of tick population. During this webinar, we will discuss how prescribed fire can directly and indirectly lead to such tick mortality and consider how such reductions could reduce the chance of people encountering ticks that are infected with pathogenic microorganisms. We will also explore how fire management influences other important aspects of tick-borne disease ecology, such as fire effects on wildlife hosts. Finally, we will discuss how fire management practices could be operationalized through a One Health-informed perspective in pursuit of such benefits. This session will be recorded and posted to this webpage soon.<\/p><\/div><div>\n<a class=\"uwspbtn uwsp-btn-solid-purple\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ed_NiLGV21o\" target=\"_blank\">Watch the Recorded Webinar  <i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"hcard-mediacell\"><div class=\"iframe-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ed_NiLGV21o\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"hslider-buttoncontainer\"><button class=\"hsliderBack horizontal-sliderbutton\" aria-label=\"previous slide\">\u276e<\/button><div class=\"single-card-nav\"><\/div><button class=\"hsliderForward horizontal-sliderbutton\" aria-label=\"next slide\">\u276f<\/button><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PRESENTER<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/wisconsin-forestry-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/Sam-Gilvarg-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/wisconsin-forestry-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/Sam-Gilvarg-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/wisconsin-forestry-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/Sam-Gilvarg-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/wisconsin-forestry-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/Sam-Gilvarg-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/wisconsin-forestry-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/Sam-Gilvarg.jpg 1484w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sam Gilvarg, M.S., NREMT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ph.D. Student, Applied Forest &amp; Fire Ecology Lab, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Sam Gilvarg is a Ph.D. student in Dr. Andrew Vander Yacht\u2019s Applied Forest and Fire Ecology Laboratory at SUNY College of Environmental Science &amp; Forestry. Gilvarg\u2019s research primarily explores how the \u201cOne Health\u201d approach can be employed to address problems that exist at the interface of human wellbeing, animal health, and environmental conservation. Currently he is focused on studying how fire management interacts with tick populations in the Atlantic Coastal Pine Barrens. Gilvarg holds a B.A. (Environmental Studies &amp; History) from Gettysburg College and a M.S. (Conservation Medicine) from the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University. He has previously worked as a Fire Effects Monitor with the National Park Service at Sequoia-Kings Canyon NPs, Shenandoah National Park, and Cape Cod National Seashore. He is currently affiliated as an AD with the Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr style=\"border: 1px solid black; background-color: grey;\">\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">TARGET AUDIENCE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This workshop is designed for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www3.uwsp.edu\/conted\/Pages\/LIFE.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LIFE members<\/a>, nature enthusiasts, and&nbsp;landowners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PROGRAM PARTNER<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.uwsp.edu\/conted\/Pages\/LIFE.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/LIFE-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-124754\" style=\"width:187px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">RESOURCES<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esf.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/wfc\/wisconsin-forestry-center\/workshops-trainings\/prescribed-fire-webinar-series\/\">Prescribed Fire for Forest Management<\/a> series<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLC6wRSurdGKyTEunZZJsiGqysQc-qikfF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fire University<\/a> podcast from University of Florida Game Lab<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr style=\"border: 1px solid black; background-color: grey;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PRESENTER Sam Gilvarg, M.S., NREMT Ph.D. Student, Applied Forest &amp; Fire Ecology Lab, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Sam Gilvarg is a Ph.D. student in Dr. Andrew Vander Yacht\u2019s Applied Forest and Fire Ecology Laboratory at SUNY College of Environmental Science &amp; Forestry. 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