Last updated: May 18, 2023
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Southeast Coast Network News May 2018
![Southeast Coast Network banner image of a gull and a pelican on a dock at Cumberland Island National Seashore Southeast Coast Network banner image of a gull and a pelican on a dock at Cumberland Island National Seashore](/articles/images/May_banner_50color_1.jpg?maxwidth=1300&maxheight=1300&autorotate=false)
Monroe Area High School Students Help with Network Website
Students from Monroe Area High School's Advanced Placement Environmental Science class helped the Southeast Coast Network re-write text for the new website. The students, pictured below, are taught by Ms. Haley Nagle. For more information on this outreach project, see the article here.![Monroe Area High School students on lawn at high school Monroe Area High School students on lawn at high school](/articles/images/MAHS_APES_72dpi.jpg?maxwidth=1300&maxheight=1300&autorotate=false)
NPS Photo / Wendy Wright
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Graphic from https://www.lymedisease.org
Tick Safety
Tick prevention tips from Southeast Coast Network's Safety Officer Eric Starkey.
Spring and summer tick season is upon us so please remember to be cautious and prevent bites and illnesses. Our work often takes us to wooded and brushy areas. The following tips will minimize tick encounters:
- Avoid tick prevalent areas when possible.
- Use 20% Deet or similar repellents that are active for several hours.
- Tuck in your shirt tail and pant legs.
When you leave a tick habitat, remember to check for ticks, and remove any you find from your body. Remove embedded ticks using fine-tipped tweezers or a tick removal tool. Pull up with even pressure to ensure removal of the head and mouth. Timely tick removal helps prevent illnesses.
If you get a tick bite at work you should report the tick bite to your supervisor immediately, but do not submit a CA-1 injury or CA-2 illness report. Your supervisor should:
- Record the tick bite in a local tick log; or
- Submit an accident report into SMIS for historical reference. Make sure the SMIS report is marked first aid / Non-OSHA Recordable.
For more information see: https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/avoid/on_people.html, https://www.lymedisease.org/lyme-basics/ticks/personal-protection/
NPS SER Risk Management Site: https://sites.google.com/a/contractor.nps.gov/ser-risk-management-site/home
Upcoming Field Work
Salt marsh monitoring is scheduled at Cape Loookout National Seashore May 11 through May 17. Pete will be collecting water-quality data from sondes on May 9-10 at all Georgia and Florida coastal parks. Field staff will be taking a Motorboat Operator Certification Course in Santee, South Carolina April 30 through May 4. This course is required for all network staff that operate a motorboat in any national park unit.![Juncus romerianus marsh at Cape Hatteras National Seashore salt marsh site. Juncus romerianus marsh at Cape Hatteras National Seashore salt marsh site.](/articles/images/Coastal-Program-March-1.jpg?maxwidth=1300&autorotate=false)
NPS photo / Lisa Baron