Green Up Day is Saturday, May 7th!

Bags can be picked up here at the town office and at the library. Please leave the bags alongside a main road, where they will be noticed quickly by our road crew, or drop off at the dumpster at the town garage.

Here are some tips on how to participate safely.

Needle Disposal: Tell children if they see a needle to not touch it and to notify an adult immediately!
In disposing of a syringe wear heavy duty gloves and use a tool like pliers to pick it up. Use a laundry detergent bottle or bleach container with a screw top to put the syringe in needle end down. Label the container with a warning: DO NOT RECYCLE! Cover the top with duct tape and dispose of the container in household trash.

Ticks: Ticks are already back out in full force!

Use insect repellents that are labeled for ticks. Follow the directions on the label carefully. For more information on the safety and efficacy of repellents please go to http://cfpub.epa.gov/oppref/insect/.

Permethrin is an insecticide that can be applied to clothing or gear. If you spend a lot of time in tick habitat, wearing permethrin-treated clothing can be very effective at reducing your exposure to ticks.
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Wear long pants and long-sleeved shirts to minimize skin exposure to ticks.

Wear light colored clothing so that it is easier to see ticks, and tuck your pants into your socks. Wearing permethrin-treated gaiters may also be helpful.

Check yourself, your children and your pets for ticks daily and remove ticks promptly. A tick may look like nothing more than a new freckle or speck of dirt.

Shower soon after you come inside if you have been in tick habitat.

For more information on how to stay tick safe: http://healthvermont.gov/prevent/lyme/documents/preventing_lyme_disease.pdf

The Department also maintains a Tick Tracker website where individuals can report ticks: http://healthvermont.gov/ticktracker/index.aspx

Stay safe and enjoy your Green Up Day! Thank you to everyone who participates!