Does prescribed fire help reduce ticks and tick-borne diseases? Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, human monocytic ehrlichiosis (HME), and Southern tick-associated rash illness (STARI). These are just a few of the tick-borne diseases that occur in the eastern United States; some you’ve probably heard of and others likely not. Tick-borne disease incidence and emergence of new tick-borne diseases has increased dramatically in the past several decades. Thus, the need to identify effective ways of reducing tick populations and tick-borne disease risk is paramount. One method that has been proposed for reducing tick populations is prescribed fire. Join Liz Gleim, Assistant Professor of Biology and Environmental Studies from Hollins University to learn more about her research exploring the impacts of long-term prescribed fire on ticks and tick-borne disease risk and what appears to be some promising results linking fire to reduced disease risk.