Yay! so i got this internship is upstate new york over the summer. its paid (housing isnt included though).

its in the biggest hot spot for lyme disease in the entire united states, just outside the catskills. there is a population of white footed mice (like the kind you find in your house) which are the main carriers for lyme disease (only this certain species so dont freak out lol). and there is a direct correlation between the population of these mice and the number of lyme disease cases the following year. so were going to be trapping them, putting them in new areas, collecting ticks to see if they have lyme disease and identifying other small mammals in the area.

im so excited! wooooo!