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Add Location| Owner: | Naugatuck Valley Health
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| Plant date: | Mar 23, 2019 |
| Location: | Matthies Park |
| City: | Beacon Falls |
| County: | New Haven |
| State: | Connecticut |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | Nairon |
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| Last found: | Oct 18, 2025 |
| Status: | FFFaaFF |
| Last edited: | Mar 26, 2019 |
Preventing Lyme disease takes thoughtful preparation. It requires that you prevent ticks from getting on your skin. When you go outside into areas where ticks can be found, it is helpful to:
• Avoid tall grass and over-grown, brushy areas.
• Wear light-colored clothing so the ticks can be easily seen.
• Wear long pants to provide a better barrier than shorts.
• Wear long-sleeved shirts and closed shoes when in tick infested areas.
• Use insect repellent to significantly reduce the chance of tick bites and the transmission of Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases.
• Examine yourself, your children, and pets for ticks when returning indoors.
• Remove feeding ticks as soon as possible. Ticks need to feed for 24 hours before transmission occurs.
• When returning indoors, shower using a wash cloth or buff to remove walking ticks on your body. Ticks have a tendency to walk on the body before biting and feeding.
• Talk to your veterinarian to find out how to protect your pets from tick bites.
Ticks for testing and/or identification may be submitted by residents to their local health departments.
The Naugatuck Valley Health District is nationally accredited since 2015. The District proudly serves Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Derby, Naugatuck, Seymour and Shelton. For more information please visit www.nvhd.org
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Location: Matthies Park – Beacon Falls
Clues: (Bring your own ink, please be discreet and re-hide box well)
Enter park through the fenced driveway. Walk up towards the play ground and continue through the green covered bridge. With the pond on your left follow a brick path to the Armed Forces Memorial flag pole. Look for the largest rock. The box is located at the split of the rock.
Hike length: 0.5 miles
• Avoid tall grass and over-grown, brushy areas.
• Wear light-colored clothing so the ticks can be easily seen.
• Wear long pants to provide a better barrier than shorts.
• Wear long-sleeved shirts and closed shoes when in tick infested areas.
• Use insect repellent to significantly reduce the chance of tick bites and the transmission of Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases.
• Examine yourself, your children, and pets for ticks when returning indoors.
• Remove feeding ticks as soon as possible. Ticks need to feed for 24 hours before transmission occurs.
• When returning indoors, shower using a wash cloth or buff to remove walking ticks on your body. Ticks have a tendency to walk on the body before biting and feeding.
• Talk to your veterinarian to find out how to protect your pets from tick bites.
Ticks for testing and/or identification may be submitted by residents to their local health departments.
The Naugatuck Valley Health District is nationally accredited since 2015. The District proudly serves Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Derby, Naugatuck, Seymour and Shelton. For more information please visit www.nvhd.org
Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram
Location: Matthies Park – Beacon Falls
Clues: (Bring your own ink, please be discreet and re-hide box well)
Enter park through the fenced driveway. Walk up towards the play ground and continue through the green covered bridge. With the pond on your left follow a brick path to the Armed Forces Memorial flag pole. Look for the largest rock. The box is located at the split of the rock.
Hike length: 0.5 miles