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Worried about ticks in Portland? Here’s how to avoid them, and what to do if you can’t
Worried about ticks in Portland? Here’s how to avoid them, and what to do if you can’t
Worried about ticks in Portland? Here’s how to avoid them, and what to do if you can’t

Published on: 06/30/2026

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The only tick found by Levi Zahn, Multnomah County’s vector control and code enforcement program supervisor, clings to grass during a tick flagging survey at Powell Butte Nature Park in Portland on Thursday, June 25, 2026.Levi Zahn, Multnomah County’s vector control and code enforcement program supervisor, uses a white canvas cloth to collect ticks during a tick flagging survey at Powell Butte Nature Park in Portland on Thursday, June 25, 2026.Levi Zahn, Multnomah County’s vector control and code enforcement program supervisor, examines the white canvas flag he dragged through the grass to check for ticks at Powell Butte Nature Park in Portland on Thursday, June 25, 2026.Levi Zahn, Multnomah County’s vector control and code enforcement program supervisor, uses a white canvas cloth to collect ticks during a tick flagging survey at Powell Butte Nature Park in Portland on Thursday, June 25, 2026.Levi Zahn, Multnomah County’s vector control and code enforcement program supervisor, examines the white canvas flag he dragged through the grass to check for ticks at Powell Butte Nature Park in Portland on Thursday, June 25, 2026.Levi Zahn, Multnomah County’s vector control and code enforcement program supervisor, uses a white canvas cloth to collect ticks during a tick flagging survey at Powell Butte Nature Park in Portland on Thursday, June 25, 2026.Bek Sudia, Multnomah County public health ecologist, and Levi Zahn, the county’s vector control and code enforcement program supervisor, examine the white canvas flag Zahn dragged through the grass to check for ticks at Powell Butte Nature Park in Portland on Thursday, June 25, 2026.Levi Zahn, Multnomah County’s vector control and code enforcement program supervisor, uses a white canvas cloth to collect ticks during a tick flagging survey at Powell Butte Nature Park in Portland on Thursday, June 25, 2026.The only tick found by Levi Zahn, Multnomah County’s vector control and code enforcement program supervisor, clings to grass during a tick flagging survey at Powell Butte Nature Park in Portland on Thursday, June 25, 2026.The only tick found by Levi Zahn, Multnomah County’s vector control and code enforcement program supervisor, clings to grass during a tick flagging survey at Powell Butte Nature Park in Portland on Thursday, June 25, 2026.Levi Zahn, Multnomah County’s vector control and code enforcement program supervisor, uses a white canvas cloth to collect ticks during a tick flagging survey at Powell Butte Nature Park in Portland on Thursday, June 25, 2026.A tick crawls on the white canvas flag used by Levi Zahn, Multnomah County’s vector control and code enforcement program supervisor, during a tick flagging survey at Powell Butte Nature Park in Portland on Thursday, June 25, 2026. It was the only tick found during Thursday’s outing.A tick crawls on the white canvas flag used by Levi Zahn, Multnomah County’s vector control and code enforcement program supervisor, during a tick flagging survey at Powell Butte Nature Park in Portland on Thursday, June 25, 2026. It was the only tick found during Thursday’s outing.Levi Zahn, Multnomah County’s vector control and code enforcement program supervisor, shows some of the equipment used to collect and examine ticks at Powell Butte Nature Park in Portland on Thursday, June 25, 2026.The only tick found by Levi Zahn, Multnomah County’s vector control and code enforcement program supervisor, clings to grass during a tick flagging survey at Powell Butte Nature Park in Portland on Thursday, June 25, 2026.Levi Zahn, Multnomah County’s vector control and code enforcement program supervisor, at Powell Butte Nature Park in Portland on Thursday, June 25, 2026.The only tick found by Levi Zahn, Multnomah County’s vector control and code enforcement program supervisor, clings to grass during a tick flagging survey at Powell Butte Nature Park in Portland on Thursday, June 25, 2026.The only tick found by Levi Zahn, Multnomah County’s vector control and code enforcement program supervisor, clings to grass during a tick flagging survey at Powell Butte Nature Park in Portland on Thursday, June 25, 2026.The only tick found by Levi Zahn, Multnomah County’s vector control and code enforcement program supervisor, clings to grass during a tick flagging survey at Powell Butte Nature Park in Portland on Thursday, June 25, 2026.Levi Zahn, Multnomah County’s vector control and code enforcement program supervisor, uses a white canvas cloth to collect ticks during a tick flagging survey at Powell Butte Nature Park in Portland on Thursday, June 25, 2026.A tick crawls on the white canvas flag used by Levi Zahn, Multnomah County’s vector control and code enforcement program supervisor, during a tick flagging survey at Powell Butte Nature Park in Portland on Thursday, June 25, 2026. It was the only tick found during Thursday’s outing.Levi Zahn, Multnomah County’s vector control and code enforcement program supervisor, demonstrates how to tuck pant legs into socks to help protect against ticks at Powell Butte Nature Park in Portland on Thursday, June 25, 2026.A tick crawls on the white canvas flag used by Levi Zahn, Multnomah County’s vector control and code enforcement program supervisor, during a tick flagging survey at Powell Butte Nature Park in Portland on Thursday, June 25, 2026. It was the only tick found during Thursday’s outing.Levi Zahn, Multnomah County’s vector control and code enforcement program supervisor, uses a white canvas cloth to collect ticks during a tick flagging survey at Powell Butte Nature Park in Portland on Thursday, June 25, 2026.Levi Zahn, Multnomah County’s vector control and code enforcement program supervisor, at Powell Butte Nature Park in Portland on Thursday, June 25, 2026.Levi Zahn, Multnomah County’s vector control and code enforcement program supervisor, at Powell Butte Nature Park in Portland on Thursday, June 25, 2026.Levi Zahn, Multnomah County’s vector control and code enforcement program supervisor, at Powell Butte Nature Park in Portland on Thursday, June 25, 2026.

Tick populations appear to be climbing in the Portland area, and the skin-crawling thought of a tick bite might just sour a summer hike.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/health/2026/06/worried-about-ticks-in-portland-heres-how-to-avoid-them-and-what-to-do-if-you-cant.html

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