Outdoors

FORKSVILLE - Anyone interested in learning more about white-tailed deer biology and management, as it relates to the carrying capacity of the habitat, has until March 31 to register for a Deer Density and Carrying Capacity Workshop on April 5 at Worlds End State Park, Main Park Office Education Center.

The workshop will be held 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Registration begins at 8:30 am. The cost is $15 per person and includes refreshments, lunch and handout materials.

This hands-on, in-the-field workshop gets participants in the woods, collecting deer population and habitat data.

Participants will learn how to calculate the deer density in a given forest setting; how to evaluate the condition of deer habitat; and how the condition of the habitat relates to deer biology, deer numbers and deer-carrying capacity. This is an opportunity to talk to wildlife biologists and foresters who have experience in implementing various forest and wildlife habitat management strategies.

Space is limited, so register early by contacting Penn State Cooperative Extension-Centre County at (814) 355-4897 or CentreExt@psu.edu.

The event is sponsored by Penn State Cooperative Extension, in cooperation with the North Central Chapter of the Quality Deer Management Association and DCNR Bureaus of State Parks and Forestry.