RANGELEY — The Rangeley Region Guides and Sportsmen’s Association will hold a free workshop to improve deer habitat on private property on Saturday, March 12.

It is predicted that, with the help of private land owners, Western Maine’s deer herd could be restored in 10 years.

The association will host the free workshop from 8:30 a.m. to noon at the Oquossoc clubhouse. Coffee and cookies will be available starting at 8:30, followed by a 9 a.m. discussion on deer ecology and timber management with Maine Inland Fisheries and Wildlife biologists Chuck Hulsey and Bob Cordes.

Participants will then tour the work the Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust staff has done to increase deer habitat on public lands. Foresters will also be on hand to discuss spruce/fir management relative to deer habitat. The outside portion will involve a short walk.

This workshop is sponsored by SWOAM, the Rangeley Region Guides and Sportsmen’s Association, Maine IF+W and the Maine Forest Service. For more information, contact Marcia Baker at [email protected] or Patty Cormier at 592-2238 or [email protected].