FALMOUTH – Project Learning Tree will host a forestry workshop for middle and high school teachers interested in integrating biodiversity into their curriculum from 3 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 12, at Gilsland Farm Audubon Center.

Led by Robert Bryan, licensed forester and Maine Audubon forest ecologist, the workshop, “Biodiversity from the Back Yard to the Big Woods,” will review recent research on maintaining wildlife habitat and make connections to Project Learning Tree’s curriculum guides, “Focus on Forests” and “Forest Ecology.”

The workshop is based on the new forestry management guide “Focus Species Forestry,” published by Maine Audubon in cooperation with the Maine Department of Conservation, the Professional Logging Contractors of Maine and the Small Woodland Owners Association of Maine.

The guide details how landowners and foresters can improve or maintain wildlife habitat on their land while managing the land for recreation, timber or other personal goals.

Workshop participants will receive a summary of the guide’s recommendations; copies of the guide will be available for purchase at the workshop. All participants will receive Project Learning Tree’s forestry guides. The $15 fee covers the cost of materials. Snacks are provided.

For more information on Focus Species Forestry, visit www.maineaudubon.org. For more information on Project Learning Tree curriculum guides, visit www.mainetreefoundation.org.