Environmental Assessment, LTV Steel Property (Hays Woods), September 1988 - prepared for DGD Realty Acquisition Corporation by Earth Sciences Consultants.

Western Pennsylvania ConservancyВ Hays Property Visit, Site Report вЂ“ 11 July 2003В - requested by City of Pittsburgh Councilman William Peduto.Most likely to succeed as a preservation, restoration site.вЂќ This report describes Hayes (sic) Woods as: вЂњBest example of a recovering/remnant biological system for city baseline. Pittsburgh Hillsides Ecology Report, August 2004 - prepared for City of Pittsburgh Hillsides Committee in cooperation with Allegheny Land Trust.Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Hays Woods Property DRAFT, June 2016 - prepared for Urban Redevelopment Authority by Chester Engineers.Hays Woods Ecological and Conservation Assessment, 1 July 2017В - prepared for the Allegheny Land Trust by the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy.Here are a few of the site assessments conducted at Hays Woods, 1988 to 2017, listed newest to oldest. Bald Eagle Cam Florida (NEFL) On October 1, 2013, the American Eagle Foundation (AEF) started providing live video streaming from a wild eagle nest located near the North East coast of Florida. This Bald Eagle Cam is run by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. However, hawthorns are difficult toВ identify and they tend to hybridize so WPC recommends more study on site to determine their extent on the tract and what importance hybridization holds for red-fruited hawthorn conservation at Hays Woods.Д¬lick here for more information on the plants at Hays Woods. Bald Eagle Cam California, Big Bear Lake. The rarest plant on site is a small tree,В the Globally RareВ red-fruited hawthorn ( Crataegus pennsylvanica).Дuring the 2017 site assessment, the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy found several stands of red-fruited hawthorn. Invasive species include the typical cadre found in western Pennsylvania: Japanese knotweed, Amur honeysuckle, Japanese stiltgrass, garlic mustard, etc. This 2020-2021 season the eagles have been very active at the nest early, visiting the nest regularly since late August and September. HDOnTap is excited to announce the 2020-2021 season launch of the Hanover, PA Bald Eagle nest cams In coordination with the Pennsylvania Game Commission. Hays Woods is home to many plants, some invasive, some rare. Welcome to the Hanover Eagles 2020-2021 Season. Plants at Hays Woods Red-fruited hawthorn trees behind botanist, 2017 (photo by Western PA Conservancy)

Click here for more information on the wildlife seen on site. Hays Woods abounds with other wildlife including birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians. For more photos of the Hays eagles, visit Eagles of Hays PA on Facebook. When the eagles are nesting, watch them on the Hays Bald Eagle nest cam at Audubon Society of Western PA. The best view of the eagles is from the Three Rivers Heritage bike trail across Rt 837 from Hays Woods. Protected by the Pennsylvania Game Commission (and hidden trail cams) visitors are forbidden to enter the eaglesвЂ™ zone during the nesting season December to August.

Hays WoodsвЂ™ most famous inhabitants are a pair of Bald Eagles who nest on the southeastern river slope. Wildlife at Hays Woods Bald eagle carrying nesting material at Hays Woods (photo by Dana Nesiti)

Hays eagle cam