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Corporate Member - Bayer Corporation
Pittsburgh Site 
Wildflower Meadow at Bayer site
Total Acreage: 296
Acreage Managed for Wildlife:205
Location: between the city of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Intl' Airport
Description/ Activities: - Placement and monitoring of 50+ bluebird boxes
 with over 70 bluebirds fledged annually! - Expanded bluebird trail into Settler's Cabin Park
- Deciduous forests, open meadows, fields, stream, vernal pools, and pond
- Three native wildflower gardens using species such as black-eyed Susan, butterfly weed, New England aster, and purple coneflower
- Eliminated mowing of 20+ acres
- Salamander monitoring
- American chestnut propagation with the American Chestnut Foundation
- Extensive population of white-tailed deer
 and wild turkey - Wellness Trail with interpretive signs
 - Host of Three Rivers Habitat Partnership office
Corporate Lands for Learning Program
Volunteer employees lead students in environmental activities at the Bayer site.
Bayer's wildlife team and BASIC (Bayer Association of Science in the Community) program have opened it's habitat program to schools and other learners, through the Wildlife Habitat Council's Corporate Lands for Learning program. Partners include ASSET, Inc., the Carnegie Science Center, and TRHP. Bayer kicked off the program in Fall of 2000 with the West Allegheny School District. Students got their boots - and hands - muddy through activities at Bayer's pond. Students prepared for the visit in advance, as well as continued the lesson back in class, since the program is integrated into the school's existing curriculum with ASSET. Discoveries included mayfly larva, a water scorpion, and many bullfrog tadpoles. Employee volunteers with the wildlife team and BASIC program enjoyed the morning as much as the kids! Bayer is now also a partner in Team Flight of the Wings of Wonder program, helping local students learn about migratory birds and their habitats. The module is available on-line for other educators and sites to utilize as well. Watch for more details! Aristech Chemical
AMD & ART, Inc.
Bayer Corporation
Browning-Ferris Industries
Dominion
Duquesne Light Company
Hercules, Inc.
Mulligan Mining
PPG Industries, Inc.
Pioneer
United States Steel Corporation
United States Gypsum Company
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