HOPEWELL AREA RECREATION COMPLEX

Located about 5 miles over the Maryland-Pennsylvania border in York County, PA, Hopewell Area Recreation Complex is located at the site of the old York County Sanitary Landfill. Since 2006, the site has been managed through a partnership between the York County Solid Waste Authority and the PA Game Commission as an expansive and impressive tract of grassland wildlife habitat. Expect to see a multitude of breeding grassland species such as Eastern Meadowlark and Grasshopper Sparrow, as well as a decent chance for species such as Bobolink and Dickcissel. Raptors such as American Kestrel, Red-tailed Hawk, and Northern Harrier are regularly seen hunting over the open habitat. A small patch of forest near the park's ball fields hosts a variety of woodland species, including a family of Red-headed Woodpeckers that has nested there for several years. Expect to do 1-2 miles of walking through relatively flat, open terrain, with some…