We are gradually building a database of wildlife and plant life in and around Lake Garfield to help you identify what you see and hear.

Watch each month for Bonner McAllester’s articles from the Monterey News highlighted here.

 
 

They are native, they are our neighbors, just not as big and glamorous as some. They are colorful, exciting, active, adapted to life in the Berkshires. These are our very own tiger moths and woolly bears.

Read more in Bonner McAllester’s article in the November 2024 Monterey News

 

Click on the wildlife below to view past articles by Bonner McAllester and George Emmons.

 

Tufts Pollinator Initiative!

There are lots of valuable insects that help with the important job of pollination. TPI has guides for bumblebees, wasps, butterflies, hover flies and a wonderful guide to wild bees of New England.