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.
There are two ginsengs in these parts, and very recently I have come upon the one called “dwarf ginseng,” or Panax trifolius. I bet I had seen it before and just thought it was another of those little white flowers you see in the woods that bloom briefly in the spring.
Read Bonner McAllester’s Article in the June 2025 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.