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.
We came to this steep, rocky, wooded hillside, to build our own house and clear some land and do everything ourselves. We had help, and our first animal helpers, besides the cat and dog, were chickens. They made us feel like the real McCoy Homesteaders…
Read Bonner McAllester’s Article in the May 2026 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.