Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary

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Coordinates: 42°22′59″N 73°17′56″W / 42.383°N 73.299°W / 42.383; -73.299
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Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary
Wildlife sanctuary
Location472 West Mountain Road
Lenox, Massachusetts, USA
Coordinates42°22′59″N 73°17′56″W / 42.383°N 73.299°W / 42.383; -73.299
Area1,405 acres (569 ha)
Created1929
Operated byMassachusetts Audubon Society
Hiking trails7 miles
WebsitePleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary

Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary is a 1,405 acres (569 ha) wildlife sanctuary located in

Lenox Mountain (2126 feet).[1]

Pleasant Valley has an outdoor summer day camp, seasonal special events, and year-round educational programs for preschoolers to adults.[2]

History

The sanctuary was founded in 1929,[3] when members of the Lenox Garden Club established a new organization, the Pleasant Valley Bird and Wildflower Sanctuary.[4] The first director was Maurice Broun. The sanctuary was acquired by Mass Audubon in 1950.

Gallery

  • Beaver lodge in pond; Lenox Mountain is at rear
    Beaver lodge in pond; Lenox Mountain is at rear
  • Solar Collectors
    Solar Collectors
  • Summit of Lenox Mountain
    Summit of Lenox Mountain
  • Accessible trail at Pike's Pond
    Accessible trail at Pike's Pond
  • Common Yellowthroat near Bluebird Trail
    Common Yellowthroat
    near Bluebird Trail
  • Red-breasted nuthatch
    Red-breasted nuthatch
  • Female Snapping Turtle laying eggs (not visible) near Pike's Pond
    Female
    Snapping Turtle
    laying eggs (not visible) near Pike's Pond
  • Snapping turtle laying eggs
    Snapping turtle
    laying eggs
  • Brown-Headed Cowbird
    Brown-Headed Cowbird
  • White-tailed Deer
    White-tailed Deer
  • Yellow Warbler
    Yellow Warbler
  • Eastern Phoebe
    Eastern Phoebe
  • Gray Catbird near Pike's Pond
    Gray Catbird
    near Pike's Pond
  • Eastern Bluebird
    Eastern Bluebird

References

  1. ISBN 978-1-62842-130-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link
    )
  2. ^ "Programs, Classes, & Activities". Massachusetts Audubon. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary Celebrates 90th Anniversary". iBerkshires.com. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  4. ISBN 0-7385-3782-9
    .

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