42°22′59″N 73°17′56″W / 42.383°N 73.299°W / 42.383; -73.299Area | 1,405 acres (569 ha) |
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Created | 1929 |
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Operated by | Massachusetts Audubon Society |
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Hiking trails | 7 miles |
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Website | Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary |
Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary is a 1,405 acres (569 ha) wildlife sanctuary located in Lenox, Massachusetts owned by the Massachusetts Audubon Society. There are 7 miles of trails and a large pond on Yokun Brook. The Overbrook Trail leads to the summit of 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
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Beaver lodge in pond; Lenox Mountain is at rear
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Solar Collectors
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Summit of Lenox Mountain
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Accessible trail at Pike's Pond
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Common Yellowthroat near Bluebird Trail
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Red-breasted nuthatch
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Female Snapping Turtle laying eggs (not visible) near Pike's Pond
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Snapping turtle laying eggs
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Brown-Headed Cowbird
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White-tailed Deer
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Yellow Warbler vocalizing
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Eastern Phoebe
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Gray Catbird near Pike's Pond
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Eastern Bluebird
References
- ^ Burk, John S. (2021). Massachusetts trail guide : AMC's comprehensive guide to hiking trails in Massachusetts, from the Berkshires to Cape Cod (11th ed.). Boston, Massachusetts. p. 68. ISBN 978-1-62842-130-9.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Programs, Classes, & Activities". Massachusetts Audubon. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ "Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary Celebrates 90th Anniversary". iBerkshires.com. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ Galluzzo, John J. (2005). Mass Audubon. Arcadia. p. 26. ISBN 0-7385-3782-9.
External links
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Wildlife Management Areas | |
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Wildlife Sanctuaries | - Billingsgate Island
- Carr Island
- E. Howe Forbush
- Egg Rock
- Grace A. Robson
- J.C. Phillips
- Knight
- Penikese Island
- Ram Island (Mattapoisett)
- Ram Island (Salisbury)
- Susan B. Minns
- Tarpaulin Cove
- Watatic Mountain
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- Black Pond Bog
- Boat Meadow
- Francis Newhall Woods
- Grassy Pond
- Greene Swamp
- Halfway Pond Island
- Hawley Bog
- Hockomock Swamp
- Hoft Farm
- Homer-Watcha
- Katama Plains
- McElwain-Olsen
- Miacomet Moors
- Reed Brook
- Roger and Virginia Drury
- Sandy Neck
- David H. Smith Preserve and Fire Trail
- Stacy Mountain
- Tatkon
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