Myles Standish Native Plant & Pollinator Gardens
In early 2023, Friends of Myles Standish State Forest volunteers began working on existing gardens around the Forest's headquarters buildings by enhancing the beds with pollinator-friendly species native to the region's Atlantic coastal pine barrens habitat. The main pollinator garden, located near the corner of Lower College Pond and Cranberry Road on the Plymouth/Carver border (below Smoky the Bear sign), now includes Common, Butterfly and Swamp Milkweed, Common Boneset, Joe-Pye Weed, New York Ironweed, Sweet Pepperbush, Downy Goldenrod, Bearberry, Little Blue Stem, Stiff Aster, Bird Foot Violets and Sickle-leaved Gold Aster. Additional gardens near Forest Headquarters will be enhanced in 2024. The Friends of Myles Standish State Forest welcome volunteers interested in assisting with this project. They also offer planned hikes, annual Earth Day events, a photo contest, a family fishing derby and more.
For more information, email friendsmssf@gmail.com