The Octopus Tree

Some of the trees here at SHADOW are hundreds of years old. Standing tall, sharing nutrients, weathering storms. These beings were growing tall while the original inhabitants of the wetland harvested Bog Tea, settlers changed the landscape, and when the land received...

2018 Overview

This year with the help and support of our grassroots community, SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve…    Received a Natural Heritage Designation from the Department of Natural Resources. Became a research site for an EPA funded study on bogs. Broke ground on...

SHADOW Office Closure

SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve’s Office will be closed for the last two weeks of December and first week of January. (12/16/18 – 1/7/19) The Nature Preserve’s grounds remain open to the public from 9 am – 6 pm, Monday – Saturday during this...

SHADOW is Hiring

Are you passionate about Preserving green spaces, Restoring wildlife habitat, and providing inclusive environmental education? Do you want to work in a beautiful, woodland office, just outside of Renton?   Development Manager SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve is...