New Rules of Access

At SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve we are mission driven to provide critical habitat for wildlife and access to green spaces. We strive to be continuously mindful of how best to achieve these two, occasionally contradictory, ends.   In the coming weeks you may notice...

Halloween in the Haunted Peat Bog

Come celebrate the Halloween weekend at SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve!     Here are some Spooky Bog Facts: 1. Archaeologists have discovered human remains in peat bogs across Europe. These bodies are mummified cadavers that have been tanned and preserved...

Native Animal of the Month: Little Brown Bat

Little Brown Bat – Myotis lucifugus   Although often considered pests, bats are essential species of ecosystems in the Pacific Northwest. The little brown bat Myotis lucifugus is the most commonly observed bat in Washington state. Next time you see a bat,...

Native Plant of the Month: Scarlet Elderberry

Scarlet Elderberry – Sambucus racemosa To identify a scarlet elderberry, try to find shrubs that have downy green leaves with strong, distinctive odor. They have half-ball mound of small white flowers in conical or pyramidal shaped clusters that appear in March...