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Partners & LinksSHADOW has formed several partnerships in the stewardship of the wetlands surrounding Shadow Lake. These partners bring a myriad experiences and expertise to the project. Rainier Audubon Society The following are examples of the kinds of support our partnerships have provided SHADOW. In 1996, the Prinsens formed a partnership with Rainier Audubon Society, our local Audubon Chapter, who immediately recognized the importance of this area for birds and waterfowl. In a cooperative project, the Prinsens and Audubon applied for a WaterWorks grant to gate a road that runs for several hundred feet on the northwest shore of the lake. This road was being used as a dumpsite for many hazardous materials. When the grant was received, they worked together to gate the road and to clean up the dumped trash. The gate has limited access to this area, and together with the restoration work has resulted in acres of re-established bog laurel thickets on the northwest lakeshore. The initial 18-acre parcel the Prinsens purchased included a fill area that consisted of 110 yards of various materials. The Prinsens partnered with Audubon, King County, King Conservation District, and other groups to create an amphibian pond on this fill site. A grant from WaterWorks in the amount of $22,200 was received for fill removal, pond construction, an education room and a 600-foot long boardwalk into the peat bog for educational tours. In 1998, upon completion of the project, an adjacent landowner wanted to donate her property to the Prinsens. At the time, SHADOW had not yet been formed, and to accept the donation the Prinsens partnered with Cascade Land Conservancy, who acted as agent and holder of the property. Seeing the need, the Prinsens moved forward to create an organization to hold preserved lands. As a result, SHADOW was formed as a 501(c)(3) organization in December 2000. Since our formation as a 501(c)(3) organization SHADOW has continued to partner with local groups. All of our partnerships are cherished, yet our current relationship with Seattle Urban Nature Project is particularly fruitful as they progress on an in-depth vegetative mapping study of our properties. With the help of Seattle Urban Nature Project, SHADOW will continue to better understand the unique floral diversity of our lands, which will help us move forward and expand upon our existing operations.
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