SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve

Educate

SHADOW offers community classes & events, taught by local environmentalists, Friday morning nature walks, Wilderness Adventure Field Trips, summer programs, and Wild Walks for non-school groups of all ages.

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Preserve

Protection of natural lands not only retains habitat for Washington’s native plants and wildlife, but also offers human benefits through ecological services like carbon storage, groundwater recharge, flood and drought mitigation, and storm-water filtration. 

SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve is committed to preserving and protecting vulnerable ecosystems in a rapidly urbanizing corner of King County.

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Restore

SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve’s Restoration & Stewardship Programs help maintain and restore vulnerable habitat and ecosystems at the Nature Preserve that support native flora and fauna while providing educational stewardship opportunities to our community.

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Come explore SHADOW’s unique ecosystems, today!

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Farewell Nathan!

by | May 5, 2023 | Goings on at SHADOW | 0 Comments

It is with mixed emotions that we announce the departure of Education and Restoration Lead, Nathan LeClear, from SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve. Since joining the preserve in January of 2022, Nathan has excelled in his role. He has a kind soul and his love of the natural world, science, and fun that he brings to SHADOW along with his gregariousness and can-do attitude will be sorely missed. We are excited for his next adventure as...
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Native of the Month: Salamanders

by | May 2, 2023 | Native animals | 0 Comments

Axolotl Questions About Our Native Salamanders Frogs are our most vocal amphibians, and we have a number of species here in Washington. But our diversity of wetlands and streams, from lowlands to mountains also provide a multitude of habitats for our other big amphibian family, the salamanders. There are 13 species of salamanders that call Washington home, and King County is home to six of them:Rough-skinned newts, Taricha...
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Spotlight: Board Member: Walt Szklarski

by | May 1, 2023 | Goings on at SHADOW | 0 Comments

2023 is Walt’s 20th year as a board member! Walt helped establish the partnership between SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve and the Tahoma School District, where he was first a science teacher and then the Instructional Technology Coordinator. With a BS in Biology and MEd in Science Education, Walt has been involved in nature conservation in both Florida and Washington, advising on the USF World of Water summer program, Mountains to...
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No Mow May

by | May 1, 2023 | Science Communications | 0 Comments

In the PNW, April showers bring May showers. Our rainy springs play a vital role for our ecology, and as the days get longer and warmer, the grass starts to not so much crawl as leap up from the ground. (Queue the sound of thousands of roaring lawn mowers).  Around the same time, bumble bee queens and other native bees emerge from underground as temperatures rise, looking for their first meal in months. Plants,...
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The science of spring

by | April 28, 2023 | Science Communications | 0 Comments

One of the most iconic phenomena in nature is the arrival of Spring. In temperate climates many species of plants lose their leaves in the fall (the season is named for just that reason), and then in spring leaves and flowers re-emerge. But why, and HOW? In answering the “why” question, I like to start by proposing the alternative. What if trees did not lose their leaves in the fall? Well, if the tree was somewhere that...
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Getting to SHADOW

Tuesday – Saturday: 9AM–6PM

Closed on Sunday & Monday

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Location: 21656 184th Ave SE, Renton, WA 98058

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Tel: (425) 432-4914

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Email: info@shadowhabitat.org

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