by Shadow Habitat | Nov 20, 2019 | Native plants
Conifercone Cap – Baeospora myosuraMushrooms are not plants, but we wanted to feature one of numerous special fungi found at SHADOW. The conifercone cap, or Baeospora myosura, grows widely across North America. They produce...
by Shadow Habitat | Nov 17, 2019 | Native animals
Red-tailed hawk -Buteo jamaicensisThe red-tailed hawk is a beautiful raptor species. Because of its distinct red tail, it is easily identified by even the most novice birder. Although the red tail of the red-tailed hawk is easy to spot, the rest of...
by Shadow Habitat | Nov 17, 2019 | Goings on at SHADOW
Don’t miss your opportunity to DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT this holiday season. SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve kicked off the End of Year Campaign last week and thanks to a generous donor, all donations received from now until the end of the year will be matched! Your...
by Shadow Habitat | Nov 17, 2019 | Local environmentalism
If you have ever visited SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve, chances are that you’ve probably seen the Shadow Lake Bog. As you may know, a bog is a wetland habitat that is characterized by spongy ground that consists of partially decaying plant debris called peat....
by Shadow Habitat | Nov 17, 2019 | Feature Articles
What do wetlands give us? Why keep them around? Among other benefits, wetlands improve our water quality in many different ways. Healthy wetlands store and filter nutrients, sediments, pollutants, metals, harmful bacteria, and acids preventing them from entering our...
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