Native Animal of the Month: Peregrine falcon

Peregrine falcons – Falco peregrinus   Peregrine falcons are found all over the world. Adult peregrines are blue-gray above with barred underparts and a dark head with thick dark sideburns resembling a helmet. Juveniles are heavily marked, with vertical...

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...