Welcome Isabella!

Welcome Isabella!

Greetings everyone! My name is Isabella Boparai, and I am the newest intern at SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve. I am currently entering my senior year at Bellevue High School and plan to major in political science. Some of my interests include food, food, and more food....
Farewell Nathan!

Farewell Nathan!

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...
Spotlight: Board Member: Walt Szklarski

Spotlight: Board Member: Walt Szklarski

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...
SHADOW Spotlight: Shelley Pasco

SHADOW Spotlight: Shelley Pasco

Shelley (she/her) grew up on the forested Olympic Peninsula and found her passion for nature as a teenager in the woods, diving her time between a stream-fed wetland and a peat bog. Since 1998, she has operated a CSA at Whistling Train Farm in the Kent Valley. While...
SHADOW Spotlight: Devon Clemens

SHADOW Spotlight: Devon Clemens

SHADOW is delighted to announce that Devon is back “in the bog”! Devon was the preserve’s executive director before taking on a role as the Development Manager at Earth Corps. Devon has returned to serve on the Board of Directors for SHADOW and we...