by Joy Stewart | May 24, 2018 | Goings on at SHADOW, Local environmentalism
Shadow Lake is dealing with invasive pressure as well! Neighbors living around the lake, the King county Noxious Weed Control Program and the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Aquatic Weeds Management Fund have teamed up to fight back. Eurasian...
by Joy Stewart | May 24, 2018 | Goings on at SHADOW
From June 23rd- September 18th, SHADOW’s Richter Education Center will house a Summer Art Exhibition. Works by local artists showcasing the beauty of nature are hung for, for sale, throughout the summer. 50% of the proceeds from this art sale go directly to the...
by Joy Stewart | Apr 19, 2018 | Goings on at SHADOW, Local environmentalism, Native plants
On an unseasonably warm and sunny day in March, SHADOW’s staff met two members of the Department of Natural Resources’ Washington Natural Heritage Program (DNR’s WNHP) for a different type of bog tour. Joe Rocchio (right) and Tynan Ramm-Granberg...
by Joy Stewart | Apr 19, 2018 | Goings on at SHADOW, Local environmentalism, News
Hello SHADOW Volunteers, Starting this month, SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve will be appearing at local festivals and farmers’ markets. We need volunteers to go to these events and spread the word about SHADOW- our location, features, and why you love nature. ...
by Joy Stewart | Mar 21, 2018 | Goings on at SHADOW, Local environmentalism, Watersheds, Wetlands
The Useless Tree Lao Tzu was traveling with his disciples and they came to a forest where hundreds of woodcutters were cutting the trees. The whole forest had been cut except for one big tree with thousands of branches. It was so big that 10,000 persons could sit in...
by Joy Stewart | Mar 7, 2018 | Goings on at SHADOW, Local environmentalism, Watersheds
Did you know that SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve also protects the headwaters of Jenkin’s Creek? This creek, that starts in the Upland Forests of the Nature Preserve, is a tributary of salmon-bearing Soos Creek which flows into the Green River. Although we are...
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