by Joy Stewart | Jan 19, 2018 | Goings on at SHADOW, Local environmentalism
At the end of last year SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve asked our community to pledge to conserving green spaces in 2018 and you did! Thank you to everyone who participated in the Nature Preserves Conservation Pledge! Together we raised over $2,000! 100% of your gifts...
by Joy Stewart | Nov 9, 2017 | Goings on at SHADOW, Local environmentalism, Native animals, Native plants, News
If you have been for a walk on the grounds of the Nature Preserve or any Pacific Northwest forest in the last month, chances are you have spotted some mushrooms. Fall rain in this region brings about a generous crop and wide variety of mushrooms, which seem to pop up...
by Joy Stewart | Oct 12, 2017 | Local environmentalism, Native plants
Have you ever wondered why the leaves change color? In order to understand this process, we have to think about what leaves do for the plant. Leaves are the site of photosynthesis – the chemical process that allows plants to create sugar (which is their energy...
by Joy Stewart | Aug 31, 2017 | Local environmentalism, News
Forest Fires and Climate Change Photo: Forest Fire/Shutterstock Over the month of August, a change in the natural environment invaded King County. From the first sunset made more vibrant from hanging smoke, to the loss of our mountain views and air quality, it was...
by Joy Stewart | Jun 22, 2017 | Local environmentalism, Watersheds
Washington State is home to two coastal mountain ranges. When alpine peaks bud up against the open ocean, the result is lots of precipitation! King County is among a limited number of lucky communities in the United States who draw drinking water from an unfiltered,...
by Joy Stewart | May 5, 2017 | Local environmentalism, Watersheds, Wetlands
Tectonic: Large-scale processes affecting the structure of the earth’s crust. Cordilleran ice sheet: Large historic glacier that stretched across the West Coast of North America to the continental divide, at times expanding as far south as Aberdeen, WA. Puget...
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