by Joy Stewart | May 24, 2018 | Native plants
Photo curtesy of King County Noxious Weeds Known by many as Stinky Bob or Herb Robert, Geranium Robertianum, is as invasive a weed as they come. This little plant has an incredible super power that helps it dominate wherever its seeds end up. Stinky Bob is a wild...
by Joy Stewart | May 24, 2018 | Goings on at SHADOW, Local environmentalism, Native animals, Native plants, News, Watersheds, Wetlands
As part of the SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve community, you get to tell us what makes the Nature Preserve important to you. This brief survey asks you to rank the importance of the various land uses occurring here at the Nature Preserve. It also provides a quick...
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 | Native plants
Skunk Cabbage, Lysichiton americanus There is a variety of life emerging in the Nature Preserve in spring: oso berry, nettles, bleeding heart, and even some horsetail. There is one plant that is stealing the show this month: Skunk Cabbage. The smell is the first...
by Joy Stewart | Feb 9, 2018 | Native plants
Red alder, Alnus rubra Many of us enjoy the musical sounds of nature. To builders of electric guitars and electric bass guitars Red Alder is treasured for its tonality. A perfect pairing of nature and man. Red Alder is a deciduous, broadleaf tree native to the...
by Joy Stewart | Jan 18, 2018 | Native plants
Student drawing from a Wilderness Adventure at SHADOW. On a wintery walk around the preserve, now that all the deciduous leaves have dropped, it’s almost impossible to miss the shiny, jewel-green leaves of Salal or Gaultheria shallon. Salal often grows as a...
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