Valentine’s Chocolate for Forestation

This year make sure the chocolates you give your sweetheart won’t be the unintentional source of heartbreak. Much of the world’s chocolate supply is grown to fuel conflict, employ slave labor, or degrade the environment; leaving more of a bitter aftertaste than what...
Education offerings!

Education offerings!

Our new virtual Wilderness Adventure experiences for K-5 students are now available! These Wilderness Adventures are short, interactive videos accompanied with discussion questions and extracurricular activities. Virtual Wilderness Adventures are perfect for...
SHADOW’s Mission Makeover

SHADOW’s Mission Makeover

After much consideration and thoughtful discussions, we are so delighted to announce that SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve has a new mission!   Our Mission:  SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve acquires and restores critical lands to permanently protect and steward dwindling...
Native Plant of the Month: Red flowering currant

Native Plant of the Month: Red flowering currant

Red-flowering currant – Ribes sanguineum     A native Pacific Northwest shrub, the red-flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum) grows along the coast in many different semi-shaded habitats, including mixed woodlands. The red-flowering currant can grow up to 13 feet...
What’s Blooming at SHADOW

What’s Blooming at SHADOW

Spring has sprung and we have an abundance of beautiful wildflowers at SHADOW to prove it! Along with the unpredictable showers and sun, this month you can find many different flowers appearing in all the diverse habitats that the Nature Preserve has to offer.  ...