Guided Nature Walk: Earth Day

Shadow Lake Nature Preserve 21656 184th Ave SE, Renton, WA, United States

REGISTRATION REQUIRED Celebrate Earth Day with a guided walk through our upland nature trails! Get to know some of our region’s native trees, plants, and critters as we explore the various habitats along the trails. If you are interested, download iNaturalist on your phone and we will help you learn how to use it. Visit […]

Guided Nature Walk: Uplands Wildlife Walk

Shadow Lake Nature Preserve 21656 184th Ave SE, Renton, WA, United States

REGISTRATION REQUIRED Venture on a forest walk through SHADOW’s trails with SHADOW board member Christine Anne! Discover the many types of wildlife that call SHADOW home and why habitat preservation is so important. Learn how to make plaster casts of animal tracks and how biologists track wildlife using trail cameras. Walks are outdoor explorations that […]

Guided Nature Walk – A Hidden Forest

Shadow Lake Nature Preserve 21656 184th Ave SE, Renton, WA, United States

Explore the beauty of our Preserve with volunteer Ryan Balkcom as he delves into the marvelous minutia of lichens and mosses! Much of the biodiversity in our bog belongs to these secretive organisms, both members of the group called cryptogams (meaning hidden reproduction due to their lack of seeds). Maybe you know a bit already about […]

Guided Nature Walk: unique plant adaptations to life in the bog

Shadow Lake Nature Preserve 21656 184th Ave SE, Renton, WA, United States

Registration Required Explore the beauty of our Preserve with Education and Restoration Intern Shelley Pasco as she presents the myriad ways that plants adapt to life in a peat bog! This tour will take place on the boardwalk trail through the bog, and the focus will be on native plants and how they survive in […]

Forest Bathing at SHADOW with Cascadia Forest Therapy

Shadow Lake Nature Preserve 21656 184th Ave SE, Renton, WA, United States

The art of forest bathing is the art of connecting with nature through our senses. All we have to do is accept the invitation.  Engage mindfully with the world around you on one of SHADOW's beautiful upland trails on a two hour guided Forest Therapy Nature Walk experience with our new partner Cascadia Forest Therapy! […]

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Full! Guided Nature Walk: Mushroom Saunter

Shadow Lake Nature Preserve 21656 184th Ave SE, Renton, WA, United States

Registration Full! Thank you for your interest in this guided nature walk. Though registration is full, please email education@shadowhabitat.org to be put on a waitlist, and check back often for future events! Join Naturalist and Fungi Fanatic Cecilia on an saunter through the SHADOW uplands. As we wander down the trail and chat about local […]

Guided Nature Walk: Tree, Shrub, and Mushroom Identification

Shadow Lake Nature Preserve 21656 184th Ave SE, Renton, WA, United States

Winter is an underrated time of year to begin or improve your plant identification skills because many plants are dormant: making them easier to differentiate. Join Shadow Naturalist Cecilia to learn identification tips and tricks for these plants and any mushrooms we may find along the way. You will find yourself marveling at the nuances […]

Guided Nature Walk: Winter Plant Identification

Shadow Lake Nature Preserve 21656 184th Ave SE, Renton, WA, United States

Learning the names of plants gives you a completely different lens while walking in the woods. It is almost a mindfulness practice in how it can take your mind off every day worries. Winter is an underrated time of year to begin or improve your plant identification skills because there are actually fewer to seem […]

Guided Nature Walk: Great Backyard Bird Count

Shadow Lake Nature Preserve 21656 184th Ave SE, Renton, WA, United States

Birds are one wildlife sighting we often take for granted, but birders have long known the excitement of discovery and the beauty of common species we don't often stop to observe. Join the naturalists on a guided walk in the mossy woods of Shadow to learn about some of the birds that call our forests […]

Guided Nature Walk: Owl Prowl!

Shadow Lake Nature Preserve 21656 184th Ave SE, Renton, WA, United States

The much anticipated Owl Prowl is back! Join local birder Joe Miles to learn about the owls that call Western Washington home, their biology, and how to make an owl call. Then set off on the grounds at SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve after hours to practice your owl calls and see if we can entice […]