Guided Nature Walk: Winter Walk
2019-12-06 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Shadow Lake Nature Preserve, 21656 184th Ave SE, Renton, WA, 98058, United States
Explore the beauty of our trails with a guide at SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve and welcome the winter season as we discuss ways in which the ecosystem around us is changing and preparing for colder temperatures and shorter days.
Guided Nature Walks are outdoor explorations that take place rain or shine, designed for people of all ages. Come with weather appropriate clothes and shoes for moderate levels of walking – inclines or uneven ground may be encountered on this walk.

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Guided Nature Walk: The Importance of Water
2020-03-13 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Explore the beauty of the Nature Preserve with a guide and learn more about the habitats of SHADOW. During this guided nature walk we will discover the role water plays at the Nature Preserve. We will discuss how important water is to the bog and how it connects beyond SHADOW to other ecosystems.
Guided Nature Walks are outdoor explorations that take place rain or shine. Come with weather appropriate clothes and shoes for moderate levels of walking – inclines or uneven ground may be encountered on this walk.

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Cancelled - Guided Nature Walk: Frogs Around the Bog
2020-04-03 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
CANCELLED!
Learn about frogs and other amphibians on this educational and enjoyable guided walk through SHADOW’s own peat bog! Pass by our pond and learn some fun facts about Western Washington’s amphibians!
Guided Nature Walks are outdoor explorations that take place rain or shine. Come with weather appropriate clothes and shoes for moderate levels of walking – inclines or uneven ground may be encountered on this walk.

Cancelled - Guided Nature Walk: Earth Day Celebration
2020-04-24 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
CANCELLED
Come help us celebrate a belated Earth Day and explore the beautiful trails found at SHADOW on this guided tour! Use this day as an excuse to get outdoors and appreciate the natural world around us!
Guided Nature Walks are outdoor explorations that take place rain or shine. Come with weather appropriate clothes and shoes for moderate levels of walking – inclines or uneven ground may be encountered on this walk.

CANCELLED - Guided Nature Walk: Sustainable Hiking Practices
2020-05-08 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Explore the beauty of our trails with a guide at SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve and learn about sustainable hiking practices. We’ll discuss leave no trace principles and how you can help protect our favorite native species while on the trail!
Guided Nature Walks are outdoor explorations that take place rain or shine. Come with weather appropriate clothes and shoes for moderate levels of walking – inclines or uneven ground may be encountered on this walk.

CANCELLED - Guided Nature Walk: Observing Birds
2020-05-22 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Come join us on this guided tour as we appreciate and observe the variety of birds found at SHADOW including species like the pileated woodpecker and the Anna’s hummingbird! We’ll also discuss the foraging and nesting habits of birds found here in the Pacific Northwest.
Guided Nature Walks are outdoor explorations that take place rain or shine. Come with weather appropriate clothes and shoes for moderate levels of walking – inclines or uneven ground may be encountered on this walk.

Guided Nature Walk: Water
2021-03-26 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED
Explore the beauty of the Nature Preserve with a guide and learn more about the habitats of SHADOW. During this guided nature walk we will discover the role water plays at the Nature Preserve. We will discuss how important water is to the bog and how it connects beyond SHADOW to other ecosystems.
All event attendees must be registered in advance to attend. All attendees, of appropriate age, MUST wear a face covering to attend.

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Guided Nature Walk: Earth Day
2021-04-09 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
REGISTRATION REQUIRED!
Come help us celebrate Earth Day and explore the beautiful trails found at SHADOW on this guided tour! Use this day as an excuse to get outdoors and appreciate the natural world around us!
Guided Nature Walks are outdoor explorations that take place rain or shine. Come with weather appropriate clothes and shoes for moderate levels of walking – inclines or uneven ground may be encountered on this walk.

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Guided Nature Walk: Bird Behavior
2021-05-07 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
REGISTRATION REQUIRED!
Come join us on this guided tour as we appreciate and observe the variety of birds found at SHADOW including species like the pileated woodpecker and the Anna’s hummingbird! We’ll also discuss the foraging and nesting habits of birds.
Guided Nature Walks are outdoor explorations that take place rain or shine. Come with weather appropriate clothes and shoes for moderate levels of walking – inclines or uneven ground may be encountered on this walk.

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Guided Nature Walk: Wild Fruits
2021-06-11 10:00 - 23:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
REGISTRATION REQUIRED!
Venture on a forest walk through SHADOW’s trails and discover the fruiting plants that can be found in a Washington forest ecosystem. Learn how these species depend on pollinators and forest creatures to survive.
Guided Nature Walks are outdoor explorations that take place rain or shine. Come with weather appropriate clothes and shoes for moderate levels of walking – inclines or uneven ground may be encountered on this walk.

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Guided Nature Walk: Sustainable Hiking
2021-06-18 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
REGISTRATION REQUIRED!
Explore the beauty of our trails with a guide at SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve and learn about sustainable hiking practices. We’ll discuss leave no trace principles and how you can help protect our favorite native species while on the trail!
Guided Nature Walks are outdoor explorations that take place rain or shine. Come with weather appropriate clothes and shoes for moderate levels of walking – inclines or uneven ground may be encountered on this walk.

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Guided Nature Walk: Bog Biodiversity
2021-07-09 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
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Venture down the Boardwalk Trail and learn about the biodiversity of life in the Shadow Lake Bog! We’ll discuss the uniqueness of the variety of plants and animals who call the bog home.
Guided Nature Walks are outdoor explorations that take place rain or shine, designed for people of all ages. Come with weather appropriate clothes and shoes for moderate levels of walking – inclines or uneven ground may be encountered on this walk.

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Guided Nature Walk: Pollinators
2021-07-23 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
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Enjoy an evening stroll through SHADOW’s Uplands discussing the importance of pollinators in our environment. We’ll walk through SHADOW’s Native Plant Garden and learn about some of the native plants who benefit pollinators that can be added to your yard at home!
Guided Nature Walks are outdoor explorations that take place rain or shine, designed for people of all ages. Come with weather appropriate clothes and shoes for moderate levels of walking – inclines or uneven ground may be encountered on this walk.

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Guided Nature Walk: Nature Connections
2021-08-06 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
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Explore the beauty of our trails with a guide at SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve and learn about the importance of connecting to the nature around us.
Guided Nature Walks are outdoor explorations that take place rain or shine, designed for people of all ages. Come with weather appropriate clothes and shoes for moderate levels of walking – inclines or uneven ground may be encountered on this walk.

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Guided Nature Walk: Wildfire Ecology
2021-08-20 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
REGISTERATION REQUIRED
Join us for an evening stroll and learn about the history of wildfire in the Pacific Northwest, and what you can do to prevent wildfires.
Guided Nature Walks are outdoor explorations that take place rain or shine, designed for people of all ages. Come with weather appropriate clothes and shoes for moderate levels of walking – inclines or uneven ground may be encountered on this walk.

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Guided Nature Walk: Fall Migration
2021-09-17 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
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As the seasons begin to change, birds are prepping for their winter migration! Take a walk along our Uplands Trails with a Naturalist to discuss the science behind migration.
Guided Nature Walks are outdoor explorations that take place rain or shine, designed for people of all ages. Come with weather appropriate clothes and shoes for moderate levels of walking – inclines or uneven ground may be encountered on this walk.

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Guided Nature Walk: Edible Plants
2021-09-24 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
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Explore the Nature Preserve with a guide and learn about some of the edible plants that nature has to offer and how these plants are used by humans.
Guided Nature Walks are outdoor explorations that take place rain or shine, designed for people of all ages. Come with weather appropriate clothes and shoes for moderate levels of walking – inclines or uneven ground may be encountered on this walk.

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Guided Nature Walk: Changing of Seasons and Fall Foliage
2021-10-15 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
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Fall is a great time to explore SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve with a guide! Come enjoy this peaceful walk and experience native Pacific Northwest foliage at its best!
Guided Nature Walks are outdoor explorations that take place rain or shine, designed for people of all ages. Come with weather-appropriate
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clothes and shoes for moderate levels of walking – inclines or uneven ground may be encountered on this walk.

Guided Nature Walk: Mushroom Madness
2021-11-19 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
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Explore the beauty of our trails with a guide at SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve and join us in a search for mushrooms of all shapes, sizes, and colors! We will attempt to find and identify as many mushroom species as we can and discuss the role fungus plays in the ecosystem here at SHADOW.
Guided Nature Walks are outdoor explorations that take place rain or shine, designed for people of all ages. Come with weather-appropriate clothes and shoes for moderate levels of walking – inclines or uneven ground may be encountered on this walk.
Guided Nature Walk on November 19, 2021, is now at full capacity.

Guided Nature Walk: Winter Wonderland Walk
2021-12-10 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Explore the beauty of our trails with a guide at SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve and welcome the winter season as we discuss ways in which the ecosystem around us is changing and preparing for colder temperatures and shorter days.
Guided Nature Walks are outdoor explorations that take place rain or shine, designed for people of all ages. Come with weather-appropriate clothes and shoes for moderate levels of walking – inclines or uneven ground may be encountered on this walk.

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Guided Nature Walk: Earth Day
2022-04-22 14:00 - 15:00 UTC
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 iNaturalist.org to see how the app can help you learn about the nature around you while helping scientists at the same time. If you are hooked, participate in our region’s 2022 City Nature Challenge! (www.zoo.org/conservation/naturechallenge)
Guided Nature Walks are outdoor explorations that take place rain or shine, designed for people of all ages. Come with weather-appropriate clothes and shoes for moderate levels of walking – inclines or uneven ground may be encountered on this walk.

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Guided Nature Walk: Uplands Wildlife Walk
2022-10-01 15:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
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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 take place rain or shine, designed for people of all ages. Come with weather appropriate clothes and shoes for moderate levels of walking – inclines or uneven ground may be encountered on this walk.
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Guided Nature Walk - A Hidden Forest
2023-02-11 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
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 some of the native species such as the colorfully named bloody-heart lichen, crabseye lichen, or fairy barf. Maybe you’ve never stopped to get down on your hands and knees to get to know our rough goose-necked or red-stemmed feather mosses. Either way, join us, rain or shine, as we learn from an enthusiastic expert. We think you’ll take a lichen to the subject!

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Guided Nature Walk: unique plant adaptations to life in the bog
2023-03-18 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
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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 a nutrient poor, acidic, saturated environment. Join us, rain or shine!
This event is free, but please consider giving a $5 donation to support the preservation of the unique and fragile habitat protected by SHADOW.

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Forest Bathing at SHADOW with Cascadia Forest Therapy
2023-07-22 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
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! Your sensory-focused time in the natural world will culminate in a lovely tea ceremony.
This event is fee based on a sliding scale with a per person cost of $50.00.
To pay for the class in advance please go to this link and pay what you can for the event. Payment will be accepted the day of the event by SHADOW staff via check or online payment at the preserve.
No one will be turned away for inability to pay the full fee, however we do need a minimum of 7 full-price paying participants to have this Forest Therapy experience. A maximum of 15 participants will be allowed per session. If there are not enough participants prior to class 72 hours prior to the experience, the class will be cancelled and participants can either get a full refund for pre-payments or they can apply it to a future session.

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Full! Guided Nature Walk: Mushroom Saunter
2023-11-17 15:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
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 mushrooms we will attempt to find and identify as many mushroom species as we can! This is one of the more prolific fungal years in recent history so don’t miss your chance to get involved in the growing community of mushroom enthusiasts.
Guided Nature Walks are outdoor explorations that take place rain or shine, designed for people of all ages. Come with weather-appropriate clothes and shoes for moderate levels of walking – inclines or uneven ground may be encountered on this walk.
This is a free event but please consider a small donation to help support environmental education and restoration efforts at SHADOW!

Guided Nature Walk: Tree, Shrub, and Mushroom Identification
2023-12-01 15:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
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 you can observe in the nature that surrounds you!
Guided nature walks happen rain or shine, so please dress to keep yourself warm and dry. We will walk slowly to allow time for observation, but the path is uneven or uphill in some places. This is a free event, but please consider making a donation to help support our education and restoration efforts!
To register please send an email to education@shadowhabitat.org with the number of people in your party as well as the ages of those under 18.

Guided Nature Walk: Winter Plant Identification
2024-01-19 14:45 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
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 and you will find that the tress leafing out in spring becomes that much more exciting with a knowledge of their names. Join Shadow Naturalist Cecilia to learn identification tips and tricks for these plants, I guarantee that you will find yourself marveling at the nuances you never noticed before!
Guided nature walks happen rain or shine, so please dress to keep yourself warm and dry. We will walk slowly to allow time for observation, but the path is uneven or uphill in some places.
This is a free event, but please consider making a donation to help support our education and restoration efforts!

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Guided Nature Walk: Great Backyard Bird Count
2024-02-16 14:50 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
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 home! We have recently begun a community science project to catalog birds present, through which we hope to learn seasonal patterns and even practices to increase habitat for birds in decline. This ties into the annual global event happening this weekend: the Great Backyard Bird Count. Participants spend time in their favorite places observing and counting as many birds as they can find and report their findings. This helps scientists better understand global bird populations.
Guided nature walks happen rain or shine, so please dress to keep yourself warm and dry. We will walk slowly to allow time for observation, but the path is uneven or uphill in some places.
This is a free event, but please consider making a donation to help support our education and restoration efforts!

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Guided Nature Walk: Owl Prowl!
2024-03-09 18:30 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
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 an owl to respond! Youth are encouraged to join with parental supervision, though the content will be targeted towards ages 12+.
The suggested donation for this is $10 per participant.

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