Join us at our Bat Biology & Box Building Class! You will start off by learning about bat biology, bat facts and conservation. Then, you will learn how YOU can help bat conservation in your own backyard by constructing your very own bat box to take home! Material & supplies provided.
Come to Shadow Lake Nature Preserve to build a bat box with your family so these nocturnal animals can have a home! Learn all about bats, bat conservation, and their habitat in this workshop, bring home a bat box to start your backyard habitat.
Got bats? We do, and we couldn't be happier! Did you know that Washington State has 15 of the 47 species of bats found in the US? Here at SHADOW, we have been able to document 8 of those species that call our habitats home! Want to find out how you can help bat populations and become a citizen scientist at the same time? Well then join us here at SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve to observe some of our marvelous and mysterious native bat species now that the weather is warmer, and they are more active!
Join us on August 24th 10:00 AM-12:00 PM to participate in Forest Bathing with Cascadia forest therapy. This practice is similar to meditation but instead of sitting in silence, you will walk around using all of your senses to explore your environment. Breathing the fresh air, feeling the dirt or a fern frond brushing past you can all be used to relax your mind. In a nutshell it is a nature-based mindfulness practice that helps to reduce stress and stay in the moment. You may leave with less urgency to look at your phone and
Happy Independence Day! We hope your celebrations are joyous and nature filled! SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve's trails, the Richter Education Center, and office will be closed in observance of the holiday. We will reopen on Friday.
