• Volunteer Training Night: Native Plant ID

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

        Find your place in the SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve community. Bring your favorite treat to share and come down to the Nature Preserve for an evening of companionship and fun! Join other environmentally conscious volunteers to discover more about SHADOW's programs, additional volunteer opportunities, and learn something new. This is a great introduction […]

  • Elegant Beauty: Five Millennia in the Making Opens

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

    An exhibition of art inspired by the wild spaces at SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve.    There is pleasure in the pathless woods, there is rapture in the lonely shore, there is society where none intrudes, by the deep sea, and music in its roar; I love not Man the less, but Nature more. - Lord […]

  • Restoration Work Party

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

    Restoration Work Parties Get to know your local ecology first-hand by working at one of the various sites around SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve! This week, become a steward of SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve's most famous trail. Trim ferns, prune native species, and pull invasive weeds along the boardwalk trail through SHADOW Lake Bog. Join SHADOW staff in […]

  • Guided Nature Walk: Owl Trail Exploration

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

    Explore the beauty of our trails with a guide to lead you through the diverse ecology represented at SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve. 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 […]

  • Teen Service Camp

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

    Join us at the Nature Preserve this summer for service and friendship! Participants will enjoy time working outdoors, learning about the native and invasive plants of western Washington, and hearing from natural resource professionals. This camp gives a window into the environmental science field and exposes students to a variety of career options!  Register HERE 

  • WSU Forestry Twilight Tour: SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve

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

    This walking tour will highlight stand re-generation, invasive species management, succession forestry, and managing stands for wildlife value. After the tour, join Nature Preserve staff in a walk through our 5,000-year-old peat bog.

  • Restoration Work Party

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

    Restoration Work Parties Get to know your local ecology first-hand by working at one of the various sites around SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve!   Meet at SHADOW's main entrance to protect the Nature Preserve from outside invaders! Pull weeds, collect trash, and beautify the 184th and Peter Grubb Road. High quality stewardship along these frequently traveled corridors […]

  • Volunteer Training Night: Native Plant ID

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

    Find your place in the SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve community! Bring your favorite treat to share and come down to the Nature Preserve for an evening of companionship and fun! Join other environmentally concious volunteers to discover more about SHADOW's programs, additional volunteer opportunities, and learn something new! This is a great introduction for new […]

  • Guided Nature Walk: Power of Peat

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

    Explore the beauty of our trails with a guide to lead you through the diverse ecology represented at SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve. 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 […]

  • Restoration Work Party

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

    Restoration Work Parties Get to know your local ecology first-hand by working at one of the various sites around SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve! Help remove English Ivy from a wet seep in SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve's forest. Go off-trail with the restoration crew and help free trees from this invasive plant.  Restoration Work Parties take place […]