Community Stewardship Day - Adopt-A-Road
2026-05-16 10:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Join SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve’s restoration team for Adopt-A-Road Community Stewardship Day!
We are looking for help to help us clean litter off of our roadways ditches that lead into SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve and the surrounding community. This stewardship is 18+ only and will earn 5 volunteer hours to account for the individual’s training.
Please see the link below for safety information and expectations.
https://kingcounty.gov/en/dept/local-services/transit-transportation-roads/roads-and-bridges/projects-and-programs/adopt-a-road#toc-Safety-training-video
Please come prepared with weather appropriate clothing and close-toed shoes and water.
If you have gardening gloves, we encourage participants to bring their own, otherwise SHADOW will provide.
Please register with the form attached and arrive at the Richter Education Center at 10am.
We will begin our trip and safety debriefing promptly at 10am. At 10:15am we will shuttle over to our work location, hand out tools, assigning roles, and will begin our stewardship objective. We will take breaks as needed and will be completed and back at the arrival site no later than 1pm.

Please fill out the following form and submit it to cecilia@shadowhabitat.org to register for this event.
Adopt-ARoad Individual Participant Release Form

Native Plants! Ecology, Gardening, and Landscaping!
2026-05-30 10:00
Join us to learn the basics and benefits of gardening with native plants at our free Community Class! Led by expert Lynn Putnam, learn to identify, incorporate, and care for native plants.
What is a native plant you ask? Who benefits from native plants, and what is their role in biodiversity? Learn the essentials of planting native species and become familiar with incorporating them into your space.
Guided by expert Lynn Putnam, you will learn the benefits of gardening with native species through a nature plant garden walk-and-talk. You will become familiar with identifying common native plant species, which will help guide you in determining plant selection for your space, and best practices for placement.
Afterwards, SHADOW Land and Facilities Manager Cecilia Monahan will lead a hands-on identification hike through the uplands Native Plant Garden.
Class will meet at the Richter Education Center at 21656 184th Ave SE, Renton WA 98058. Please come prepared with weather appropriate clothing, water, close-toed shoes, and a notebook to record notes.
This class will take place in both the classroom and the field, so please prepare accordingly.
Register below!
Participants under the age of 18, please come prepared with a Youth Waiver formed signed by parents/guardians.
Translation QR – Youth Waiver Form_KC Parks Volunteer Program FINAL 5-5-2020 (1) (2)

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