SHADOW

Restoration Work Party
2017-10-14 10:00 - 14:00, 2017-09-23 10:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Shadow Lake Nature Preserve, 21656 184th Ave SE, Renton, WA, 98058, 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!
Restoration Work Parties take place Saturdays from 10am to 2pm at SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve. No previous experience or tools are required, simply arrive with weather-proof clothing for working outside, a water bottle, and a smile. Please be aware that you may encounter muddy areas and plants with thorns. These events are held, rain or shine!
We suggest thick pants, long sleeved shirts, and boots that can trek through mud.

Fiestas de Restauración
Conoce de primera mano tu ecología local trabajando en uno de los diversos sitios alrededor de SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve!

Owl Prowl
2017-10-13 21:00 - 23:30 | WA
Join local birding-enthusiast Joe Miles, to learn about owls, their biology, and how to make an owl call! Then, join SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve staff and birding experts for a night-time tour of the Preserve. Practice your owl calls and see if we can entice an owl to respond!

Meet a Bird of Prey! - RaptorLife Event
2017-09-30 11:00 - 12:00 | WA
Join us at SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve to make a new fine feathered friend! Meet a live ferruginous hawk (native to Washington State) and learn about what makes birds of prey special. Speak with a local raptor expert and hear about what you can do to keep these majestic animals healthy!
Learn more about RaptorLife here!

Volunteer Training Night: Haunted Peat Bog
2017-09-26 18:30 - 20:00 | WA
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 for new volunteers or an excellent refresher for seasoned volunteers!
This month, join us to learn some spooky bog facts in preparation for our Halloween Celebration! Learn about bog zombies, how bogs are formed, and what they can tell us about people who lived thousands of years ago.
Complete three volunteer training nights and win a SHADOW pin!
*Please note that the date of this event has been changed. It will be held on Thursday, September 28th.

Guided Nature Walk: Tour of the Native Plant Garden
2017-09-22 10:00 - 11:00 | WA
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 walk.
This week, explore seasonal changes happening in the bog – see the fall foliage come into full color and watch the bog plump up with rain water! Learn about why the leaves change color and which plants will be green all year long!

Elegant Beauty: Five Millennia in the Making Closes
2017-09-15 | WA
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 Byron

What is it in Nature that evokes the emotional response within us of a work of art? At SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve, we seek to engender an emotional bond between our community and the green spaces we preserve. This multi-media art exhibition inspired by the wild beauty of the Nature Preserve explores this bond. Immerse yourself in the photography, collage, painting, and sculpture that make up this unique collection of art and take a walk through the historic Shadow Lake Bog, to see the natural space that inspired the works.
This diverse collection allows visitors to view the Nature Preserve’s grounds through the eyes of local artists. Come explore the ways that SHADOW’s distinct ecology has influenced South King County culture and keep in mind that this wetland complex has been forming since the last ice age!
Works will hang for sale in SHADOW’s Ritcher Education Center from July 5th – September 15th. The Collection is available for view by appointment and during regularly scheduled SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve programming.

The 21st Annual Frog Frolic
2017-09-09 13:00 - 17:00 | WA
The Frog Frolic is SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve’s largest event of the year and longest running tradition! It is an opportunity for us to express our gratitude to our community for their support while raising critical funds to support and sustain our programs. The event will feature an exhibition of art inspired by the wild spaces at the Nature Preserve, a silent auction, activities for children and adults, a performance by a local band and guided naturalist tours. We hope to see you there!

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El Frog Frolic es el evento más grande del año para SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve y nuestra tradición más vieja! Es una oportunidad para nostoros a expresar nuestra gratitud a la comunidad para su apoyar, mientras que recaudar fondos criticos para sustener nuestras programas.El evento contará con un exposición del arte inspirado por los espacios silvestres de la Reserva Natural, una subasta silenciosa, actividades para niños y adultos, entretenimento de banda local, Heartstrings, y visitas guiadas de la turbera de 5,000 años de edad. ¡Esperamos verle allí!

Frog Frolic Volunteer Training
2017-09-07 18:30 - 20:00 | WA
Join us to get a run down of the event and the role you will play. Whether you are a long time SHADOW volunteer or interested in joining our Volunteer Team for the first time, this promises to be an enjoyable and informative evening. We look forward to seeing you there!
Interested in joining the team to volunteer at SHADOW’s 21st Annual Frog Frolic? Simply submit this brief volunteer interest form!
Volunteers will help to lead tours, sell raffle tickets, facilitate children’s activities, assist with event preparations and much more.
All volunteers will be given a free Bog Ambassador T-Shirt!

Labor Day Work Party & BBQ
2017-09-02 10:00 - 14:00 | Shadow Lake Nature Preserve, 21656 184th Ave SE, Renton, WA, 98058, United States
Join us this Labor Day weekend at SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve to help get our grounds prepared for the 21st Annual Frog Frolic! If you are interested in join the Volunteer Team for the Frog Frolic simply follow the link below or attend this event and let us know.
https://shadowhabitat.org/the-frog-frolic/#volunteer

Restoration Work Party
2017-08-26 10:00 - 14:00 | WA
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 travelled corridors is our best defense against invading weeds and polluting trash!
Restoration Work Parties take place Saturdays from 10am to 2pm at SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve. No previous experience or tools are required, simply arrive with weather-proof clothing for working outside, a water bottle, and a smile. Please be aware that you may encounter muddy areas and plants with thorns. These events are held, rain or shine!
We suggest thick pants, long sleeved shirts, and boots that can trek through mud.

Fiestas de Restauración
Conoce de primera mano tu ecología local trabajando en uno de los diversos sitios alrededor de SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve!

Register Here:

Restoration Work Party
2017-08-19 10:00 - 14:00 | Shadow Lake Nature Preserve, 21656 184th Ave SE, Renton, WA, 98058, 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 our newly planted seedlings make it through the dry season with love and care! Pull weeds, water native plants, and learn about the beauty of using native plants in landscaping. Join us for an afternoon of gardening and stewardship.
Restoration Work Parties take place Saturdays from 10am to 2pm at SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve. No previous experience or tools are required, simply arrive with weather-proof clothing for working outside, a water bottle, and a smile. Please be aware that you may encounter muddy areas and plants with thorns. These events are held, rain or shine!
We suggest thick pants, long sleeved shirts, and boots that can trek through mud.

Fiestas de Restauración
Conoce de primera mano tu ecología local trabajando en uno de los diversos sitios alrededor de SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve!

Register Here:

Restoration Work Party
2017-08-12 10:00 - 14:00 | WA
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 Saturdays from 10am to 2pm at SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve. No previous experience or tools are required, simply arrive with weather-proof clothing for working outside, a water bottle, and a smile. Please be aware that you may encounter muddy areas and plants with thorns. These events are held, rain or shine.
We suggest thick pants, long sleeved shirts, and boots that can trek through mud.

Fiestas de Restauración
Conoce de primera mano tu ecología local trabajando en uno de los diversos sitios alrededor de SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve!

Register Here:

Restoration Work Party
2017-08-05 10:00 - 14:00 | Shadow Lake Nature Preserve, 21656 184th Ave SE, Renton, WA, 98058, 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!
Brush up on your native plant ID, while helping to keep invasive weeds at bay in the Nature Preserve’s Native Plant Garden. We will be pulling weeds and laying mulch to keep them from returning.
Restoration Work Parties take place Saturdays from 10am to 2pm at SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve. No previous experience or tools are required, simply arrive with weather-proof clothing for working outside, a water bottle, and a smile. Please be aware that you may encounter muddy areas and plants with thorns. These events are held, rain or shine!
We suggest thick pants, long sleeved shirts, and boots that can trek through mud.

Fiestas de Restauración
Conoce de primera mano tu ecología local trabajando en uno de los diversos sitios alrededor de SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve!

Register Here:

Family Campfire Night
2017-08-04 18:00 - 20:00 | Shadow Lake Nature Preserve, 21656 184th Ave SE, Renton, WA, 98058, United States
Celebrate the end of summer in style at SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve; join us for an evening of songs, games, and camp-out fun! Roast marshmallows, tell spooky stories and take a twilight tour of our 5,000-year-old peat bog.

Register HERE

Environmental Explorers Half-Day Camp
2017-08-01 08:00 - 2017-08-03 12:00 | Shadow Lake Nature Preserve, 21656 184th Ave SE, Renton, WA, 98058, United States
Join us at the Nature Preserve this summer for environmental science fun! Let your child experience the wonders of outdoor learning as they discover their natural world. Students will explore the importance of clean, healthy water; discover the wonder of wetlands; and explore the amazing amphibians native to Western Washington!
Register HERE

Restoration Work Party
2017-07-29 10:00 - 14:00 | Shadow Lake Nature Preserve, 21656 184th Ave SE, Renton, WA, 98058, 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 Saturdays from 10am to 2pm at SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve. No previous experience or tools are required, simply arrive with weather-proof clothing for working outside, a water bottle, and a smile. Please be aware that you may encounter muddy areas and plants with thorns. These events are held, rain or shine!
We suggest thick pants, long sleeved shirts, and boots that can trek through mud.

Fiestas de Restauración
Conoce de primera mano tu ecología local trabajando en uno de los diversos sitios alrededor de SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve!

Register Here:

Guided Nature Walk: Power of Peat
2017-07-28 10:00 - 11:00 | Shadow Lake Nature Preserve, 21656 184th Ave SE, Renton, WA, 98058, 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 walk.
This week, explore SHADOW’s 5,000-year-old peat bog and learn about the wonders of peat. Touch sphagnum moss, glimpse rare plants and fungi, and learn how peat is helping humans avoid drought!

Volunteer Training Night: Native Plant ID
2017-07-25 18:30 - 20:00 | Shadow Lake Nature Preserve, 21656 184th Ave SE, Renton, WA, 98058, 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 volunteers or an excellent refresher for seasoned volunteers!
This month, join us to learn about the native plants found at the Nature Preserve! Become a bog ambassador and hone your plant identification skills to learn what’s native, invasive, edible, and poisonous!
Complete three volunteer trainings and win a SHADOW pin!

Restoration Work Party
2017-07-22 10:00 - 14:00 | Shadow Lake Nature Preserve, 21656 184th Ave SE, Renton, WA, 98058, 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 is our best defense against invading weeds and polluting trash.

Restoration Work Parties take place Saturdays from 10am to 2pm at SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve. No previous experience or tools are required, simply arrive with weather-proof clothing for working outside, a water bottle, and a smile. Please be aware that you may encounter muddy areas and plants with thorns. These events are held, rain or shine!
We suggest thick pants, long sleeved shirts, and boots that can trek through mud.

Fiestas de Restauración
Conoce de primera mano tu ecología local trabajando en uno de los diversos sitios alrededor de SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve!

Register Here:

WSU Forestry Twilight Tour: SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve
2017-07-20 18:30 - 20:30 | Shadow Lake Nature Preserve, 21656 184th Ave SE, Renton, WA, 98058, United States
This tour will focus on succession forestry management of an over-crowded alder forest. Learn about how to evolve a degraded stand from a liability to an asset while maintaining wildlife habitat! Succession forestry is modeled after natural processes and focuses on creating a mixed-conifer forest to provide high quality functions for land managers and native wildlife. 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. Learn about this unique habitat and the value of wetlands in a forest, then conclude the evening with a dessert potluck!

Teen Service Camp
2017-07-18 10:00 - 2017-07-21 15:00 | Shadow Lake Nature Preserve, 21656 184th Ave SE, Renton, WA, 98058, 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

Guided Nature Walk: Owl Trail Exploration
2017-07-14 10:00 - 11:00 | Shadow Lake Nature Preserve, 21656 184th Ave SE, Renton, WA, 98058, 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 walk.
This week, explore the upland trail system! Discover native plants and fungi, and learn about the restoration projects happening at the Nature Preserve this season!

Restoration Work Party
2017-07-08 10:00 - 14:00 | Shadow Lake Nature Preserve, 21656 184th Ave SE, Renton, WA, 98058, 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 cleaning the grating and get the bog looking beautiful for summer!
Restoration Work Parties take place Saturdays from 10am to 2pm at SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve. No previous experience or tools are required, simply arrive with weather-proof clothing for working outside, a water bottle, and a smile. Please be aware that you may encounter muddy areas and plants with thorns. These events are held, rain or shine!
We suggest thick pants, long sleeved shirts, and boots that can trek through mud.

Fiestas de Restauración
Conoce de primera mano tu ecología local trabajando en uno de los diversos sitios alrededor de SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve!

Register Here:

Elegant Beauty: Five Millennia in the Making Opens
2017-07-05 | Shadow Lake Nature Preserve, 21656 184th Ave SE, Renton, WA, 98058, United States

Volunteer Training Night: Native Plant ID
2017-06-27 18:00 - 19:30 | Shadow Lake Nature Preserve, 21656 184th Ave SE, Renton, WA, 98058, 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 for new volunteers or an excellent refresher for seasoned volunteers.
This month, join us to learn about the native plants of Western Washington and some tricks of the trade for identifying them!

Restoration Work Party
2017-06-24 10:00 - 14:00 | Shadow Lake Nature Preserve, 21656 184th Ave SE, Renton, WA, 98058, 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!

Fiestas de Restauración
Conoce de primera mano tu ecología local trabajando en uno de los diversos sitios alrededor de SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve!

Elegant Beauty: Artist Day Workshop
2017-06-17 12:00 - 16:00 | Shadow Lake Nature Preserve, 21656 184th Ave SE, Renton, WA, 98058, United States
Artists and art enthusiasts are invited to join the Sacred Hoop, and SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve for Elegant Beauty– an Artist Collaboration.
Contribute your art inspired by the 5,000-year history of SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve.
Attend an Artist Day Workshop on June 17th from 12—4 pm, for inspiration and to learn about the unique history of this wild space. Bring you own art supplies to create work on site, or simply witness the creative energy at play!
Selected works will be displayed for sale, in SHADOW’s Richter Education Center from July 1st– September 15th. Works will be selected based on family appropriate nature of the content and telling of SHADOW’s story. Artists submitting work to be hung must submit no later that June 28th.
50% of proceeds from the sale go directly to the artists, and the remainder will act as a tax-deductible donation to these two dynamic nonprofit organizations. Unsold works will be returned to their artists after September 15th.
Artists should be prepared to provide a small biographical display alongside their work.
Contact Us to sign up!

Restoration Work Party
2017-06-17 10:00 - 14:00 | Shadow Lake Nature Preserve, 21656 184th Ave SE, Renton, WA, 98058, 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, join SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve in clearing and preparing for our new trail extension! Use shovels, hoes, and picks to remove plants and grade a path. Learn about native plants and explore the new trail system.
Restoration Work Parties take place Saturdays from 10am to 2pm at SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve. No previous experience or tools are required, simply arrive with weather-proof clothing for working outside, a water bottle, and a smile. Please be aware that you may encounter muddy areas and plants with thorns. These events are held, rain or shine!
We suggest thick pants, long sleeved shirts, and boots that can trek through mud.

Fiestas de Restauración
Conoce de primera mano tu ecología local trabajando en uno de los diversos sitios alrededor de SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve!

Register Here:

Guided Nature Walk: Blooming Bog!
2017-06-16 10:00 - 11:00 | Shadow Lake Nature Preserve, 21656 184th Ave SE, Renton, WA, 98058, 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 – slight inclines and/or uneven ground may be encountered on this walk.
This month, come see our 5,000-year-old peat bog in bloom! Just in time for Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, explore the unique biology of this Pacific Northwest gem. See Labrador tea, bog laurel, and bog cranberry and enjoy the beauty of this unique habitat.
Register HERE
viernes, el 16 de junio: 10 – 11 am
Caminata guiada: Las flores de la turbera!
Explorar la belleza de nuestros caminos con una guía que trabaja por la reserva natural. Las caminatas guiada son exploraciones afueras que pasan llueva o truene. Venga con ropa apropiada por el tiempo y zapatos para niveles moderados de caminar – En este paso puede ser inclinas o terreno irregular.
Este mes, venga a ver nuestro turbera de 5,000 años de edad llena de flores! Justo al tiempo por el día de la madre y el día del padre, explora la biología única de esta joya. Mira a labrador tea, bog laurel, and bog cranberry y disfruta a la belleza de de este hábitat excepcional.
