Registration Required Come down to SHADOW to enjoy an evening around the campfire! We’ll supply the hot cocoa and s’mores, you bring your favorite campfire song or family friendly ghost story! This family friendly event is free, but your suggested $5-10 donation will help us continue to host events like this. Arrive at 4pm for […]
REGISTRATION REQUIRED It's getting spooky here at SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve! Please join us for a fun-filled family event on Saturday, October 28th as we celebrate and demystify some of the creepy, crawly, and mysterious—yet ecologically important—creatures and ecosystems we coexist with. Door prize will be awarded for on-theme costumes! Enjoy crafts and activities, exciting […]
Let’s explore the fascinating world of bog plants during a guided nature walk through the only sphagnum-hemlock peat bog under protection in our region. Peat bogs are a rare and extreme ecosystem that host a variety of plants you often don't see elsewhere, like the Rhododendron-related Bog Labrador Tea (pictured above). As we traverse the […]
Join us for World Environmental Health Day and help us take care of a special part of the SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve forest. We will be doing light invasive plant removal in our beautiful Uplands forest. We will not be working with blackberries or any other armed plants. Gloves and tools will be provided, […]
There will be no jump scares on this haunted bog tour, just the fun and spooky facts about bogs across the world. This tour will be good for kids and adults, costumes are welcome!
Explore the unique world of extremophile plants with SHADOW! Join our guided nature walk to learn more about bog flora, like Bog Labrador Tea, and how they thrive in different extreme environments like bogs, the arctic tundra, and the high alpine.
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.
