Guided Nature Walk: Extremophile Plants

Guided Nature Walk: Extremophile Plants

Did you know that Bog Labrador Tea, (one of the staff favorite bog plants visible from the Shadow boardwalk) is a plant often found in the arctic tundra?  Why is it that you find so-called bog plants on the tops of mountains and in the far reaches of the arctic...
Guided Nature Walk: Halloween Haunted Bog Tour

Guided Nature Walk: Halloween Haunted Bog Tour

In pop culture, bogs are a misunderstood and often feared ecosystem. Low hanging fog, mysterious lights, and even undead-looking bodies have led to a long history of creepy stories about these wetland ecosystems. There will be no jump scares on this haunted bog tour,...
Family Friendly Restoration Work Party

Family Friendly Restoration Work Party

  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...
Family Campfire Night at SHADOW!

Family Campfire Night at SHADOW!

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...