A group of high schoolers and third and fourth grade students from Tahoma School District are spending today (Friday) at Shadow Lake for the district’s annual Bogfest.

Only three percent of King County’s original bogs remain. Shadow Lake bog, just outside of Renton, is one of those survivors.

The 92-acre bog is managed by the nonprofit SHADOW, which stands for Save Habitat And Diversity Of Wetlands. SHADOW was founded to preserve the rare wetland habitat surrounding Shadow Lake by hosting restoration and educational activities.

The Tahoma students participating in Bogfest are just some of the 3,500 people who visit the bog each year.

“It’s going to be a really great and fun educational variety of activities for younger kids,” said Mikhaila Gonzales, project and outreach coordinator for SHADOW.

For more information about SHADOW or Shadow Lake bog, visit http://shadowhabitat.org.