Join Dan Corcoran of the Wilderness Awareness School and Forterra as we wander Hazel Wolf Wetlands Preserve and witness the coming of spring. Flowering plants and buzzing insects will be waking up and migratory birds will be arriving at this remarkably pristine wetland. Learn about mature second growth forest and the animals that depend on them. Along with brushing up on your naturalist skills, you’ll learn new routines for connecting with nature. Shake off winter, get outside and kick off your adventurous season in nature.

About the Wilderness Awareness School:

Forterra’s Nature Discovery program is thrilled to partner with the Wilderness Awareness School as we experience nature and discover our connection to these beautiful Northwest landscapes. The non-profit school was founded in 1983 and is internationally recognized leader in outdoor education. Discover more about the school here: https://wildernessawareness.org

About Forterra and Hazel Wolf Wetlands Preserve:

Hidden in this beautiful, marshy landscape is a story of how Forterra, conserves forests and ecologically critical lands across Washington. A vital link in the Sammamish plateau watershed, this 116-acre preserve is rich in migrating bird habitat and all sorts of wildlife, while providing serious flood mitigation for the surrounding community. For this preserve, Forterra partnered with King County and neighboring businesses in creative ways to demonstrate how conservation and economic growth can lead to sustainable outcomes.

Hazel Wolf (1898 – 2000) an activist and environmentalist,  is an inspiration for this work and the namesake of the property. Her rabble-rousing determination is shared by all the supporters, monthly donors and volunteers that keep this critical work alive.