This large cottonwood tree has been gnawed by beavers. Photo David Berger.
A blue heron standing among the lilies which are abundant in summer. Photo David Berger.
Looking north on a placid day. The S. Adams Street boat launch is on the other side of the point. Photo David Berger.
Green Seattle Partnership has taken the lead in removing invasive plants and installing native trees, shrubs and ground covers. Photo David Berger.
Water lilies grow abundantly in summer. Photo David Berger.
Levels of Lake Washington are sometimes low, exposing mud, as in this photo from March 2021. Photo David Berger.
Seattle Parks and Recreation installing fencing to protect the Sanctuary shoreline
Meeting in June, 2022, to plan the Lakewood Sanctuary. Representatives of Lakewood Marina, Beavers Northwest, the community and Seattle Parks and Recreation in attendance.
The Sanctuary in fall colors, with a rainbow. Photo Andrew Shroyer.
A view of the beaver lodge made of sticks and mud. Photo David Berger.
Seattle Parks and Recreation removed blackberries and planted native trees and shrubs. At right is a pile of dried blackberry canes. Some of the native vegetation is caged as protection from beavers. Photo David Berger.
Turtle research is ongoing in the Sanctuary. Temporary traps, like the one in the foreground left, help determine species present and population numbers. Photo David Berger.