Rain, Rain Go Away…to the Nature Center! Alex Yurosko, Marketing Content Manager August 11, 2021 Shaker Heights and the surrounding neighborhoods are no stranger to flash floods during heavy downpours like the one today, but have you ever wondered where all that water goes? It may surprise you to find out that much of that […]
A mysterious bird illness is making its way around the eastern part of the country, including northeast Ohio. Scientists are searching for the lead cause of this unfortunate bird epidemic. The primary species that tend to be most affected are blue jays, common grackles, European starlings, American robins, and house sparrows. The disease is characterized […]
NCSL Statement of Support for NEORSD’s Recommendations July 22, 2021 The Nature Center at Shaker Lakes supports the recommendations of the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District(NEORSD) regarding the future of the Shaker Lakes. Given our location between Horseshoe Lake and Lower Lake, and our mission to conserve a publicly-accessible natural area, we support NEORSD’s recommendations, […]
Jimmy’s Treehouse is NOW OPEN! Ashley Hall, Marketing Coordintor Saturday, July 17, 2021 We are excited to announce that Jimmy’s Treehouse is NOW OPEN to the public! Jimmy’s Treehouse is yet another exciting enhancement to the grounds at the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes, made possible through the Enhancing Your Outdoor Classroom: Campaign for the […]
LEARNING IN OUR OUTDOOR CLASSROOM: THE SHAKER FOREST SCHOOL Ashley Hall, Marketing Coordinator Thursday, July 1, 2021 This past year brought many challenges for educators as schools closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. One local group, now officially named The Shaker Forest School, broke free from digital screens and traditional classrooms to hold their preschool […]
Introducing a Stunning New Sculpture at the All People’s Trail Entrance Ashley Hall, Marketing Coordinator January 31, 2021 At the Kohl Fund Gateway to the newly reconstructed All People’s Trail sits a glimmering, gleaming new sculpture created by local artist Erik Neff. This is the latest example of the Nature Center’s efforts to spotlight local […]
SNOWY OWLS RETURN TO CLEVELAND Ashley Hall Marketing Coordinator January 22, 2020 With their snow-white feathers and bright yellow eyes, snowy owls (Bubo scandiacus) are nothing short of magical. While they spend the majority of the year in their breeding grounds in the Arctic Circle, they migrate 2,000 miles south where they can be seen […]
New Sparrow Song Goes Viral Ashley Hall Marketing Coordinator December 18, 2020 “Oh sweet Canada, Canada, Canada,” is a commonly heard bird song throughout our region’s forests in the spring, but recently, the white-throated sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) has changed its tune. A study published on July 2 in the journal Current Biology shows that […]
Don’t Squirm! We’re Learning with Worms! Lisa Golba Early Childhood Environmental Educator May 7, 2020 “We must teach our children to smell the Earth, to taste the rain, to touch the wind, to see things grow, to hear the sun rise and night fall- to care.” -John Cleal My job at the Nature Center at […]
DIGGING DEEPER: SNACKS WITH SNAKES Madi Bacci, Seasonal Environmental Educator or Stewardship & Restoration Intern April 9, 2020 Recently on our Your Outdoor Classroom LIVE: Snacks with Snakes on Facebook, we got up close with Onyx & Obsidian, our 8-month-old baby gray rat snakes (Pantherophis spiloides) and talked about the AMAZING adaptations that allow snakes […]
