• Naturalist Notebook

    Loganberry Books 13015 Larchmere Blvd, Cleveland, OH

    Naturalist Notebook: Trace: Memory, History, Race, and the American Landscape February 15, 2026 | 1-3pm | Loganberry Books Join the Nature Center and Loganberry Books as we discuss Lauret Savoy's award-winning memoir, Trace: Memory, History, Race, and the American Landscape. Lauret Savoy is a professor of Environmental Studies and Geology at Mount Holyoke and, through […]

  • Pancake Breakfast with the Birds

    Nature Center at Shaker Lakes 2600 South Park Blvd., Cleveland, Ohio

    PANCAKE BREAKFAST WITH THE BIRDS | Saturday, Feb 21 | 8 AM-12 PM Join the Nature Center and the Rotary Club of the Heights of Greater Cleveland for a homemade pancake breakfast with the birds! Learn about the habits and habitats of birds, enjoy a craft at the front desk, take a guided nature hike […]

  • Winter Hike with GirlTREK

    Nature Center at Shaker Lakes 2600 South Park Blvd., Cleveland, Ohio

    Saturday, February 28 | 10:00AM-11:00AM Join Jo Rattiliff of GirlTREK Cleveland for our monthly hike! GirlTREK is a global organization that is made up of over a million Black women united by a movement for health justice and whose mission is “to increase the life expectancy of Black women by 10 years in 10 years.” […]

  • Winter Build-a-Birdhouse Workshop

    Nature Center at Shaker Lakes 2600 South Park Blvd., Cleveland, Ohio

    Winter Build-a-Birdhouse Workshop | Saturday, February 28 | 1-3 PM  Back by popular demand! Build your own birdhouse (and bring your own beverage!) Join us with your family and friends for a fun, winter craft - a gift that keeps on giving back to nature! We'll be creating sturdy birdhouses that provide safe havens for local bird species and learning the role they play in […]

  • Starry Night Pajama Party

    Nature Center at Shaker Lakes 2600 South Park Blvd., Cleveland, Ohio

    JUNIOR NATURALIST STARRY NIGHT PAJAMA PARTY Saturday, February 28 | 4-6 PM Join the Nature Center and Terri Stefanko from Light the Wild for a star-studded story time and pajama party! Kids will cozy up with hot cocoa and popcorn as they read from A Friend Made of Stars and craft their own star friend. Best […]

  • Upcycle and Repurpose Workshop: Make Your Own Scrubbers

    Nature Center at Shaker Lakes 2600 South Park Blvd., Cleveland, Ohio

    Friday, March 6 @ 6 PM Help protect our environment by learning to reuse everyday household items! Karen Ault will be leading this tutorial workshop to share how to make dishwashing scrubbers out of recycled orange and onion plastic mesh bags. Registrants are encouraged to bring their own bags, though one will be provided to […]

  • Swap Meet

    Nature Center at Shaker Lakes 2600 South Park Blvd., Cleveland, Ohio

    SHPL and NCSL Swap Meet  Saturday, March 21, | 10 AM-2 PM  The Shaker Heights Public Library and the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes are teaming up to host a Community Swap Meet in the spirit of reducing waste, building comradery and sharing with our neighbors. No money will be exchanged at the swap meet, and participants can trade books, records, gardening tools, […]

  • Annual Stream Sweep

    Annual Stream Sweep  Saturday, April 18 |10AM-1PM | Cultural Gardens    Join the Doan Brook Watershed Partnership and the Nature Center as we clean up the winter’s accumulation of trash in the Doan Brook. We’ll meet in the Cultural Gardens Volunteer as an individual or as a group. Groups with school-age children are welcome.  Registration required. Free. All ages.   https://dbwp.org/event/earth-day-stream-sweep/   

  • Historic Homes Tour

    Nature Center at Shaker Lakes 2600 South Park Blvd., Cleveland, Ohio

    More details coming soon!

  • Earth Day Tree Giveaway

    Nature Center at Shaker Lakes 2600 South Park Blvd., Cleveland, Ohio

    Earth Day Tree Giveaway  Wednesday, April 22 | 10 AM-3 PM  This Earth Day, stop by and receive a free tree from the Nature Center! Participants can choose a red bud, blackhaw viburnum, or flowering dogwood.