Teen Climate Social

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

Teen Climate Social April 17 | 5:30-6PM PIZZA WITH THE PRESENTER a pre-presentation social for teens only at our Bringing Nature Home lecture series. Followed by the presentation 6-7:30PM | The Everyday Conservationist  Teens join us 30 minutes before a climate-themed presentation for pizza. Meet other teens interested in conservation and climate action while chatting […]

The Everyday Conservationist: Nurturing Nature at Home

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

The Everyday Conservationist: Nurturing Nature at Home Thursday, April 17 | 6-7:30PM Traditional landscaping practices are accelerating climate change and biodiversity loss—often without us even realizing it. The good news? Small, intentional changes can turn our backyards into thriving havens for wildlife and powerful tools for conservation. In this talk, conservation educator and photographer Danae […]

Annual Stream Sweep

7 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive Cleveland, Ohio 44106 7 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, Cleveland, OH

Annual Stream Sweep Saturday, April 19 |10AM-1PM | Cultural Gardens: Rockefeller Lagoon 7 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive Cleveland, Ohio 44106 Join the Doan Brook Watershed Partnership and the Nature Center as we clean up winter’s accumulation of trash. Volunteer as an individual or as a group. Groups with school-age children welcome. REGISTER: https://doanbrookpartnership.org/event/doan-brook-stream-sweep-2/  

Earth Day Tree Giveaway

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

Choose a free red oak, tulip tree, redbud or white pine sapling.

Judy Semroc’s Greyt Big Talk

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

Judy Semroc's Greyt Big Talk Nature Center at Shaker Lakes Apr 25, 2025, 8:30 – 10AM Greyt Big Talk is a multi-disciplinary creative lecture & podcast series for inspiring artists and entrepreneurs. Nature’s symphonies are among the most profound and treasured expressions of life on Earth. Just like a musical composition, the natural world is […]

City Nature Challenge: Bringing the World Together for Biodiversity

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

City Nature Challenge: Bringing the World Together for Biodiversity Saturday, April 26 | 11:30am-2:00pm | Nature Center The City Nature Challenge is celebrating its 10th anniversary this spring as people around the world head outside to document observations of wild, living things using the app, iNaturalist. What can we find at the Nature Center? Come […]

Climate Resiliency & The Nature Center

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

CLIMATE RESILIENCY AND THE NATURE CENTER Wednesday, April 30 | 6–7:30PM | NCSL Led by Kyle Warren (NCSL Natural Resources Technician) and Rachel Lasso (NCSL AmeriCorps) Learn how the Nature Center’s diverse ecosystems act as carbon sinks and contribute to climate resiliency. This presentation will highlight the species that inhabit our floodplains and wetlands and […]

Getting Started with Native Planting

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

Getting Started with Native Planting Led by My Home Park Saturday, May 10 | 9AM-10AM | Nature Center Are you a beginner at native planting? Are you ready to take the next step into bringing native plants to your home or apartment garden, but you’re not sure what would work best for your space? This […]