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  • Winter Tree ID Hike

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

    Winter Tree ID Hike Sunday, March 9 | 3PM – 4:30PM | Nature Center Join the Natural Resources team on a winter tree identification hike and learn about the other features like buds, twigs and bark that can help you identify trees all year round. You’ll get to know hickories, oaks, maples and more. The […]

  • Yard Tool Tune-Up

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

    Yard Tool Tune-Up Saturday, March 29 | 1PM-2:30PM | Nature Center Thinking green? Join our Natural Resources team as we discuss how to properly maintain your outdoor tools. Spring is a great time for things like annual pruning and trimming and in this timely workshop we'll cover basic maintenance, what tools we use and recommend, […]

  • Teen Climate Social

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

    Teen Climate Social April 3 | 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 | Soil Health  Teens join us 30 minutes before a climate-themed presentation for pizza. Meet other teens interested in conservation and climate action while chatting with […]

  • Soil Health and Growing Native Plants

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

    Soil Health and Growing Native Plants Led by Joe King (Rust Belt Riders & Tilth Soil) Thursday, April 3 | 6pm-7:30pm | Nature Center Soil is one of the key components to a healthy and happy garden- the nutrients, oxygen, and life within the soil directly affect how well your plants thrive in your yard. […]

  • 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/  

  • Nature Center at Shaker Lakes Friends Pavilion

    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 […]