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  • Birding Bingo with Kirtland Bird Club

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

    BIRDING BINGO with Kirtland Bird Club  Saturday, October 3 |11 AM - 1 PM  Join the Nature Center and the Kirtland Bird Club for our first ever Bird Bingo. This event will be a great opportunity for beginner birders to learn about the birds that can be found in the Shaker Parklands while having fun! […]

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    Guided Bird Walks

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

    GUIDED BIRD WALKS Ongoing | 8-9:30 AM Join a guided walk through the Shaker Parklands looking and listening for birds. The first walk of each month begins on our ADA accessible boardwalk and moves to dirt trails throughout the Parklands. For all hikes, meet in the Nature Center parking lot.   Binoculars are available to borrow. […]

  • The Big Sit

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

    THE BIG SIT  Sunday, October 11 | Pre-dawn until dusk  The Big Sit, also known as the ultimate tailgate party for bird watchers, is a 24-hour period of birdwatching! Attending The Big Sit is free, and no registration is required. Pledges and donations are accepted to support bird banding research and bird-related projects at NCSL. […]

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    Fall Bird Banding

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

    FALL BIRD BANDING   Monday, Wednesday, & Friday | August 17-October 30  Meet Julie West at the table near the right side of the driveway to observe migratory birds as they are banded. Generally, the timing is from 30 minutes after sunrise to 12PM.   Weather permitting. Free. All ages and abilities welcome to observe and learn. 

  • Fall Perennial Plant Sale 

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

    Fall Perennial Plant Sale Saturday, October 17 | 10 AM - 3 PM   Members preview 9–10AM | In Person at Nature Center  Fall is for planting, join us for the last native plant sale of the year! The Fall Perennial Sale will offer a limited selection of native Ohio perennial species, featuring perennials, trees and […]

  • Anna Goes Outside Bird Walk

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

    ANNA GOES OUTSIDE BIRD WALK Sunday, October 18 | 8AM | Nature Center  Programming part of Guided Bird Walks  Local birder & wildlife educator Anna Henry (@annagoezoutside) will join Julie West for a fully accessible guided bird walk exploring the Shaker Parklands which have been designated as an Important Bird Area since 2003. Anna leads […]

  • Bird Seed Sale Wild Birds

    Bird Seed Sale Fundraiser

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

    Help support the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes and your feathered friends! SHOP NOW You can place orders from October 1 to October 31, with 25% of every sale benefitting the Nature Center. Thanks to Dave Pretnar, owner of Wild Birds Unlimited in Mayfield Heights for teaming up with us to support the Nature Center! Place […]

  • TREKKING TOGETHER: Fall Hikes with GirlTrek Cleveland 

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

    TREKKING TOGETHER: Fall Hikes with GirlTrek Cleveland  Select Saturdays October 31, November 21 | 10-11 AM  Join Jo Rattiliff of GirlTrek Cleveland for our monthly hikes! We invite you to move and appreciate the beauty of nature on these beautiful autumn mornings. The trail will be of natural surfaces (paved and dirt trails) and sidewalk. […]

  • NATURALIST NOTEBOOK: Great Black Swamp

    Loganberry Books 13015 Larchmere Blvd, Cleveland, OH

    NATURALIST NOTEBOOK: Great Black Swamp Sunday, November 15 | 1-3 PM| Loganberry Books  Great Black Swamp: Toxic Algae, Toxic Relationships, and the Most Interesting Place in America that Nobody’s Ever Heard Of by Patrick Wensink tells the story of what was once a highly ecologically-diverse area covering over 300 million acres in NW Ohio (and […]

  • TREKKING TOGETHER: Fall Hikes with GirlTrek Cleveland 

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

    TREKKING TOGETHER: Fall Hikes with GirlTrek Cleveland  Select Saturdays November 21 | 10-11 AM  Join Jo Rattiliff of GirlTrek Cleveland for our monthly hikes! We invite you to move and appreciate the beauty of nature on these beautiful autumn mornings. The trail will be of natural surfaces (paved and dirt trails) and sidewalk. In the […]