The Story of The Land: How Literature Confronts the Climate Crisis
Nature Center at Shaker Lakes 2600 South Park Blvd., Cleveland, OhioThe Story of The Land: How Literature Confronts the Climate Crisis in partnership with Orion Magazine, Literary Cleveland, and Mac's Backs How does language shape our relationship with the land? What is literature's role in the future of our planet? Join Literary Cleveland and Orion Magazine for a discussion with local writers about how fiction, nonfiction, and poetry can […]
Teen Climate Social
Nature Center at Shaker Lakes 2600 South Park Blvd., Cleveland, OhioTeen 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, OhioThe 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, OHAnnual 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, OhioChoose 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, OhioJudy 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 […]
Grow Not Mow
Restoring Native Habitat 10AM - 1PM Grow Not Mow is a community program powered by volunteers like you and championed by the City of Shaker Heights. With this program, we hope to restore and enhance biodiversity in the floodplain of the Doan Brook to make it a better habitat for pollinators, wildlife, and people while […]
Spring Hikes with GirlTrek
Nature Center at Shaker Lakes 2600 South Park Blvd., Cleveland, OhioTrekking Together: Spring Hikes with GirlTrek Cleveland Select Saturdays: March 29, April 26, May 24, June 28 | 11AM-12PM | Nature Center Join Jo Rattiliff of GirlTrek Cleveland for our monthly Sunday evening hikes! Spring is here! As everything comes to life, we invite you to move with us and appreciate the beauty of nature […]
City Nature Challenge: Bringing the World Together for Biodiversity
Nature Center at Shaker Lakes 2600 South Park Blvd., Cleveland, OhioCity 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 […]
Spring Archery at the Nature Center
Nature Center at Shaker Lakes 2600 South Park Blvd., Cleveland, OhioSpring Archery at the Nature Center Saturday, April 26 | Time slots available between 12 – 5:30PM | Nature Center Have you ever wanted to try archery close to home? Come out and unleash your inner archer, get a great workout, and enjoy the beautiful spring weather! Our knowledgeable Education team are also certified archery […]