• Fall Guided Bird Walks

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

    Guided Bird Walks ONGOING | Select Sundays 8-9:30 AM | Nature Center Sunday, December 28* 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 […]

  • Pre-K Explorers Drop-In

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

    Pre-K Explorers: Drop-In meets once a month on Thursday mornings from 8:30am-10:30am. This program is for children ages 3.5-5. Children must have turned 3 by June 1, 2025 to enroll. This is a drop-off program, so we'll be asking adults to leave after meeting the instructor with your child. (And thank you in advance for […]

  • Art on View Artists Reception

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

    ART ON VIEW | Friday, January 9, 2026 | 6PM-8PM Kickoff a new year of programs with the Nature Center and experience our new and improved Art on View exhibit and reception. Art on View is bigger than ever! Several artists and diverse mediums, backgrounds and disciplines will share and display their art together in our […]

  • Immersive MLK Experience: Equity in Environmentalism

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

    Immersive MLK Experience: Equity in Environmentalism Saturday, January 17 | Hike: 10-11 AM, Lecture: 11 AM-12 PM Join the Nature Center as we celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and learn about the importance of connecting people of all backgrounds through meaningful, restorative action in nature while centering racial equity in our […]

  • Pre-K Explorers 2025-2026

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

    **NEW**for our pre-k audience this fall. This new weekly drop-off program gives your junior naturalist (ages 3.5-5) the opportunity to explore, create, and play all while making new friends and enjoying nature. Pre-K Explorers takes place on Thursday mornings, 8:30-10:30am, beginning February 5. The cost is $750 per 12-week semester running Feb 5 - April 30. […]

  • Pre-K Explorers

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

    Pre-K Explorers is for children ages 3.5-5. We meet once a week on Thursday mornings from 8:30am-10:30am. Register for one or multiple semesters. Each semester includes 12 classes. 2026 Spring Semester: 2/5/26-4/30/26 (no class on 4/9/26) 2026 Fall Semester: 9/17/26-12/10/26 (no class on 11/26/26) 2027 Spring Semester: 2/4/27-4/29/27 (no class on 4/1/27) Members - Use […]

  • Pancake Breakfast

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

    More details coming soon!

  • 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.” […]

  • 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 […]

  • Historic Homes Tour

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

    More details coming soon!