City Nature Challenge
2026-04-24 08:00 - 2026-04-27 17:00 (America/New_York) | Nature Center at Shaker Lakes, 2600 South Park Blvd., Cleveland, Ohio, 44120
City Nature Challenge
Friday, April 24 – Monday, April 27
The City Nature Challenge (CNC) is an annual international event to collaboratively record as many wildlife observations as possible using iNaturalist. This global event is organized by the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and California Academy of Sciences. The Nature Center at Shaker Lakes is one of the regional organizers. We’ll be hosting a couple of drop-in sessions throughout the challenge. Come join us!
No registration. Free. All ages.

Earth Day Meditation Ceremony
2026-04-26 15:00 - 17:00
Earth Day Meditation Ceremony
Sunday, April 26 | 3-5 PM
In honor of Earth Day we come together to celebrate the regenerative power of the natural world! Join us around the circle to learn about the special herbs that the Spring season brings and to create a blend of herbal tea with Amber of Cleveland Tea Revival. Sip on a delightful, botanical non-alcoholic beverage from Molly of Verbena Free- Spirited Shoppe and experience the transformational energy of guided meditation and ceremony with Caressa of Caressa Joy-Centered Life. Take home your own unique blend of herbal tea, a potted plant to add to your garden, and a blessing stone to activate the memory of your extraordinary experience.
Registration required. $45 for non-members $40 for members.
Registration link: https://givebutter.com/earth-day-ceremony-4-26-26

Audubon Society Spring Bird Walks
2026-05-03 07:30 - 22:30
Audubon Society Spring Bird Walks
Select Sundays | 7:30-10:30 AM
May 3, 10, and 17
Audubon Bird Walks, in conjunction with local partners, are a great way to improve your birding skills. Led by experienced birders who welcome all levels from beginners to advanced, the walks are between 1–2 miles on dirt, gravel and grass trails around the Nature Center and Lower Shaker Lake. Dates marked with an asterisk (*) will have an ASL interpreter in attendance. Bird species are counted and recorded, and the data is stored both on eBird and at the Museum of Natural History. Free. Registration required.
Registration links:
https://givebutter.com/audubon-spring-bird-walk-5-3-26
https://givebutter.com/audubon-spring-bird-walk-5-10-26
https://givebutter.com/audubon-spring-bird-walk-5-17-26

Annual Plant Sale
2026-05-09 08:00 - 17:00
SAVE THE DATE! More information coming soon. Saturday, May 9, 2026

Audubon Society Spring Bird Walks
2026-05-10 07:30 - 22:30
Audubon Society Spring Bird Walks
Select Sundays | 7:30-10:30 AM
May 10 and 17
Audubon Bird Walks, in conjunction with local partners, are a great way to improve your birding skills. Led by experienced birders who welcome all levels from beginners to advanced, the walks are between 1–2 miles on dirt, gravel and grass trails around the Nature Center and Lower Shaker Lake. Dates marked with an asterisk (*) will have an ASL interpreter in attendance. Bird species are counted and recorded, and the data is stored both on eBird and at the Museum of Natural History. Free. Registration required.
Registration links:
https://givebutter.com/audubon-spring-bird-walk-5-10-26
https://givebutter.com/audubon-spring-bird-walk-5-17-26

Quiet Bloom: Expressive Watercolor Workshop
2026-05-16 13:30 - 15:00
Quiet Bloom: Expressive Watercolor Workshop
Saturday, May 16 | 1:30-3 PM
Slow down and discover the joy of watercolor in a relaxed, nature-inspired setting. Join celebrated contemporary watercolor artist Burnell McKenna for a welcoming workshop designed for adult learners of all experience levels. Participants will explore expressive watercolor techniques inspired by botanical forms, learn approachable ways to work with color, water, and brushwork, and create a finished or in-progress piece to take home. This one-time session emphasizes observation, creativity, and enjoyment of the process in a calm and supportive environment.
Registration required. $80 non-members, $70 members. Price includes all materials, instruction, and presentation.
Registration link: https://givebutter.com/quiet-bloom-5-16-26

Audubon Society Spring Bird Walks
2026-05-17 07:30 - 22:30
Audubon Society Spring Bird Walks
Select Sundays | 7:30-10:30 AM
May 17
Audubon Bird Walks, in conjunction with local partners, are a great way to improve your birding skills. Led by experienced birders who welcome all levels from beginners to advanced, the walks are between 1–2 miles on dirt, gravel and grass trails around the Nature Center and Lower Shaker Lake. Dates marked with an asterisk (*) will have an ASL interpreter in attendance. Bird species are counted and recorded, and the data is stored both on eBird and at the Museum of Natural History. Free. Registration required.
Registration links:
https://givebutter.com/audubon-spring-bird-walk-5-17-26

Naturalist Notebook: Vesper Flights
2026-05-17 13:00 - 15:00
Naturalist Notebook: Vesper Flights
Sunday, May 17 | 1-3 PM
Join the Nature Center and Loganberry Books to discuss Vesper Flights by Helen MacDonald. Helen MacDonald, a British naturalist, poet and falconer, is best known for their memoir, H is for Hawk. Vesper Flights, written more recently, is a collection of essays on the natural world in which MacDonald shares their exceptional eye for detail and observational skills with readers. Wonderful to dip into at leisure, the essays soar from falcons to peregrines to swifts’ mysterious vesper flights. Book available at Loganberry at 10% off
Registration required. Free.
Registration link: https://givebutter.com/naturalist-notebook-vesper-flights-5-17-26

Trekking Together: Spring Hike with GirlTrek Cleveland
2026-05-23 10:00 - 11:00
Trekking Together: Spring Hike with GirlTrek Cleveland
*Check our website for March and April dates
Saturday, May 23 | 10-11 AM
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.” We invite you to bundle up, get active, and appreciate the beauty of nature on these fresh, beautiful spring mornings. The trail will be of natural surfaces (paved and dirt trails) and sidewalks. In the case of inclement weather, the hike will be cancelled, and an email will be sent to registrants. Registration required. Free. Donations welcome.
Registration link: https://givebutter.com/girltrek-5-23-26

Spring Guided Bird Walks
2026-05-24 08:00 - 21:30
Guided Bird Walks
ONGOING | Select Sundays 8-9:30 AM
May 24*
Join a guided walk through the Shaker Parklands exploring the sights and sounds of the birds that migrate through or make the parklands their home. The first walk of each month begins on our ADA-accessible boardwalk and moves to dirt trails throughout the Parklands. All walks meet in the Nature Center parking lot. Binoculars are available to borrow. Rain or shine. Free. $5 suggested donation. Registration required.
*One walk of each month is fully accessible and includes an ASL interpreter.
REGISTRATION:
https://givebutter.com/spring-bird-walk-5-24-26

Nature at Night: Moonbeam
2026-05-30 08:00 - 17:00
Nature at Night: Moonbeam – Saturday, May 30, 2026

Hike & Run
2026-09-13 08:00 - 17:00
Hike & Run – Sunday, September 13, 2026

AutumnFest
2026-09-26 08:00 - 17:00
AutumnFest – Saturday, September 26, 2026

Luminary Walk
2026-12-18 08:00 - 17:00
