Paint the Grandeur of Winter with David Rankin

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

Friday, September 6 – Sunday, September 8 | 10AM-4PM | Nature Center Join David for a 3-day transparent watercolor workshop where you will paint Fall and Winter images. As the trees still glow with the last remnants of the fall color palette, they make way for stark and dramatic winter colors. The forest, gradually losing […]

Event Series Fall Bird Banding

Fall Bird Banding

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

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 around 30 minutes after sunrise and goes until 12PM. Weather permitting. Free. All ages and abilities welcome.

Event Series Qigong: Movement & Mindfulness

Qigong: Movement & Mindfulness

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

Tuesdays, August 27 through October 1 | 10:00AM – 11:00AM | Nature Center  Qigong is an ancient Chinese practice that combines gentle, slow, and powerful movements with breath, self-massage, and meditation to bring multiple benefits at physical and emotional levels. Qi means internal life force energy and gong is work or skill. Qigong moves and […]

Container Gardening Workshop

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

Fall Container Gardening Workshop with Meadow City Nursery Tuesday, September 10th, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM EDT No yard, no problem! Many native plants thrive in outdoor planters, where they can still provide food for birds and pollinators. In this hands-on workshop, we will put together a container garden with three native plants, which can […]

Event Series Fall Bird Banding

Fall Bird Banding

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

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 around 30 minutes after sunrise and goes until 12PM. Weather permitting. Free. All ages and abilities welcome.

Ballet Under the Trees & 25% off Duck Pond Ice Cream

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

Enjoy an evening of performances under the tree canopy on locations throughout our trails. (RESCHEDULED!) Activities include:  Captivating roaming ballet performances by talented City Ballet of Cleveland students – all free to the public to enjoy! Performances start at 6 PM  25% off Duck Pond Ice Cream  (Please note: Unfortunately, Good Times Food Truck will […]

Event Series Fall Bird Banding

Fall Bird Banding

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

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 around 30 minutes after sunrise and goes until 12PM. Weather permitting. Free. All ages and abilities welcome.

Art on View: Up A Creek

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

UP A CREEK Cleveland Institute of Art Current & Former Students Opening reception: Friday, September 13 | 5:30–7PM | Nature Center A collection of work by current and former students (DeAnne Smith '24, Tamsyn Kuehnert '24, Jamie Brinker '25, and Lilly Ross '25) at the Cleveland Institute of Art that examines the range of complex […]

Family Fishing Day

  Every year Doan Brook Watershed Partnership hosts Family Fishing Day at Rockefeller Lagoon. This free event is an opportunity for people of all ages and experience levels to enjoy a day of fishing and watershed education. Children, senior citizens and veterans will receive a free fishing rod while supplies last, and Cleveland Metroparks Youth […]

Hike & Run 2024

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

Join us for the 20th Anniversary of Hike & Run! This beloved event benefits environmental education and promotes health and wellness while celebrating the Shaker Parklands. Partial proceeds also support the Jenny Goldman Memorial Nature Outreach Fund, which underwrites our Environmental Educator in Residence program that provides environmental education for hundreds of Cleveland school children […]