• Summer Wednesdays: Pup Playdate

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

    Music | Food | Pets are invited to explore our trails this special pet-friendly evening featuring pup-cup treats! Pupchella Returns to the Nature Center Woof! Woof! Bark! Bark! Translation: Normally pets are not permitted on our trails, but we invite you to bring your favorite furry companion to the Nature Center for this special dog-friendly […]

  • Guided Bird Walks

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

    Guided Bird Walks ONGOING |Select Wednesdays, 6:30-8PM | Nature Center July 30* Aug 13 and 27* 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 […]

  • Summer Wednesdays: Native Plant Bingo

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

    NATIVE PLANT BINGO** Bingo starts at 6PM! With Midnight Owl Brewery, Verbena Free Spirited, & Avonlea Nursery Play 8 rounds of BINGO for $12 ($10 members) with a beer or mocktail in hand, and a chance to take home a native pollinator-friendly plant.  Members should include promo code: SWMEM2025 and their member IDs to receive […]

  • Summer Wednesdays: Art in the Park – Rain Date

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

    We postponed our July date due to weather, so Art in the Park will now be August 13! Stroll through this summer favorite pop-up market, experience with local artisans & makers, music, Grateful Grub food truck, & cocktails. Join us for our third annual event! This pop-up shopping event with studio Chartreuse features local artisans […]

  • Guided Bird Walks

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

    Guided Bird Walks ONGOING |Select Wednesdays, 6:30-8PM | Nature Center Aug 13 and 27* 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 […]

  • Naturalist Notebook: In The Light Eaters

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

    Naturalist Notebook August 17 | 1-3pm | Nature Center at Shaker Lakes Join Loganberry Books and the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes for our quarterly book discussion! For many years we have been reading about the way trees and plants communicate and support each other. In The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant […]

  • Sound of Ideas Community Tour

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

    Monday, August 18th, 6 – 8PM Five years ago Horseshoe Lake was drained with a plan to replace its damaged dam and restore the lake. But the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District argued that keeping the land dry, and replacing the lake with a park, was necessary to lower the risk of catastrophic flooding. Residents […]

  • Summer Wednesdays: Back to School Picnic with Climate Change Lecture

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

    BACK TO SCHOOL PICNIC WITH CLIMATE CHANGE LECTURE Dive into the effects of climate change on plants & birds with Judy Semroc** in our pavilion from 6-7:30PM ($5, FREE for members). Pack a family picnic, then hike the trails & enjoy the serenity of the Nature Center before the hustle & bustle of the school […]

  • Take to the Lake

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

    Saturday, August 23, 10am-4pm Doan Brook Watershed Partnership has been hosting our annual event Take to the Lake which was started in 2013 as a memorial to Lester Stumpe, an avid paddler and early DBWP board member. We typically host the event on the last Saturday in August and this years event details can be […]

  • Summer Wednesdays: End of Summer Soiree

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

    END OF SUMMER SOIREE Celebrate the end of summer with music by award winning children’s artist Mr. Jeff, Good Times Food Truck, and drinks. Family-friendly. Mr. Jeff's performance will start at 6:30 PM. Music arranged in partnership with Roots of American Music