• Native Botanical Cocktail Competition

    Cleveland Urban Winery 2180 Lee Rd, Cleveland Heights, OH

    Native Botanical Cocktail Competition Featuring Crown Royal Deluxe and Crown Royal Reserve 12 Year Sunday, May 4 | 5-8PM | NEW LOCATION! CLE Urban Winery The United States Bartending Guild is bringing an exciting competition to the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes! Each of the competing mixologists will get the opportunity to showcase their skills […]

  • Getting Started with Native Planting

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

    Getting Started with Native Planting Led by My Home Park Saturday, May 10 | 9AM-10AM | Nature Center Are you a beginner at native planting? Are you ready to take the next step into bringing native plants to your home or apartment garden, but you’re not sure what would work best for your space? This […]

  • Annual, Edible & Native Perennial Plant Sale

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

    IN PERSON AT THE NATURE CENTER Saturday, May 10 | 10AM–3PM Member preview: 8:30–10AM A wide selection of quart and gallon perennials, trees, and shrubs, plus annuals, edibles, flats, hanging baskets, and ready to go pots. Enjoy the hands on shopping experience with our local experts available to help you make the jump into native […]

  • Nature Preschool

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

    NEW! NATURE PRESCHOOL Intended for our preschool age naturalist (3-5). Children and parents will join an educator for two hours of nature preschool fun! Program includes a lesson based on preschool standards, free play, hike and live animal presentation. If cost is a barrier, please reach out to prange@shakerlakes.org. PreK Explorer (with Grown Up) Saturdays: […]

  • Naturalist Notebook: Crickets and Katydids

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

    Naturalist Notebook: Crickets and Katydids Sunday, May 18 | 1pm-3pm | NCSL Lisa Rainsong, Ph.D. will join us for the May Naturalist's Notebook talking and making music about one of her favorite subjects, insects, specifically crickets and katydids. Lisa is a professional musician and educator with a passion for the study of birds, insects and […]

  • Native Plant Bingo

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

    Native Plant Bingo May 22 | 6pm-8:00pm | NCSL Friend’s Pavilion Join us for our first installment of NCSL Native Plant Bingo! This will be a night of fun and learning about native plants. Participants will play 8 rounds of bingo, with a native plant theme and everyone will have the opportunity to win a […]

  • Nature Preschool

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

    NEW! NATURE PRESCHOOL Intended for our preschool age naturalist (3-5). Children and parents will join an educator for two hours of nature preschool fun! Program includes a lesson based on preschool standards, free play, hike and live animal presentation. If cost is a barrier, please reach out to prange@shakerlakes.org. PreK Explorer (with Grown Up) Saturday […]

  • Spring Hikes with GirlTrek

    Spring Hikes with GirlTrek

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

    Trekking Together: Spring Hikes with GirlTrek Cleveland Select Saturdays: March 29, April 26, May 24, June 28 | 10-11AM | Nature Center Join Jo Rattiliff of GirlTrek Cleveland for our monthly evening hikes! Spring is here! As everything comes to life, we invite you to move with us and appreciate the beauty of nature as […]

  • Guided Bird Walks

    Guided Bird Walks

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

    Ongoing | Select Sundays: March 2 & March 16* (ASL), April 6, May 25 | 8AM –9:30AM | Nature Center   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 […]

  • Nature at Night: Metamorphosis

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

    Nature at Night Saturday, May 31st, 5:30PM – 11PM Experience nature’s power to adapt, reform, and thrive, from twilight shifts to the unveiling of nocturnal wonders. Enjoy specialty food and drinks from Greater Cleveland’s best restaurants, set against the stunning backdrop of the Nature Center’s grounds in the heart of the Shaker Parklands. Join us […]