SUMMER WEDNESDAYS: All About Birds

Grab your binoculars and look to the sky! This evening is all about birds, our feathered friends! Activities include: Beginner’s Boozy Birding: Introduction to Birding  Learn about the basics of birding from birding expert Julie West!  Bring your friends and family to enjoy a presentation on what birding events the Nature Center offers, what you […]

Is Nature More Cooperative Than We Think? A Talk with Kristin Ohlson

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

Thursday, August 15 | 6:00PM-7:00PM | Nature Center Join us for a very special author talk from writer Kristin Ohlson! Books available for purchase from Mac's Backs-Books on Coventry. Most people believe that nature is characterized by competition and conflict—red in tooth and  claw, as the poet Tennyson said. But recent science suggests that cooperative […]

Naturalist Notebook: The Round of a Country Year by David Kline with Loganberry Books

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

Sunday, August 18 | 1:00PM-3:00PM | Nature Center David Kline, an Amish farmer and naturalist in mid-Ohio, has written several books following the seasons with a keen eye on nature as well as daily life in his book, THE ROUND OF A COUNTRY YEAR. David is a good friend of Wendell Berry's, who introduces the […]

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 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.

SUMMER WEDNESDAYS: Serenity in the Sun

Join us for an evening of wellness and relaxation with yoga, sound healing, and delectable vegan and vegetarian bites sourced from local restaurants! Activities include: FREE Yoga Class with Cari Hickerson - REGISTER Sound Bath Performance by Cassandra Woods – 6:00-7:00pm FREE Qigong Class with Ana Maria Carrillo* - REGISTER Vegan and vegetarian bites from […]

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.

Take to the Lake

Started in 2013 as a memorial to Lester Stumpe, an avid paddler and early Doan Brook Watershed Partnership board member, Take to the Lake gives participants a chance to enjoy some time by the lake for a day, and gain a new perspective on the lakes, the Doan Brook and their place in our watershed […]

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.

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 […]