• Summer Wednesdays: Birding with Brews

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

    7.23 BIRDING WITH BREWS   Look to the trees & sky and explore the fascinating world of birding with a beer in hand. $15, $10 members. Discover the bird banding program at the Nature Center with birding expert Julie West. Julie will share the science behind the program, the interesting things she’s seen over the […]

  • Trekking Together: July Hike with GirlTrek Cleveland

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

    Trekking Together: Summer Hikes with GirlTrek Cleveland Select Saturdays: July 26, August 30 | 10-11AM | Nature Center Join Jo Rattiliff of GirlTrek Cleveland for our monthly hikes! We invite you to move and appreciate the beauty of nature on these warm summer mornings. The trail will be of natural surfaces (paved and dirt trails) […]

  • 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 […]