• Outdoor Spring Creative Play Day with Lake Erie Ink

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

    Get inspired by a morning of creative expression with Lake Erie Ink to capture your responses to the beauty of nature in a song! Write your own verse to our forest song; use the melody provided to be part of a group sing-along. If your own melody comes to you, feel free to share it, […]

  • Eclipsed! At the Nature Center

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

    Mark your calendars for April 8th, the day of the total solar eclipse that will darken the skies over Shaker Heights for 3-4 minutes as the moon passes directly in front of the sun! Rain, shine, or clouds- join the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes for a full day of science and learning, fun, and food! […]

  • Walktail Meetup

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

    WITH VERBENA FREE SPIRIT Enjoy a morning of walking in nature, community, conversation, and mocktails at the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes! With the backdrop of spring in bloom, you’ll meet new people, enjoy mocktails, connect with like-minded individuals and create lasting friendships in a relaxed and alcohol-free environment! We’ll start with mocktails and conversation […]

  • Nature is a Language

    A READING WITH JILL BIALOSKY AND LINDSAY TURNER How does language shape our relationship with nature and with each other? What is poetry’s role in the future of our planet? Join Literary Cleveland and Orion Magazine at the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes for a literary reading and conversation between Jill Bialosky, editor at Norton […]

  • Teen Climate Change Advocacy and Action Series

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

    News surrounding climate change can be overwhelming. Though we all want to help in the environmental movement, it can seem daunting on where to start or how to make an impact.  The Nature Center is here to provide those resources and knowledge surrounding climate change advocacy and solutions! No matter if you are just starting […]

  • Create an Eco-Friendly Backyard Oasis

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

    Workshop with CH Green Team, Meadow City Nursery, and Good Nature In this workshop, Heights' residents will be able to ask and hear from experts about practical and available solutions to make their yards and gardens more eco-friendly. CH & UH residents can sign up to receive a free tree planted in their front yard […]

  • Guided Bird Walks

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

    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. The second walk of each month (marked with an asterisk*) is fully accessible and includes an ASL interpreter. For all hikes, meet […]

  • Recenter and Reset Hikes with GirlTrek

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

    Join Jo Rattiliff of GirlTrek Cleveland for our monthly Sunday evening hikes as we watch Spring come to life while trekking the beautiful trails of Shaker Parklands and the surrounding neighborhood. Enjoy the fresh air, trees budding, flowers popping up, sounds of flowing water, evening bird calls, and much more. The trail will be of […]

  • Audubon Society Spring Bird Walks

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

    Each spring for many years on the last three Sundays in April and the first three Sundays in May at 7:30 A.M. the Audubon Society of Greater Cleveland in conjunction with the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland Metroparks, Lake Metroparks, Geauga Park District, The Nature Center at Shaker Lakes, Lake Erie Nature and Science […]

  • It’s a Wild Life | Art on View

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

    IT'S A WILD LIFE | Art on View Debbie Palen’s work represents a portion of her career as a freelance illustrator providing art for children’s books and magazines. Humorous and educational, this mixed media artwork draws upon a child’s curiosity and encourages their engagement with the natural world. Many of the pieces were created for […]