Nature Center at Shaker Lakes

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  • SUMMER WEDNESDAYS: JUNE 7

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

    Every Wednesday through August 30, our building and welcome desk will remain open until 8 pm. The trails and habitats at the Nature Center are FREE and open to all dawn until dusk. To encourage guests and visitors enjoy these extended hours and spend more time outdoors, each Wednesday night throughout the summer will be […]

  • Guided Bird Walk

    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 is fully accessible and includes an ASL interpreter. For all hikes, meet in the Nature Center […]

  • Build-a-Bee Hotel Workshop

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

    Help promote our native pollinators by building your own solitary bee hotel. Join our Natural Resources staff as they guide you through this simple DIY project. You'll leave with a cedar roofed, wood framed bee hotel and instructions on how to maintain it at home. You may also stain the hotel and pick it up […]

  • Canceled Guided Bird Walk – Accessible

    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 […]

  • Winter Wonderland: Recenter and Reset Hikes

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

    Sundays, January 28 & February 25 | 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Nature Center Join Jo Rattiliff of GirlTrek Cleveland for our monthly Sunday evening hikes! These special Winter Wonderland Recenter and Reset hikes will highlight the beauty of nature and wildlife and encourages movement and community during the cold winter months. Be sure […]

  • Historic Homes & Building Tour

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

    Step back in time and experience the historic freeway fight in a unique and exciting way with the Nature Center and Shaker Historical Society. The tour will begin at the Nature Center with a presentation by local citizen scientist, passionate steward, with family ties to the freeway fight, John Barber. Barber will highlight the significance the […]

  • WINTER BOOK CLUB: Nature’s Best Hope by Doug Tallamy

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

    Please join us for this in-person and virtual hybrid event! We'll be discussing Doug Tallamy's Nature's Best Hope, with guest Sarah Franklin Jayne, author of the upcoming book Nature's Action Guide.  Douglas W. Tallamy’s first book, Bringing Nature Home, awakened thousands of readers to an urgent situation: wildlife populations are in decline because the native plants they […]

  • Winter Sowing Workshop

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

    Starting your garden in the winter can bring plenty of benefits, and an excellent way to kick off this green initiative is by sowing native seeds in January. Winter sowing offers the advantage of providing plants with a head start, winter sown plants will show growth and development far beyond plants sown in spring. By […]

  • Canceled 2024 Eclipse Over Cleveland: What to Expect

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

    The 2024 Total Eclipse is coming...are you prepared? On April 8th, 2024, a total solar eclipse will cross North America, darkening the sky for 3 minutes and 50 seconds and it's the first one to happen in Cleveland since 1806! Enjoy a presentation by Jay Ryan, a longtime astronomy educator, and learn what to expect […]

  • Pancake Breakfast with the Birds

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

    Join the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes and the The Heights of Greater Cleveland Rotary Club for a delicious homemade pancake breakfast with the birds! Learn about the habits and habitats of birds, enjoy a craft, take a guided nature hike and meet live birds. Stroller and wheelchair friendly! Hikes are first come first served- […]