• City Nature Challenge

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

    City Nature Challenge Friday, April 24 – Monday, April 27   The City Nature Challenge (CNC) is an annual international event to collaboratively record as many wildlife observations as possible using iNaturalist. This global event is organized by the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and California Academy of Sciences. The Nature Center at Shaker Lakes is […]

  • Earth Day Sound Bath and Meditation Ceremony  

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

    Earth Day Sound Bath and Meditation Ceremony  Sunday, April 26 | 3-5 PM  In honor of Earth Day we come together to celebrate the regenerative power of the natural world! Join us around the circle to learn about the special herbs that the Spring season brings and to create a blend of herbal tea with Amber of Cleveland Tea Revival. […]

  • Audubon Society Spring Bird Walks 

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

    Audubon Society Spring Bird Walks  Select Sundays | 7:30-10:30 AM  May 3, 10, and 17  Audubon Bird Walks, in conjunction with local partners, are a great way to improve your birding skills. Led by experienced birders who welcome all levels from beginners to advanced, the walks are between 1–2 miles on dirt, gravel and grass trails around the Nature Center and […]

  • Annual Plant Sale

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

    SAVE THE DATE! More information coming soon. Saturday, May 9, 2026

  • Audubon Society Spring Bird Walks 

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

    Audubon Society Spring Bird Walks  Select Sundays | 7:30-10:30 AM  May 10 and 17  Audubon Bird Walks, in conjunction with local partners, are a great way to improve your birding skills. Led by experienced birders who welcome all levels from beginners to advanced, the walks are between 1–2 miles on dirt, gravel and grass trails around the Nature Center and Lower Shaker […]

  • Quiet Bloom: Expressive Watercolor Workshop 

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

    Quiet Bloom: Expressive Watercolor Workshop  Saturday, May 16 | 1:30-3 PM  Slow down and discover the joy of watercolor in a relaxed, nature-inspired setting. Join celebrated contemporary watercolor artist Burnell McKenna for a welcoming workshop designed for adult learners of all experience levels. Participants will explore expressive watercolor techniques inspired by botanical forms, learn approachable ways to […]

  • Audubon Society Spring Bird Walks 

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

    Audubon Society Spring Bird Walks  Select Sundays | 7:30-10:30 AM  May 17  Audubon Bird Walks, in conjunction with local partners, are a great way to improve your birding skills. Led by experienced birders who welcome all levels from beginners to advanced, the walks are between 1–2 miles on dirt, gravel and grass trails around the Nature Center and Lower Shaker Lake. Dates […]

  • Naturalist Notebook: Vesper Flights 

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

    Naturalist Notebook: Vesper Flights  Sunday, May 17 | 1-3 PM   Join the Nature Center and Loganberry Books to discuss Vesper Flights by Helen MacDonald. Helen MacDonald, a British naturalist, poet and falconer, is best known for their memoir, H is for Hawk. Vesper Flights, written more recently, is a collection of essays on the natural world in which MacDonald shares their […]

  • Trekking Together: Spring Hike with GirlTrek Cleveland 

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

    Trekking Together: Spring Hike with GirlTrek Cleveland *Check our website for March and April dates Saturday, May 23 | 10-11 AM Join Jo Rattiliff of GirlTrek Cleveland for our monthly hike! GirlTREK is a global organization that is made up of over a million Black women united by a movement for health justice and whose […]

  • Spring Guided Bird Walks

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

    Guided Bird Walks  ONGOING | Select Sundays 8-9:30 AM May 24*   Join a guided walk through the Shaker Parklands exploring the sights and sounds of the birds that migrate through or make the parklands their home. The first walk of each month begins on our ADA-accessible boardwalk and moves to dirt trails throughout the Parklands. All walks meet in the Nature Center […]