AutumnFest Top SliderAutumnFEstJoin us for a magical evening in the forest! AutumnFest Main ContentAutumnFest: Fairytales in the ForestSaturday, 10.4 | 3–7PM | Nature Center Join us for a magical evening in the forest celebrating the beauty of nature this fall season! This magical evening in the forest will be held, rain or shine. Activities for […]
SNOWY OWLS RETURN TO CLEVELAND Ashley Hall Marketing Coordinator January 22, 2020 With their snow-white feathers and bright yellow eyes, snowy owls (Bubo scandiacus) are nothing short of magical. While they spend the majority of the year in their breeding grounds in the Arctic Circle, they migrate 2,000 miles south where they can be seen […]
Ways to Give BannerTHE NATURE CENTER AT SHAKER LAKES corporate partnerships Become a Corporate PartnerCONSERVE. CONNECT. INSPIRE.BECOME A CORPORATE PARTNER Our corporate partners make a direct impact on the Nature Center’s ability to provide our community with opportunities to connect with the outdoors through educational programs, the use of our beautiful trails, and the preservation […]
All People’s Trail Top SliderCULTIVATING A STRONGER ENVIRONMENTDIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION AND ACCESSIBILITY AT THE NATURE CENTER AT SHAKER LAKES Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion PageNATURE CENTER AT SHAKER LAKESDiversity, Equity, Inclusion, and AccessibilityA LETTER TO OUR COMMUNITY Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility take on a number of interpretations that foster needs for continual evolution of a […]
Stearns Woodland Trail Top SliderSTEARNS WOODLAND TRAILVisit the new and improved trail Stearns Trail ClosureSTEARNS WOODLAND TRAILThis well-maintained trail offers a mix of paved and natural segments, including dirt, bridges and boardwalks. It begins at the Nature Center’s Rusty Knight Woodland Garden. The trail can also be accessed from the Lavelle Family Amphitheater and from […]
Don’t Squirm! We’re Learning with Worms! Lisa Golba Early Childhood Environmental Educator May 7, 2020 “We must teach our children to smell the Earth, to taste the rain, to touch the wind, to see things grow, to hear the sun rise and night fall- to care.” -John Cleal My job at the Nature Center at […]
DIGGING DEEPER: SNACKS WITH SNAKES Madi Bacci, Seasonal Environmental Educator or Stewardship & Restoration Intern April 9, 2020 Recently on our Your Outdoor Classroom LIVE: Snacks with Snakes on Facebook, we got up close with Onyx & Obsidian, our 8-month-old baby gray rat snakes (Pantherophis spiloides) and talked about the AMAZING adaptations that allow snakes […]
Your Outdoor Classroom LIVENEW! JOIN IN THE DISCOVERY!YOUR OUTDOOR CLASSROOM: LIVE!Join our highly skilled environmental educators and trained naturalists in a series of live, engaging and informative videos and downloadable resources! Your Outdoor Classroom Programming slideYOUR OUTDOOR CLASSROOM: LIVE!LEARN WITH US!Learn about nature through this virtual series! Join our highly skilled environmental educators and trained […]
Repurposing Plastic for Those in Need Ashley Hall Marketing Coordinator 3/1/2020 Angel Perry, Welcome Desk Associate at the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes practices sustainability in a big way. Her story of giving back is an inspiration to all of us, and hopefully all of you! What if we told you that single-use plastics could […]
Why You Should Love the Unloved Ashley Hall Marketing Coordinator 2/3/2020 Valentine’s Day is almost here and love is in the air! What animals do YOU love? Koalas? Pandas? Tigers? Well, here at the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes, we’re here to introduce you to some new, very eligible, non-traditionally beautiful, local Ohio animals to […]
