Make-A-Difference Day 2025

The Nature Center at Shaker Lakes (NCSL) is continually increasing our community tree
canopy in accordance with Cuyahoga County’s initiative to plant more trees. As such, we
plant trees for habitat restoration, we remove invasive plants (trees and shrubs) and re-plant with native trees. This project will plant forty trees, which a group of
twenty volunteers can accomplish while also allowing the NCSL instructors to provide time
and attention to each volunteer to instruct them properly. Volunteers will plant native trees, construct protective cages using wire fencing, and secure the cages with stakes.
If time permits, volunteers will mulch the trees to improve soil moisture retention and
provide additional protection.