The Michigan Natural Shoreline Partnership (MNSP) is pleased to offer the 2017 Certified Natural Shoreline Professional training course.

Classroom Session: March 7th and 8th (Kellogg Conference Center, East Lansing)
Field Exercise: June 7th (Maple Lake, Paw Paw, MI)
Cost: $375 per persion (includes two days of classroom instruction, lunches, reference manual, exam, and the one-day hands-on field exercise.
More information: www.mishorelinepartnership.org/contractors

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Two days of classroom instruction and a one-day field exercise designed to equip professional landscape and marine contractors to design, implement and maintain natural shoreline landscapes on inland lakes.

►Classroom instruction includes topics on:

◊ Michigan lakes and problems with shoreline development
◊ Characteristics and benefits of natural shorelines
◊ Shoreline ecosystems, soils and native plants
◊ Methods, techniques and design of bioengineered shoreline erosion control
◊ Designing, monitoring and maintaining a natural shoreline landscape
◊ Natural shoreline case studies
◊ Water law and shoreline development permits

►One-day field exercise installing a natural shoreline landscape on an inland lake property (scheduled for June 7 in Paw Paw, MI)

Certification: Completion of two days of in-class instruction and one day of field exercise and successfully passing the certification exam is required. Certification is valid for three years. Recertification requires a recertification fee.

Please note that the East Lansing course is the only CNSP course being offered in 2017. If you have questions about the program, please contact: Amy Frankmann at (517) 381-0437 or amyf@mnla.org.