2025 Shoreline and Shallows Conference
Friday, October 17
8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center
219 S. Harrison Rd.
East Lansing, MI 48824
The Shoreline and Shallows Conference is a biennial event that brings together professionals, researchers, agency staff, and others interested in protecting lake shorelines. This year's theme is "Restoring Resiliency to Shorelines." Presentations will cover a variety of topics including shoreline characteristics that make up a resilient fishery, rebuilding shorelines through plants, resilient plant communities of the Great Lakes, practical ways to get more natural shorelines installed, and reptiles and amphibians of Michigan's inland lakes and how best to protect them through natural shoreline designs.
Find a draft of the conference agenda and additional details on the Michigan Natural Shoreline Partnership conference webpage.
Early bird pricing is available through September 10: $60/person. After September 10: $80/person.
Walks-in are welcomed (cash or card) but may not include lunch.
Registration for Shorelines and Shallows Conference: Restoring Resiliency to Shorelines is open.
Registration closes at 11:59 p.m. ET on October 8, 2025.
Accommodations
Michigan State University Extension programs, services events, and materials are open to all without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, religion, age, height, weight, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, marital status, family status, or veteran status. Accommodations for persons with disabilities may be requested by contacting the event contact two weeks prior to the start of the event. Requests received after this date will be honored whenever possible.
Contact Information
For an agenda, visit the Michigan Natural Shoreline Partnership's Shoreline and Shallows conference web page. For more information, please contact Paige Filice at filicepa@msu.edu.