Staff and Contact Information
Questions about Turtle Cove can be answered by one of our staff members. Questions about specific research projects at Turtle Cove will be forwarded to the appropriate researcher.
Robert Moreau, Ph.D., Manager | rmoreau@selu.edu | 985.549.5008 (office) 504.231.1067 (cell)
Rob has served at Turtle Cove since 1997, and he became the station's Manager in 2001.
In addition to overseeing daily operations and budget matters, he also leads some
of the education, public outreach, and restoration field trip groups to Turtle Cove.
Rob is also the host of two of the Southeastern Channel's community programs: (1)
Backyard Wonders, a show that highlights the "natural wonders" of Southeast Louisiana, and (2) Northshore Gems, spotlighting some of the real treasures of the Northshore area. He teaches two environmental
classes at Southeastern: Environmental Management: The Greening of Business (GBIO 690/MGMT 620, co-listed with the Biological Sciences and Business Departments
at the graduate level) and Environmental Awareness (GBIO 281, offered through the Biological Sciences Department at the undergraduate
level).
His research interests include the socio-economic impacts of humans interacting with their environment (historical, wetland issues), and environmental management (why it is in the best interests of businesses to become more sustainable--i.e., "greener"). Rob earned a doctorate in Land Resources (interdisciplinary environmental studies) from the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Gaylord Institute of Environmental Studies in 1996, a Master's in Environmental Science--Management and Planning, from Louisiana State University's Department of Environmental Studies in 1992, and a Bachelor's in Accounting/Internal Auditing also from Louisiana State University in 1988.
Hayden Reno, Caretaker/Facilities Technician | hreno@selu.edu | 985.507.7710 (cell)
Since 1986, Hayden has been the main force who keeps Turtle Cove running smoothly.
He is in charge of the station's boats, equipment, and facilities, and he regularly
inspects all of these to ensure everyone's safety. Hayden also tells lots of stories
about the history of the swamp and can identify (and probably catch---and cook) anything
and everything crawling, oozing, and swimming in the area. His culinary skills are
well known and highly regarded, especially when he fries fresh catfish or slowly simmers
a seafood gumbo for one of our events.
Turtle Cove Graduate Students: Our current Turtle Cove Graduate Students, who are actually GA's from the Department of Biological Sciences who work for Turtle Cove while getting their masters degrees are Logan McCardle (logan.mccardle@selu.edu) and Melissa Scubelek (melissa.scubelek@selu.edu).
Fred Stouder-RETIRED, Marsh Restoration Coordinator | fstouder@selu.edu | 985.549.5355
Fred just recently retired, having served with Turtle Cove since 1994. He has a Bachelor's
in Biology (1996) from Southeastern Louisiana University. In 1995, he began managing
a federal grant for a marsh restoration project comprised of two major activities: 1) deploying Christmas trees to build sediment
levees and 2) planting new various marsh grass seedlings and cypress trees to regrow
areas of the wetlands around Turtle Cove. As an alum of Southeastern you can still
email Fred if you have questions on the marsh restoration he did on West Jones Island
(Tangipahoa Parish) and in "the Prairie" in the Manchac Wildlife Management Area of
St. John Parish. For the 15 year life of these two projects, over 35,000 Christmas
Trees were deployed and over 25,000 marsh grasses and cypress trees were planted.