Turtle Cove Environmental Research Station
Southeastern Louisiana University welcomes 
you to the digital home of its environmental research and education facility, Turtle Cove. Turtle Cove is an historic structure located deep within the wetlands separating the lakes Pontchartrain and Maurepas in southeastern Louisiana. This 99-year old building is home to a variety of ecological and environmental research and educational programs. We hope you'll take the time to look around our digital home here, but also welcome you to make arrangements to take the boat trip necessary to visit the station itself - possibly as a graduate student, volunteer, visiting researcher or educator.
What sorts of activities go on at Turtle Cove?
- University classes (at both undergraduate and graduate levels)
- Professional research and collaborative opportunities like the SLU West Lake Pontchartrain Basin Research Program (SPRP)
- Graduate student research opportunities
- Community education and outreach programs
- K-12 field trips and inquiry-based learning experiences
- In-service teacher workshops
- Collaborative programs and workshops with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation
- Alternative Breaks focusing on environmental issues
- Environmental education