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Turtle Cove Environmental Research Station

Turtle Cove is the environmental research and education facility for Southeastern Louisiana University. Turtle Cove is an historic structure located deep within the wetlands separating 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. single tree in the swamp

We invite you to visit the station itself, possibly as a student, volunteer, community member, researcher, or educator. Join us on a field trip or an ecosystem tour, begin a new research project, or attend one of our teacher workshops.

New Gulf of Mexico Alliance (GOMA) Environmental Education Grant activities by Dr. Deborah Dardis (PI) and Dr. Rob Moreau (Co-PI). Click here for more information.

What goes on at Turtle Cove?

University classes (at both undergraduate and graduate levels)
Professional research and collaborative opportunities like the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Research Program (PBRP)
Graduate student research opportunities
Community outreach programs, featuring our ecosystem tours, including the brand new Self-Guided Boardwalk Tour
K-12 field trips and inquiry-based learning experiences and new field training program for young scientists
Teacher workshops for continuing education credits
Collaborative programs with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation
Alternative spring breaks focusing on environmental issues

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New field training program for young scientists