Turtle Cove
Mission Statement
Tour Information
Current News and Events
About Turtle Cove
Station History
What goes on at Turtle Cove?
- University classes (at both undergraduate and graduate levels)
- Professional Interdisciplinary Research and collaborative opportunities, primarily in biology (wetland ecology, cypress restoration, aquatic microbiology, entomology, herpetology, etc), but also environmental issues in chemistry, history, economics, education, the arts, and more, and not only from Southeastern, but other regional universities as well.
- Marsh Restoration Programs (Christmas Tree Recycling Program)---in the past 26 years Turtle Cove staff have deployed over 40,000 Christmas Trees in the surrounding marshes of Turtle Cove for the benefits of erosion control, habitat creation, diversion of trees from landfills and for hands-on environmental work. Turtle Cove also partners with the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation and Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana in helping to replant cypress trees in the area.
- Graduate student research opportunities in ecology, herpetology and other disciplines
- Community outreach programs, featuring our Self-Guided Boardwalk Tour
- K-12 field trips and inquiry-based learning experiences and field training program for young scientists
- Teacher workshops for continuing education credits
- Collaborative programs with agencies and non profit organizations such as the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF), the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation (LPBF), and the University of New Orleans' Coastal Education Program and Coastal Educayion Research Facility (CERF) among others.
Troubled Waters: A History of Manchac
Ecosystem and Turtle Cove (2019)
Turtle Cove Public Relations Video (2012)
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