Turtle Cove Environmental Research Station

04/10/2026

From seed to swamp 🌱

The wetlands lab has already planted over 1,500 cypress trees around Lake Maurepas this year! Now getting another round of seedlings ready to plant this fall. Huge thanks to the fantastic volunteers from Further Along for traveling far and wide aboard the to assist with these planting events!

04/09/2026

04/02/2026

Last Saturday, our graduate assistants and volunteers brought a little bit of Manchac to the annual Big Bass Fishing Rodeo and Fishtival in New Orleans. Visitors were able to learn about common native and invasive species and test their knowledge with everyone's favorite game, "Guess that Critter!" 🐢🐍

Want to give it a try in the comments? We'll give you a hint for box number 1: "I leave hot pink bubble gum clusters wherever I go..."

03/30/2026

Science in Action was a huge success! Thank you to the Lake Maurepas Monitoring Project team, and everyone in attendance for making this event possible. Check out the link in our bio for more Lake Maurepas Monitoring Project information.

03/20/2026

Research meets rapid-fire storytelling. Join Southeastern’s Pecha Kucha: A Research & Innovation Showcase on March 26, 5–8 p.m. at Blackened Brew in Hammond. Faculty share innovative research in a fast-paced format. Details ⬇️
https://buff.ly/ZRTL0c5

03/13/2026

Filling in logging ditches one recycled Christmas tree at a time. Couldn't have asked for a more beautiful day to start deployment!

03/09/2026

The Lake Maurepas Monitoring Project team will be hosting a free event titled “Science in Action: Research and Education on Lake Maurepas” on Friday, March 20, at Middendorf’s Manchac! Presentations from Southeastern’s Dean of Research and Innovation Daniel McCarthy, Center for Environmental Research Director Kyle Piller, and Turtle Cove Environmental Research Station Manager Rob Moreau will begin at 4:30 pm. Lake Maurepas Monitoring Project staff will be present at their poster stations for questions from 4:00 pm – 4:30 pm and 5:30 pm – 6:00 pm.

Registration is free and includes a complimentary dinner buffet. Event capacity is 60 people. Visit https://www.southeastern.edu/college-of-science-and-technology/center-for-environmental-research/lakemaurepas/events/ or scan the flyer QR code to register online.

03/02/2026

Check out these highlights from our project last fall! This was our first year contributing to Snapshot USA, which has been ongoing since 2019 and aims to monitor wildlife with camera trap arrays across the US. Over 200 institutions have participated to date and Turtle Cove was very excited to take part in 2025. Already looking forward to this fall!