Turtle Cove Environmental Research Station

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General Information

Location: St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, United States
Managed by: Southeastern Louisiana University
Area: 4 hectares (10 acres)
Established: 1981
Housing: Yes

Ecology

Habitats: Freshwater, Terrestrial
Ecoregions: I: Eastern Temperate Forests
II: Mississippi Alluvial and Southeaster USA Coastal Plains
III: Mississippi Alluvial Plain
IV: Inland Swamps

Contact

Website: link
Telephone: +1-985-549-5008
Email: rmoreau@southeastern.edu
Address: 87 Alligator Lane, Akers, LA 70421
Manager: Robert Moreau
Social: Facebook

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Overview

Turtle Cove Environmental Research Station is situated in wetlands on Pass Manchac, which connects Lake Pontchartrain to Lake Maurepas. It is located in an estuarine ecosystem, and within a one hour boat ride from bottomland hardwood forests, cypress swamps, and fresh and intermediate marshes.

Turtle Cove has classrooms, lab space, lodging, and multiple boats, as well as additional equipment.