Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units Program:
Education, Research and Technical Assistance for Managing Our Natural Resources

Jessica Furlong is studying the nekton communities and oyster populations of artificial oyster reefs in estuaries spanning from Texas to Florida. She earned a degree in Biology: Ecology and Systematics from the University of Northern Iowa in 2007 and worked as a native plants arboretum intern, naturalist, wildlife survey technician, and New Zealand eco-volunteer before coming to LSU.