TODAY IS FIRST DAY OF SEA TURTLE NESTING SEASON

Escambia County Sea Turtle Conservation Program volunteers greeted the sun early this morning, as they officially welcomed the start of sea turtle nesting season. Today marked their first daily morning patrol on Pensacola Beach and Perdido Key, where the volunteers were looking for nesting and other turtle activity occurring overnight. They start their patrols at first light to have the best chance of spotting tracks, nests, and other turtle activity before footprints, wind, and waves obscure the tracks. The nesting season will run through September, although late season nests can hatch as late as October.