Turtle patrol walks begin on Longboat Key

Turtle patrol walks begin on Longboat Key

It’s technically not turtle season yet, but dozens of volunteers are waking up early to walk the beach in search of turtle tracks.Longboat Key Turtle Watch President Jeff Driver said that although turtle season doesn’t begin until May, volunteers began patrolling April 15.“What we’ve been seeing is earlier nest activity,” Driver said. “Typically it will be late April, early May.”Since 1969, Longboat Key Turtle Watch has been caring for the turtl…