Nature and Animals

The Burnt Store Marina Dog Park is celebrating their one-year anniversary this January. We sure have come a long way from a field of weeds to a beautiful park for our wonderful dogs, and their owners to meet and play. We continue to try to improve the park as we increase funds. We appreciate our […]

The Tricolored Heron is mostly blue, with a white belly and a brownish back. Sometimes the white extends up the underside of its throat. At 26” the Tricolored Heron is slightly longer than the more common Little Blue Heron. It has several hunting techniques that make it unique. It will fly over shallow water, dragging […]

Many anglers who fish Charlotte Harbor prefer to fish with live bait. Excluding harbor shrimp, there are fifteen species of bait fish that roam the harbor. The following bait fish have been identified as spending some part of their life cycle in Charlotte Harbor. Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission have sampled the harbor to identify […]

Like many wintertime Florida residents, my early years of fishing were spent trailering fishing boats around the Great Lakes in pursuit of salmon, walleye, bass, and perch – with great success, I might add, bringing countless hours of enjoyment over the last 60 years or so. Well, then, what could be so different about fishing […]

Growing zones are U.S. Dept. of Agriculture designations to indicate average minimum temperatures. We are located in subtropical zone 9b/10a, a transition area. A true tropical plant shows distress when temperatures fall below 50 degrees. We can experience lows that will kill a tropical plant to the ground. If the roots survive, the plant will […]

It is a Lee County law, as well as a Burnt Store Marina rule, that all dogs are to be on leashes whenever outside residences. The open lot at the corner of Cape Cole and Matecumbe is not a dog park. The Commodore residents own the whole part that is landscaped. Please keep your dogs […]

The Dog Park has added some new landscaping for our members. We will continue to add more trees, as funds allow. If you would like to purchase a tree to be planted, please notify a committee member. We have had three donations this year. Every tree brings shade and beauty to our beloved park. We […]

Trees have started to be planted through the Community Tribute Tree Program. Trees have been planted on Osprey 9, Heron 1 and Heron 9 so far. They are replacing the many trees that have been damaged from the hurricanes in the past several years. Brass leaves have been added to our Tribute Tree in the […]

So, for that holiday gift exchange, you ended up with a potted poinsettia. It is very pretty, but what so do you do with it now, and…what do you know about them? Poinsettias are native to Mexico, and are a popular holiday plant because of their colorful bracts (leaves). Poinsettia flowers are actually made up […]

Northern Cardinals are distributed throughout the eastern United States and parts of the southwest. These birds may be seen less often in Burnt Store Marina due to fewer native plants. The male’s striking red appearance stands out, whether in flight or perched on a branch. The black face and red crest complete its unique appearance. […]