Nature and Animals

REMEMBER – THE FIRST THREE DAYS ARE ON YOU With Hurricane season quickly approaching, June through November, the time to prepare is NOW! We know how bad a Cat 5 storm can be, get ready. Being prepared will help get us through major storm events a bit easier. The Burnt Store Marina Emergency Preparedness Group […]

Burnt Store Marina Dog Park offers a safe and enjoyable off-leash environment for dogs, featuring shaded areas, kiddie pools, and a range of amenities for pets and their owners. The dog park is part of the Burnt Store Marina community. Access is for residents within Sections 22 and 23 of the neighborhoods. The park uses […]

The onset of autumn in Florida not only brings wonderfully mild sunny weather but also the annual harvest of stone crab claws, beginning October 15, and continuing through May 15. The wonderful thing about the harvesting stone crabs is that the source renews itself. A stone crab can re-grow a claw in about a year, […]

We have plenty of blue jays inside BSM. Blue jays are omnivores, meaning that they will eat anything. They feed on a variety of insects and seeds, particularly acorns and peanuts. They are attracted to sites where other birds are feeding, especially bird feeders. Blue jays are easily spotted due to the bright blue and […]

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 […]

Hopefully, the temperatures will be cooling starting in October and the rains will diminish. October begins our dry season. The weather should be much more comfortable to get out and clean up the areas you left alone because it was too hot outside to work. The shortening days of fall have a special effect on […]

Great Webcam photo of Marina by Karen Schmidt Wilson

REMEMBER – THE FIRST THREE DAYS ARE ON YOU With Hurricane season quickly approaching, June through November, the time to prepare is NOW! We know how bad a Cat 5 storm can be, get ready. Being prepared will help get us through major storm events a bit easier. The Burnt Store Marina Emergency Preparedness Group […]

Burnt Store Marina Dog Park offers a safe and enjoyable off-leash environment for dogs, featuring shaded areas, kiddie pools, and a range of amenities for pets and their owners. The dog park is part of the Burnt Store Marina community. Access is for residents within Sections 22 and 23 of the neighborhoods. The park uses […]

For June-September, there are no programs or various bird walks. However, on most Saturdays, at 8:30 a.m., Rob Mills leads a nature walk at Audubon Pennington Park, 1153 Alton Rd, Port Charlotte. Please RSVP on the website: http://www.peaceriveraudubonsociety.org