There have been many reports of an enormous snapping turtle, dubbed by local residents as "Colossal", with a carapace length of 3 feet (1 m).

It was lured onto shore by two local residents in the summer of 2017, the only reported time it had been captured, but was not officially measured.

There are also many birds such as gulls, herons, sparrows, red-winged blackbirds, geese and ducks.

There are many fish in the lake such as sunfish, bluegill, pumpkinseed, perch, bass, koi, pike, minnows, shad, carp and catfish.

Blue Heron Lake was connected with the Ganatchio Trail in July 2006.