Announcements
Sat Sep 28, 10-noon: Camano Island Plastic Pot Exchange
Join us for our annual Camano Island Plastic Plant Pot Exchange! Lot behind C.A.S.A. and Island Transit Base Facility, N Can Ku Rd.
For more information contact jerilyn.ritzman@wsu.edu 360-639-4608. |
Sat. Oct 19th, 10-noon: Salal Fall Native Plant Sale
NATIVE PLANT SALE
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VOLUNTEER YOUR GARDEN -
Thirteenth Annual Camano Wildlife Habitat Garden Tour June 27, 2020 — 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. We’re already looking for gardens in the North End of
the island. We need all types of gardens (small, large, established,
new, forest, meadow, waterfront, organic, flower, vegetable, etc.) and
garden features (composting, reduced water use, zones, water features,
etc.) to demonstrate that ANY property can easily be a Backyard Wildlife
Habitat. Remember,
we’re talking about Backyard Wildlife Habitat gardens, so you needn’t
be concerned if your garden isn’t ready for the cover of Better Homes
and Gardens. We think of gardens as Works in Progress! Please email camanowildlifehabitat@gmail.com if you'd like to volunteer your garden. |
Wed, Sept 18th Program: Bats in our Backyards by Meg Lunnum
Come meet Carol Ann, the Friendly Education
Bat! Happy Valley Bats rehabilitator and educator Meg Lunnum will talk
about the bats in our area and beyond, how they live, and how we can
support them as they eat pesky mosquitoes around our homes. Lunnum will
also discuss building and installing bat houses specifically for local
bats. This community program is Wednesday, Sept. 18, 7 p.m. at the
Island County Multi-Purpose Center (Blue Building), 141 N East Camano
Drive. The Camano Wildlife Habitat Project, sponsored by Friends of
Camano Island Parks, hosts public presentations the third Wednesday of
the month. For information, call 360-387-2236, visit www.camanowildlifehabitat.org, or email camanowildlifehabitat@gmail.com. |
PROGRAM: Wednesday, August 21 7pm Butterflies in Your Garden by Julie O’Donald
Be part of the garden connection to keep butterflies in our neighborhoods. Meet
18 species of butterflies found in the Puget Sound lowlands. Learn the
best native flowering shrubs and wildflowers for attracting butterflies.
Practices that help butterflies survive throughout the year and in all
stages of their life cycle will be covered by Julie
O’Donald, a Community Wildlife Habitat Steward and Master Gardener with
over 30 experience creating wildlife friendly gardens, Wednesday, August
21, 7 p.m., at the Island County Multi-Purpose Center, 141 NE Camano
Drive (Blue Building). The Camano Wildlife Habitat Project, sponsored by
Friends of Camano Island Parks, hosts public presentations the third
Wednesday of the month. For information, call 360-387-2236, visit www.camanowildlifehabitat.org, or email camanowildlifehabitat@gmail.com. |
Upcoming 2019 Programs
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Program: Wed July 17, 7pm: Beavers in Cama Beach’s Backyard by Jeff Wheeler
CAMANO WILDLIFE PROGRAM Wednesday, July 17, 7 p.m. Beavers in Cama Beach’s Backyard (Cranberry Lake) Beavers are brilliant and persistent engineers. Why do they build dams? What is a beaver's life like? Learn how the Cama Beach State Park beavers at Cranberry Lake conserve water, improve water quality, and even benefit the other wildlife from Jeff Wheeler, Washington State Parks — Salish Foothills Area Manager, Wednesday, July 17, 7 p.m., at the Island County Multi-Purpose Center, 141 N East Camano Drive (Blue Building). The Camano Wildlife Habitat Project, sponsored by Friends of Camano Island Parks, hosts public presentations the third Wednesday of the month. For information, call 360-387-2236, visit www.camanowildlifehabitat.org, or email camanowildlifehabitat@gmail.com. |
Property Owner's Guides
The WA Dept of Ecology offers some wonderful resources for Puget Sound Property Owners who want to preserve our high quality of life. Check out their guides for wetlands, slope stabilization, water and bluffs, vegetation management, and more at https://ecology.wa.gov/About-us/Get-involved/What-you-can-do/How-you-can-help-save-Puget-Sound |
2019 Puget Sound Forest Owners Field Day – August 10th in Arlington
The Puget Sound Forest Owners Field Day will feature forestry
specialists from around the region offering classes, workshops,
demonstrations, tours, and resources on a variety of topics throughout
the day for forest owners of all skill levels (from “newbie” to seasoned
veteran). There will also be vendor exhibits from forestry agencies,
organizations, and other resource and equipment providers that will
allow participants to network with professionals in addition to other
forest owners. Whether you have just a couple wooded acres or a large
forest tract, if you have trees on your property, you won’t want to miss
this year’s Field Day. This year’s field day will be Saturday, August
10th, at Pilchuck Tree Farm near Arlington. For more information about workshops and online registration, see http://forestry.wsu.edu/nps/events/fieldday/ |
Program: Wednesday, June 19, 7 p.m. - Weeds of Camano - Seth Luginbill
Weeds of Camano: Exploring noxious weed control and improving your backyard habitat A challenge to achieving healthy
habitats in our yards, forests, and fields is the presence of
invasive weed populations. Noxious weeds destroy biological
diversity, decrease forage, increase erosion, and decrease
land values across Island County. Join Seth Luginbill, Island
County Noxious Weed Program Coordinator, as we explore Camano
Island’s most prevalent invaders, provide tools and techniques
for specific invasive species, and examine management
principles in which landowners may control invasive plant
species and improve native habitats. To identify, bring
pictures or your backyard or pasture weeds in a bag to
prevent spreading seeds during transport for identification!
(It’s a good idea to not handle ones you really don’t know—
for example poison hemlock.) This community program is
Wednesday, June 19, 7 p.m. at the Island County Multipurpose
Center (Blue Building), 141 N East Camano Drive. The
Camano Wildlife Habitat Project, sponsored by Friends of
Camano Island Parks, hosts public presentations the third
Wednesday of the month. For information, call 360-387-2236,
visit www.camanowildlifehabitat.org,
or email
camanowildlifehabitat@gmail.com. |
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