Camano 101: Living on an Island

Camano Center’s mission is to create and provide opportunities that support healthy aging, independence, and well-being for older adults in our community. We accomplish this mission by offering a wide variety of vital resources and programs.

Cama Beach Foundation provides educational opportunities for visitors at Cama Beach and Camano Island State Parks, using donations and all profits from the historic store to support the activities and programs.

Camano Island Fire and Rescue serves the residents and visitors of Camano Island with high-quality Emergency Medical Services, Fire Protection, Technical Rope & Marine Rescue, Fire Prevention, and Public Education.  We work as a team to serve, protecting you and your property.

Camano Preparedness Group has a mission is the education of Camano Island residents regarding the potential risks we face as island dwellers with limited access, volcanoes in our backyard, a network of faults beneath us, and a changing climate.

Join Camano Wildlife Habitat Project in striving to keep Camano a wildlife friendly island and to create, preserve, enhance, and restore wildlife habitat by providing food, water, shelter, and a place to raise young. Help make Camano an island in harmony with nature, one yard at a time.

FOCIP  has been serving the Camano Island parks and community since 1993, focusing on Education about nature, Acquisition of new parks and preserves to protect the habitat, and Stewardship of all the parks, including construction and maintenance of trails and other park improvements.

Island County Marine Resources Committee (MRC) is an advisory body to county government, comprised of community volunteers who represent diverse interests and industries, with the common goal to protect and restore marine resources in Island County through scientific monitoring, restoration projects, and community education.

The Island County Noxious Weed Control Board (ICNWB) promotes noxious weed control through public education and personal and/or written contact with landowners.

Island County Public Health: Environmental – Provides educational, advisory, and permitting services for septic system owners and professionals, as well as protecting the health and well-being of Food Safety during emergencies for Island County’s residents and visitors.

Island County Public Health: Community & Natural Resources – WIC provides free nutritious food, health services and more for women, infants and children in qualifying families. Natural Resources focuses on salmon recovery, surface water quality, and the Shore Friendly program.

Shore Friendly – The Island County Shore Friendly program is dedicated to helping property owners along the county’s 200 miles of shoreline protect and restore vital nearshore ecosystems. Funded through the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office and the Estuary and Salmon Restoration Program, the initiative offers a range of incentives to reduce shoreline armoring and enhance marine habitats.

Island Transit provides safe, accessible, convenient and friendly public transportation services that enhance our island quality of life. Services include fixed route, On Demand, Paratransit, vanpool, and rideshare. All bus services are fare-free.

Snohomish Conservation District (SCD) provides free technical assistance and education to residents and land managers in Snohomish County and on Camano Island, working to improve habitat, soil health, farm productivity, forest health, resiliency, and water quantity and quality.

Sound Water Stewards are trained volunteers working in and around Island County for a healthy, sustainable marine environment through education, science, and stewardship, as defined by diverse natural ecosystems and sustainable human communities.

Whidbey Camano Land Trust actively involves the community in protecting, restoring, and appreciating the important natural habitats and resource lands that support the diversity of life on our islands and in the waters of Puget Sound, acquiring both land and conservation easements through donations and purchases.

WSU/CLCP is a volunteer program that provides easy opportunities for anyone in the community to take an active role in keeping our beaches and the waters of the Salish Sea clean of plastic litter.

WSU Master Gardener Program engages university-trained volunteers to empower and sustain diverse communities with relevant, unbiased, research-based horticulture and environmental stewardship education.

Shore Stewards is a free educational program for those who live along the shoreline, in Island County communities that have shoreline access, or who would just like to protect and preserve our islands for future generations.

Waste Wise volunteers are trained to assist residents, schools, and businesses in reducing waste by teaching and supporting practices of composting, reducing, reusing, household hazardous waste management, solid waste issues, sustainable living, and how to be a climate-smart consumer.