Nature
Camano Island is in Puget Sound in northwestern Washington. During the Last Ice Age the island, sound and land surrounding the sound was covered by a mile thick sheet of ice. As temperatures rose the glacier receding carving the island and leaving behind deposits of glacial till.
A wide variety of animals make their homes in the woods, beaches and waters of Camano Island State Park. Mammals include mule deer, elk, skunks, coyotes, chipmunks, rabbits, raccoon, whales, and otters. Fish, shellfish, crustaceans and other sea life in the waters of the park include crabs, sea cucumber, trout, cod, crappie, perch, sharks and eels. A variety of birds are found in the park including Bald Eagles, owls, Osprey, ducks, geese, gulls, hummingbird, wrens, and herons. These animals live among a trees and plants like cedar, Douglas Fir, spruce, alder, yew, seaweed, rhododendron, indian pipe and thistle.
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