Friends of
Membership
only trips
Olbrich Botanical Gardens
A tour of the Olbrich Botanical Gardens and Bolz
Conservatory was made by Members of both FOVB & FOMHSP on Sunday, October
11, 2009. We had Neil Whitman representing the FOMH Board of Directors, Trisha
Steele from the FOVB Board of Directors, Bob Vetter from both Boards, plus FOVB
members Jane Casty , Gail & Larry Smith . It was a beautiful day for all to enjoy.
We went to see the special exhibit on carnivorous plants, which will be
going only until January 2010
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Inside the Bolz Conservatory |
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Observing various carnivorous plants |
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Photos by Bob Vetter |
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Cedarburg Bog Trip
On October 23rd a FOVB & FOMHSP membership only trip was made to Wisconsin’s Cedarburg Bog, The bog is the Southern most string bog in North America Featured are stands of Tamarack Trees, Stunted Cedars alternating with Sedge Meadows & Bog Lakes. The following eight members attended this trip: Julia & Nina Denne, Jerry Donahue, Pat Henschen, Stacy Iwanicki, Cathy Nestor, Ann Shanks, and Neil Whitman. For more information on this bog click on www.bogfriends.org
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National Natural Landmark |
Site Naturalist, Richard Reinartz Shows the group an aerial view of the Bog |
String Bog |
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Photos by Pat Henschen |
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The bridge and boardwalk were designed and built by Jim with help from many volunteers |
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Jim &* Stacy take a
close look at river otter scat |
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Pitcher Plants |
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All but a few photos were
taken by Cathy Nestor |
Photo by Pat Henschen |
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