Prairie Gardeners

Bob Vetter		Craig Hammett
			Valerie LeClaire	Bob Burke	Mary Latham
Linda Kantor	Debra Hillstrand		Stacey Stutzman	Robert & Angie Louis	Marcia England
Micheal Furst	Patricia Vassos		Jack Price	Nina & Julia Denne	Karen Dietrich
	John Baruffi		Marilyn Palmer	Will & Rachel Pilipauska
Photos by Bob Vetter

In 2005 & 2006 Volo Bog had eight prairie gardeners, including Garden coordinator, BobVetter. In 2007 Bob was asked to share his time as coordinator for the newly formed Native Plant Gardeners of Moraine Hills State Park. He asked Ann Shanks, a master gardener, to transfer over to the State Park, and help work with the new gardeners. Stacy Iwanicki, the Volunteer Program Coordinator and Naturalist for both sites helped recruit four additional gardeners : Chris Brenner, Rose Carpenter, Carol Shaffer, & Marcia England. Thus bringing the number up to twelve for Volo Bog.

In 2008 Fred Schultz had to drop out with back problems, however, we gain four new gardeners: Bob Burke, Barb Fotland , Nancy Bodinet, & Larry Fandrei.

In 2009 we lost two five-year experienced gardeners Clarence Haase & Alice Stroeberl plus Larry Fandrei, but we replaced them with four new gardeners Corinna Anderson, Earl Ball, Harold Woodward, & Skip Fotland.

In 2010 we have a record number of gardeners, losing six: Chris Brenner, Carol Shaffer, Ana Fedorenko, Bernie Haase, her daughter Sharon Loris, and Earl Ball, but gaining 13: Mary Lee & Len Becker, Julia & Nina Denne, Karen Dietrich, Kim Flynn, Debra Hillstrand, Linda Kantor, Lee Woodward, Geddy Fotland, Robert & Angie Louis, and Dotty Hoepner.

In 2011 we lost the following gardeners the three members of the Fotland family due to illness in the family, Chris Bordis, who transferred over to the Moraine Hills Native Plant Gardeners;Lee & his Father Harold Woodward, who died last Fall; Mary Lee & Len Becker; Dotty Hoepner; & Kim Flynn. However we added to our roster Patricia Vassos, who transferred from the Moraine hills Native Plant Gardeners: John Banuffi; Michael Furst; Marilyn Palmer; Jack Price, Valerie LeClaire;

Newly Weds, Will & Rachel Pilipauskas; and last but not least Mary Latham and family.

Prairie Garden Burn 2006

The prairie gardeners conduct their own supervised burn each Spring
The larger burns, such as the marsh and surrounding prairie burns are handle by the DNR Staff and firemen
from the local communities. Check in the Photo Galleries of this website for marsh burn photos
Photos by Bob Vetter

Joint meetings of gardeners from Volo Bog & Moraine Hills State Park
October 10, 2008 meeting	October 17, 2009 meeting	March 21,2010 meeting
Photo by Bob Vetter	Photo by Jane Richards	Photo by Bob Vetter

Garden Burn 2010

We didn’t have a lot of help, but we got the job done and after the gardens were burned Assistant Superintendent, John Laskowski & Bob Vetter burned the Moist Prairie for the Earth Day Planting by High School Students

While Stacy finished up on the Island burns Nancy, Linda, & Bob prepared the Butterfly Garden
Having finished down below, Linda- & Chris joined to burned the remanding plots by the Center
Photos by Bob Vetter

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