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PHOTO GALLERY*
Friends of the Betsie Valley Trail and Trail Activities
2009-2010 FBVT Board members (left to right) Bob Appleford, John Ester, Tom Davy,
Nancy Call, Karyn Thorr, Bill Parris and Chris Kitzman, as well as Trail Care Coordinator
Bill Olsen (center). Not pictured: Julie Alton and Larry Burks (Photo by Char Ester)
Mary Chandler looks on while Jan Kline, Kate Easlick and Keira Duvernoy prepare '09 appeal
letters for mailing. Thanks to Ron and Sheila at the Phoenix Cafe for sharing their table space.
In October Keith Westphal cleans out the bluebird boxes that he helped install along the
Trail, recording nesting results. (See Wildlife Along the Trail below for nest photos.)
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Corey and Caitlin Larson help clean out bird houses along the Trail near River Road. They
are hoping that another white-footed mouse
does not launch itself towards them, as happened on the first box they emptied! (Photo by Carl Freeman)
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Karyn Thorr helps with registration at October's Betsie Valley Run.
Much of the Betsie Valley Run was conducted over the Betsie Valley Trail.
Mary Osborn and Chris Kitzman staffing the Trail booth at the August Frankfort Art Fair.
Elberta Village Clerk Sharyn Bower and FBVT Board member Tom Davy explained the
proposed Elberta Trail extension to Frankfort fair goers.
The Benzie Sunrise Rotary Cook-Out headquartered at the Trailhead at July's Beulah Art Fair
The Garden of Possibilities in mid-July
New sign at the Trailhead made possible through the generosity of the Benzie Sunrise Rotary,
Village of Beulah, Beulah Merchants Association and the Friends of the Betsie Valley Trail.
Business After Hours Co-Sponsored by FBVT in June
FBVT President Nancy Call welcomes guests at the function.
Wildlife Along the Trail
While many of the bluebird boxes along the Trail are used successfully, some nests fail. This was
one such nest, containing five Eastern Bluebird eggs that never hatched. (Photo by John Ester)
Tree Swallows also use bluebird boxes to build their feathery nests. Unfortunately
this one failed, as reflected by the four unhatched eggs. (Photo by John Ester)
Showy Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium reginae) in June (Photo by Bill Olsen)
Ox-eye Daisy (Chrysanthemum leucanthemum) (Photo by Bill Olsen)
Columbine (Aquilegia canadesis) (Photo by Bill Olsen)
Larger Blue Flag (Iris versicolor) (Photo by Bill Olsen)
Wood Anemone (Anemone quinquefolia) (Photo by Bill Olsen)
Day Lily (Hemerocallis fulva) (Photo by Bill Olsen)
Female Snapping Turtle laying eggs next to the Trail (Photo by Bill Olsen)
Juvenile Osprey in late summer over the mouth of Betsie Bay (Photo by John Ester)
This Green Frog joined in the chorus at the "Birding by Ear" field
trip of the Benzie Audubon Club. (Photo by Carl Freeman)
Love was afoot (shall we say) for these Little Wood-Satyr butterflies
mating on the Benzie Audubon field trip. (Photo by Carl Freeman)
Look carefully; mosquitoes are gorging themselves on this female snapping turtle
laying eggs by the wetland along the Trail near River Road. (Photo by Carl Freeman)
There is great butterfly habitat where the Trail runs along a wetland near Thompsonville.
On this Benzie Audubon Club field trip Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) has
attracted a Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele). (Photo by John Ester)
The trail is enjoyed by users of all ages, as shown by this young man on the
Audubon butterfly trip. (Photo by John Ester)
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