Tag: AMERONGEN
Jan (90) from Amerongen still works as an analogue bookkeeper: ‘I have 70 customers and I am never tired’
Jan’s passion for collecting must have started around that time, because just after the war he found all kinds of helmets, badges and passports of German soldiers who had left…
Siberian Oxygen peeks at the Heuvelrug: ‘Music works very well for social cohesion in the neighbourhood’
Amerongen – Storytellers, theatre, dance, exhibitions and music. On the Utrechtse Heuvelrug you can peek into hospitable residents and enjoy culture in all kinds of living rooms. Our own Radio…
Young wolf sniffs a dog in Amerongen: ‘Rapid adolescent behavior’
In the area where the wolf has been spotted, walkers who walk their dogs are advised to keep the four-legged friend close and on a leash. “And if the wolf…
Volunteer millers keep the Amerong mill running: “When I wake up, I always look at the wind first”
“We may be voluntary, in the sense that we don’t get paid for it, but this is not just a job, you know,” Ben is happy to explain. “To become…
Striking find: old hand grenades discovered in Amerongse home
Amerongen – In Amerongen, the police took action yesterday after the discovery of several hand grenades. They were found during the clearance of a house at the Hof, it reports…
Frans-Jan (26) is a nature volunteer: ‘My goal is to one day be able to recognize all Dutch plants and trees’
Nature organizations like to see volunteers like Frans-Jan come, but the young volunteers often lack the time. “My generation already has so much to do,” Frans-Jan explains, “so it’s often…
Volunteers help people back into nature after years: ‘After 15 years I can smell the forest again!’
Since last year, runs twice a week between April and October.the Bosboomel‘: a large open car in which six elderly people or people with a disability go through the forest…
What should you do if you encounter a wolf? (And what not)
It can become dangerous, especially if the wolf is fed and gets used to people, says Jansman. “A wild animal has a natural shyness towards people. Suppose a human offers…
Will young wolf settle on Utrechtse Heuvelrug? ‘We need turds’
Amerongen – In the woods near Amerongen, a young wolf occasionally shows up, reports Wolven in the Netherlands. “The images we have so far do not show aggression, but curiosity…
Volunteer Jan likes nothing more than taking people into nature: ‘I actually think everything is beautiful’
During a walk that he goes on as a guide, he is asked how the nature in the area in Amerongen is doing. “Things are going relatively well here. If…