Tag: Heuvelrug
Utrechtse Heuvelrug is taking a neighboring municipality to court over Henschotermeer plans
What’s going on on the Henschotermeer? It has been regularly unrest around the Henschotermeer since the Province of Utrecht no longer took care of it. It started in 2018 with…
Hundreds of children go without student transport for months in Bunnik, De Bilt, Utrechtse Heuvelrug, Wijk bij Duurstede and Zeist
Utrecht was divided into parts. Willemsen-De Koning will be responsible for transport in Utrecht, Montfoort, Oudewater, De Ronde Venen, Stichtse Vecht, Woerden, Houten, IJsselstein, Lopik, Nieuwegein and Vijfheerenlanden. Connexxion has…
Utrechtse Heuvelrug enters into a city partnership with the Ukrainian city of Ochakiv: ‘We have experience with war traumas’
Jef Helmer, chairman of the now defunct Semily-Driebergen Foundation, is pleased that the municipality is entering into a city link again. He would like to advise the new organization. His…
Wolf pack expected on the Utrechtse Heuvelrug
Coexistence with the wolf in Utrecht, for example, is possible, says Glenn Lelieveld, coordinator of the wolf reporting center of the Mammal Society, to the NOS. “We can also expect…
Researchers expect wolf packs on the Utrechtse Heuvelrug
Coexistence with the wolf in Utrecht, for example, is possible, says Glenn Lelieveld, coordinator of the wolf reporting center of the Mammal Society, to the NOS. “We can also expect…
There has been a risk of a deadly Heuvelrug wildfire for fifteen years, but holiday parks and care locations are not aware
According to an investigative report by the AIVD, MIVD, RIVM and Clingendael, the Netherlands has a lot to fear from fire in the short term. According to them, a wildfire…
Safety experts: ‘It is conceivable that the Heuvelrug will burn down completely’
Framework: what does wildfire risk entail? Research by Cathelijne Stoof (Wageningen University) in close collaboration with the fire brigade and the NIPV shows that in most cases wild fires are…
Province asks millions for ecological restoration of Heuvelrug and Beekdalen
“We have of course been working for a long time and we are doing what is possible, but we desperately need the money to continue. We now hope to quickly,…
Money problems at Staatsbosbeheer, mountain bikers Utrechtse Heuvelrug help
Staatsbosbeheer expects to be less able to maintain certain walking and cycling paths in the coming years due to a shortage of money. “The time has come,” says a spokesperson…
Mayor Frits Naafs of Utrechtse Heuvelrug wants to continue for another six years: ‘There is still a lot to do’
“I have enjoyed being mayor of Utrechtse Heuvelrug for almost eighteen years,” said Naafs. “The municipality and I fit together well. I love the diversity, the atmosphere and of course…