The Dutch Palynology society (Palynologische Kring) will hold a two day excursion to the Veluwe in the autumn (17-18 October 2024).
Preliminary program
Thursday 17 October (Hotel Wipselerberg, Beekbergen)
- 13.00-13.30: Ontvangst met koffie / Arrival with coffee
- 13.30-14.00: Harm Smeenge & Ariet Kieskamp (Bosgroepen): Landscape ecological/historical ecological characteristics of bogs in the eastern slopes of the Veluwe
- 14.00-14.30: Roy van Beek (WUR): Archeological, archeobotanical and morphological aspects of the Celtic Field complex of Vaassen (Veluwe)
- 14.30-15.00: Koffiepauze / Coffee break
- 15.00-15.30 Jasper Candel (WUR): Geophysical research in the push moraine of the Veluwe and relation with peat development in valley mires
- 15.30-16.00: William Gosling (UvA): On the use of spores of coprophilous fungi in characterizing herbivory past and present in Dutch landscapes
- 16.00-17.30: Borrel / Social event
Friday 18 October
Fietsexcursie rondom Emst, Vaassen (totale afstand ca. 35 km). Fietshuur bij De Weerdt Rijwielen. / Bike tour around Emst, Vassen (total distance c. 35 km). Bike hire from De Weerdt Rijwielen.
Excursiepunten / excusion points:
- Nijmolense Beek
- Wisselse Veen
- Gulbroek
Voor mensen die slecht ter been zijn, is er beperkte mogelijkheid om met eigen auto deel te nemen aan de excursie (max. 2 auto’s kunnen parkeren bij de excursiepunten). / For people with walking or cycling difficulties there is a limited opportunity to come in a car on the trip (maximum 2 cars can park at the excursion points).
For further information and costs please email Nelleke van Asch (secretary of the Palynologische Kring). Contact details can be found at: https://www.palynologischekring.nl/contact/
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