{"id":4072,"date":"2023-03-13T16:20:05","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T15:20:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.soilbelgium.be\/?p=4072"},"modified":"2024-02-16T11:53:45","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T10:53:45","slug":"sssb-excursion-2023-to-the-northern-campine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.soilbelgium.be\/?p=4072","title":{"rendered":"SSSB excursion 2023 to the Northern Campine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Date: 12 May 2023 &#8211; a big thanks to the organizers &amp; all attending!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.soilbelgium.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/thanks.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" src=\"http:\/\/www.soilbelgium.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/thanks-1024x574.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.soilbelgium.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/thanks-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.soilbelgium.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/thanks-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.soilbelgium.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/thanks-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.soilbelgium.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/thanks.jpg 1312w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Excursion guide &amp; further info now available<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><object class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"http:\/\/www.soilbelgium.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2023_04_25_SSSB_Excursion-Guide_Fin.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of 2023_04_25_SSSB_Excursion-Guide_Fin.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-2369f738-8de7-48b8-9346-f5403f752fe0\" href=\"http:\/\/www.soilbelgium.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2023_04_25_SSSB_Excursion-Guide_Fin.pdf\">2023_04_25_SSSB_Excursion-Guide_Fin<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.soilbelgium.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2023_04_25_SSSB_Excursion-Guide_Fin.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-2369f738-8de7-48b8-9346-f5403f752fe0\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><object class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"http:\/\/www.soilbelgium.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Vanmontfort_etal_2022_NP.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Vanmontfort_etal_2022_NP.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-f26aea2a-f513-4431-8b5e-84a10575a266\" href=\"http:\/\/www.soilbelgium.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Vanmontfort_etal_2022_NP.pdf\">Vanmontfort_etal_2022_NP<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.soilbelgium.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Vanmontfort_etal_2022_NP.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-f26aea2a-f513-4431-8b5e-84a10575a266\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Original announcement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We are very pleased to announce that &#8211; after digging ourselves out of the swamp of the corona pandemic &#8211; our society\u2019s annual excursion in May is back in full force! For this joyful occasion, we have prepared quite a show for you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our excursion will include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Geo-archeological excavations in the cover sands of Lommel Kristalpark: during this visit Prof. Bart Vanmontfort and Dr. Marjolein Visser will unearth on the remnants of a hunter-gatherers society from late -glacial to early Holocene times. The excavations with huge horizontal sections not only show early human history, but also reveal numerous late-glacial soil- and terrain features which have marked past and present soil genesis.<a> Take a stroll through truly spectacular Podzols and Aller\u00f8d ice-features, set foot in a prehistoric camp or take refuge in a 20<sup>th<\/sup> century ammunition bunker.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>University forest Beverbeek, Hamont-Achel: Dr. Stefaan Dondeyne will take us on a below-ground trip to the Middle-Ages with Plaggic Anthrosols along with related landscape and land use features (Pine forest with human disturbed Podzols; forest conversion, wetlands with bog myrtle and outfields separated from the infields by a ditch and an earthen bank (Dutch: \u2018wolvensprong \u2019).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A step over the border to the \u2018Kraanvenne\u2019 nature reserve with shifting dunes and Heathlands<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A final stop at Achel Kluis for our society\u2019s famous \u2018Sundowner\u2019!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.soilbelgium.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Capture-sundowner.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"626\" src=\"http:\/\/www.soilbelgium.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Capture-sundowner-1024x626.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4078\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.soilbelgium.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Capture-sundowner-1024x626.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.soilbelgium.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Capture-sundowner-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.soilbelgium.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Capture-sundowner-768x470.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.soilbelgium.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Capture-sundowner.jpg 1153w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Registration &amp; fee<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The excursion is exclusive to members, so the fee is 60 Euro for members, or 60 Euro + membership for people who are not yet members. This fee includes access to the profiles, excursion guide, transportation, and drink during the \u2018Sundowner\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Registrations are open NOW, so get ready to \u2018get some sand in your shoes\u2019! The number of participants is restricted for practical reasons, registration will be handled on a \u2018first-come first-served\u2019 basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/sssb.wildapricot.org\/event-5206994\">Register here until 1st of May <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.soilbelgium.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-02-15-at-17.24.22-1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"506\" height=\"667\" src=\"http:\/\/www.soilbelgium.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-02-15-at-17.24.22-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4080\" style=\"width:385px;height:508px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.soilbelgium.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-02-15-at-17.24.22-1.png 506w, https:\/\/www.soilbelgium.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-02-15-at-17.24.22-1-228x300.png 228w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 506px) 100vw, 506px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date: 12 May 2023 &#8211; a big thanks to the organizers &amp; all attending! Excursion guide &amp; further info now available Original announcement We are very pleased to announce that &#8211; after digging ourselves out of the swamp of the corona pandemic &#8211; our society\u2019s annual excursion in May is back in full force! For &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.soilbelgium.be\/?p=4072\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;SSSB excursion 2023 to the Northern Campine&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":122,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[61],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.soilbelgium.be\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4072"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.soilbelgium.be\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.soilbelgium.be\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.soilbelgium.be\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/122"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.soilbelgium.be\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4072"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.soilbelgium.be\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4072\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4114,"href":"https:\/\/www.soilbelgium.be\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4072\/revisions\/4114"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.soilbelgium.be\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4072"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.soilbelgium.be\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4072"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.soilbelgium.be\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4072"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}