by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Mar 10, 2021 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
I came across this particular Plains Cottonwood Tree in Dinosaur Provincial Park. The information plaque at this tree estimated the tree to be just over 200 years old. And that it was likely a sapling when the first white man arrived in Alberta. The Indigenous...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Mar 10, 2021 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
In northern California there is a 31 mile section of old Highway 101 where the tallest trees in the world grow. These trees are called California Coast Redwoods (Sequoia Sempervirens) and this place is called the Avenue of the Giants. Of all of the places that I...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Sep 15, 2020 | Miscellaneous, My Blog
On my way out of Golden BC I notice a sign on the highway for the Northern Lights Wildlife Wolf Interpretive Centre. A search on Google Maps showed that it was only 5 km’s off the highway. Which also meant 5 km’s back to the highway. I was sort of interested in...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Aug 23, 2020 | Miscellaneous, My Blog
On July 22, 2020 I had the pleasure of visiting the Burrowing Owl Interpretive Centre in Moose Jaw Saskatchewan. Who doesn’t love owls and the chance to see one or two? I found out about the interpretive centre when someone told me about The Tunnels in Moose Jaw....
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Mar 25, 2020 | Miscellaneous, My Blog
On March 9, 2020 I had the privilege of visiting the Montreal office of One Tree Planted at the Montreal We Work Office. Now that spring and summer are upon us I hope to engage and learn from tree planting and environmental groups that I may cross paths with. The...
