Tag Archives: Rocks

Sarane rocks!

Posted on December 18, 2025 by lembrechtsjonas

You wouldn’t guess it from the amount of work she has already put into getting the global MIREN Rocks network off the ground and moving forward, but Sarane is only at the very beginning of her scientific trajectory. That trajectory … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged PhD, Rocks, Vegetation | Leave a comment

Cliffhanger: Am I, as a climber, a threat or a treasure for plant diversity on rock cliffs?

Posted on October 21, 2025 by lembrechtsjonas

Translation of the submission for the pop-sci writing competition ‘Vlaamse Scriptiepijs’ by team member Sarane Coen With the River Meuse flowing far below, I search for the way up to the top. With fingers and toes, I follow a route … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Biodiversity, Ecology, Hiking, MIREN, Nature, Rocks, Travel, Wildlife | Leave a comment

Scouting the cliffs of Freÿr

Posted on April 2, 2024 by lembrechtsjonas

On a sunny day in early spring, our team took the car to one of the most monumental locations in Belgium: the cliffs of Freÿr. These beautiful slabs of ‘naked’ limestone of up to 120 meter, overlooking the river Meuse, … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Botany, Ecology, Freyr, Hiking, Landscape photography, Microclimate, Nature, Photography, Rock climbing, Rocks | Leave a comment

Mountains of our future earth

Posted on October 3, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

Today, I am off to Perth to represent MIREN (and myself) at the mountain conference on Mountains of our Future Earth. I am pretty excited to see Scotland (yes, it will be the Scottish Perth) and even more to explore the … Continue reading →

Posted in Scotland | Tagged Ecology, FutureEarth, Mountain ecology, Mountains, mtns15, Nature photography, Photography, Rocks, Science, Scotland, Travel, Traveling | 1 Comment

Subarchitecture

Posted on September 5, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

The subarctic might be more famous for its natural wonders than its architecture, but I realised it still has some beautiful human constructions to show, albeit often hidden in the vast wilderness. Now I am back home from another amazing trip to … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Architecture, Buildings, Mountains, north, Photography, Rocks, Scandinavia, Stones, Sweden, Travel, Traveling | 3 Comments

Norway rocks!

Posted on July 14, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

Norway is never just Norway. We had to revisit the magnificent views of the north in order to find back temperature sensors that we had left scattered through the mountains. It made for three days of walking, camping and working … Continue reading →