Robert Viset
I have been connected to nature from an early age with nature. As a 12-year-old boy (1973) I was already cycling with other members of the Dutch Youth Association for Nature Study, studying and experiencing nature. and experience nature.
I am still grateful that that was my teenage time. You can't start early enough, nature is now under the skin. under the skin. That is a message I would like to pass on.
For a few years now, I have been a volunteer (nature) guide in the Schoorl Dunes at Staatsbosbeheer.
I organise walks for individuals, groups, primary and secondary schools, BSOs, demented elderly people and family outings, and even for American bicycle tourists in English.
The subjects are diverse; senses, assistant forester, outing in the woods, survival, water creatures, mushrooms, ticklish creatures, full moon and star walks, night watchman walks, bats, night swallow and birds of prey bike tours and theme days.
But also, picking out owl pellets, constructing nesting boxes and activities for children. In short, versatile.
You might say that's enough. But then I discovered that I lacked knowledge.
Of course, you learn all sorts of things from books, via the Internet and from fellow guides,
but it wasn't enough for me. So I started to broaden and deepen my knowledge. Besides the Nature Guide Training of IVN West-Friesland (completed in 2018), I can call myself NatuurWijzer since Sept. 2017, with pride!
Versatile
Geranium Robertianum
Naming
According to some, the Dutch name comes from the French abbot Saint Robert, who founded the Cistercian monastic order in the eleventh century. According to others, the name is derived from herba rubea (red herb). Geranium comes from the Greek geranios (crane), because the fruit somewhat resembles the beak of a crane. Robertianum (robert's herb) may have been named after the first Salzburg archbishop Rupert or Hrodperth (died in 717), because of its healing powers. However, it may also be derived from ruber (red), after the colour of the flower or red stem and leaves in autumn. Herba ruberta or herba rubra means red herb, which was later corrupted to Robert.
The choice is yours
The stems of the Robertswort point in several directions above ground. This is therefore also my versatility. You can go in any direction with me! With nature as a central point, I offer nature experiences through all kinds of branches, from wonder, work forms, silence or with an educational side. Whether it is a beautiful forest in the Veluwe, or a park or forest in your own city: it is up to you!
Colours
Even the meaning of the colours of this steadfast little plant fit within my vision:
- Red - love, suffering, sacrifice, struggle, joy, passion, courage;
- Green - hope, growth, life, future.
But above all, going out together and experiencing nature in all its forms is the basis of this concept for me.
