An Expedition to Antarctica
Antarctica, the 7th Continent
In March of 2018, I went to South America and Antarctica on behalf of Woodchuck USA, a manufacturing company based in Minnesota, to document the founder and CEO, Ben Vandenwyanmelenberg, for his company’s many environmental initiatives. Woodchuck USA has planted over 2 million trees worldwide in recent years. Planting trees at the southern most tip, Ushuaia Argentina, marked his 6th continent allowed for his tree planting program. Antarctica was the 12 day expedition that followed. All passengers lived on the ship with no internet or mobile connection during that time. The voyage to the 7th continent was a learning environment comprised of other climate leaders around the world and led to the inspiration for Ben’s recent book.
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