In a
homecoming a hundred years in the making, the release of
South Island tīeke or saddleback (
Philesturnus
carunculatus) at the Brook Waimārama Sanctuary today
(19 April) will mean that mainlanders will once again have a
chance to hear the distinctive “cheeet ta-chet ta-chet
ta-chet” of this rare wattlebird.
Up to 40 tīeke
will be released into the pest-free Sanctuary during the
week, with the first group being delivered by helicopter
from Motuara Island today.
Sanctuary Chief Executive
Ru Collin says that the release of the tīeke is a milestone
for native species recovery in Nelson.
“Tīeke were
Press Release – Nelson City Council Andy Macdonald / Toru Collective In a homecoming a hundred years in the making, the release of South Island teke or saddleback ( Philesturnus carunculatus ) at the Brook Waimrama Sanctuary today (19 April) will mean that mainlanders will once …
Andy Macdonald / Toru Collective
In a homecoming a hundred years in the making, the release of South Island tīeke or saddleback (
Philesturnus carunculatus) at the Brook Waimārama Sanctuary today (19 April) will mean that mainlanders will once again have a chance to hear the distinctive “cheeet ta-chet ta-chet ta-chet” of this rare wattlebird.
Up to 40 tīeke will be released into the pest-free Sanctuary during the week, with the first group being delivered by helicopter from Motuara Island today.
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Barbara L. Koch 1927 - 2021
In Loving and Grateful Memory of a Faithful Wife and Mother
Barbara L. Koch began life August 3, 1927, in Portland, the youngest child of Grace Mick and Charles (Ogden) Staley, separating her siblings by 15 years: the eldest sister, Mary, and twins, James and Francis. She married Fred Koch Jr. in 1948, and they were married for 71 years, until his passing on July 27, 2020. The couple bore two children, son Malcolm, born August 21, 1950, and a daughter, Grace Ann, born June 20, 1953. Barbara became the classic, stay-at-home, post-war mother, gracious and kind to all.
Barbara’s early life was spent on the family farm located on the southwest side of Mount Richmond in Yamhill County. Her father, Charles, was the maintenance electrical engineer in the shop facility for the Oregon Electric Railway. He worked the family farm on weekends with a hired man and his wife Grace and daughter Barbara. Occasionally, relatives and friends would visit, bringing supp
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