Walking With Birds: An Evening with Buck Niehoff

In New Zealand, the only indigenous creatures are birds and a few lizards. No mammals or snakes existed in that isolated part of the world. Without predators to avoid, some species, such as the famous Kiwi, became flightless. Following the arrival of humans—first the ancestors of the Mãori in about 1300 A.D., then Europeans a couple hundred years later—invasive rats, pigs, dogs, cats, possums and others have decimated the endemic species. At least fifty-one types of birds have become extinct. In recent decades the people of New Zealand have begun fighting this trend. They have adopted conservation policies to save native species by protecting natural habitats and eliminating invasive predators. With guidance from New Zealander Jeanie Russell, the author and his companions visited bird preserves in beautiful natural areas. Along the way, they learned to admire the eco-friendly spirit in this magnificent country.

6 pm reception/6:30 pm program
Free & open to the public. Registration required.

Copies of Walking with Birds will be available for sale & signing

About Buck Niehoff

Buck Niehoff is a retired attorney who specialized in municipal bond law. Many people consider that profession to be a bit dry. However, he thought it was very interesting. He has served as the Chair of the Board of Trustees of the University of Cincinnati and was co-chair of the “Proudly Cincinnati” capital campaign which raised nearly $1.1 billion; Chair of the Hamilton County Republican Party; Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Cincinnati Museum Center; President of The Mercantile Library; and founding President of The Corporation for Findlay Market. He and his wife Patti live in Cincinnati’s Hyde Park neighborhood where his family has resided since 1870. His son Peter lives with his wife Betsy and their son Oliver in the Cincinnati suburb of Indian Hill.