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Coddiwomple:
verb /kod’ ә wom pәl/
To travel purposefully towards a vague destination.
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Chica Jo
Nov 14, 20111 min read
Nathalie Aall’s Rainforest Reality
Nathalie Aall, who recently received her masters in biological sciences (with a focus on herpetology) from West Virginia’s Marshall...
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Chica Jo
Nov 13, 20111 min read
Jaguar Spotted in Tucson Mountains!
Ok, it’s a jaguar made by of old clothes and scrap fabric, but it’s a beauty… and it’s growing every day! I hope you’ll join me and...
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Chica Jo
Oct 29, 20111 min read
Details of Jaguar Head and Tail…
I thought it would be sweet to share some of the little details of biodiversity within the jaguar’s home range (from the Amazon to...
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Chica Jo
Oct 29, 20111 min read
Velvet Deals With the Oil Spill
D.O.C. – Te Papa Atawhai Ranger Trudi Ngawhare was sad to send a a message recently that due to the situation with the Rena in Tauranga...
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Chica Jo
Oct 25, 20111 min read
Our Jag Joined National Geographic and NPS at the 2011 BioBlitz!
On day one, local school kids flooded the park and this crazy jaguar lady tried to teach an uncountable number to sew on the BioBlitz...
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Chica Jo
Oct 18, 20111 min read
Velvet Returns to the Wairarapa and Mt. Bruce!
Velvet, the tapestry tuna, is on display in all her present glory at Pukaha Mt Bruce over the school holidays. It takes a lot of work...
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Chica Jo
Oct 17, 20111 min read
Velvet Competes with Rugby World Cup!
At well over 40 meters and growing (so much that the postal service is afraid of us!) Velvet recently appeared at the Sir Edmund Hilary...
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Chica Jo
Sep 22, 20112 min read
Introducing: “Sewing Spots Together”….. Make Room for the Jaguar, NZ Eels!
“Sewing Spots Together” uses hands-on, public art making to bring people in Arizona and beyond together to discover and value the...
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Chica Jo
Sep 15, 20111 min read
Mataroa School Gets the Eely Word Out!
The Eel Woman did not have the pleasure of visiting Taihape and the kids at Mataroa School. However, their freshwater-conservation-minde...
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Chica Jo
Aug 18, 20111 min read
Eel Kissing!
Yep, not only did their teacher, Rowena Bullen, kiss a local eel but fellow teacher Robyn Donnelly and their wee youngsters created a...
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Chica Jo
Jul 26, 20111 min read
Kaitiakitanga Abounds
Cathie Christensen comes from a family that has been kaitiaki for native bush just to let biodiversity thrive for over 70 years. She grew...
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Chica Jo
Jul 19, 20111 min read
Video of Velvet at 30 Meters…
Here it is…… well done Pippa and Kim: Cheers!
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Chica Jo
Jul 19, 20111 min read
Taniwha Eel Exhibition Begins !!!
Too Long to even see the whole tail!
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Chica Jo
Jul 19, 20111 min read
Runanga’s Eel and Bubble Wrap
Blair Trish and her gang it Runanga did a lovely job with their piece of the tuna: Including the infamous Bubble Wrap Fellow: It’s on...
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Chica Jo
Jun 20, 20111 min read
Kaniere EnviroSchool Kids Share Their Piece of the Tuna!
Look at the simply stunning shapes and colors in Kaniere’s section: It’s on it’s way to Northland (the “Tail of the Fish”) to join the...
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Chica Jo
Jun 15, 20111 min read
…and she grows…
EnviroSchool kids in several Canterbury schools worked together on this sweet panel: Thanks Waimataitai, Carew Peel, Ashburton Schools...
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Chica Jo
Jun 15, 20112 min read
The Angel is in the Details!
Any successful project has that one person that hides in the background, doing most of the hard work that goes un-noticed, but makes...
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Chica Jo
May 27, 20111 min read
Taniwha live at Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Wairarapa!
Roimata Rimene’s students have completed their colorful 2 meter long section of the Tuna Tapestry and are sending it in….. so we’re up tp...
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Chica Jo
May 10, 20111 min read
Lincoln’s KidsFirst Kids Show an Explosion of Fun and Soul…WOW!
This next section of the tapestry (that’s # 8 so far) reflects the Mauri of the Wai and the School! Jeanne, Sue, Joyce and Jenn should...
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Chica Jo
Apr 21, 20111 min read
Greytown shows their power to work together and Velvet grows 2 more meters!
So beautiful! Brigid and Jolene’s kids have worked together and know what a difference can be made in their environment when everyone...
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