Johan de Jong
De Jong kept a few barn owls. First in the attic of the Drachtster Lyceum and later at home. The owls had laid eggs in captivity and that had never happened anywhere before. He first talked about it on the radio in 1984. It was the start of a weekly nature section. In addition to radio work and his work for the barn owls, he was also actively involved in the bird shelter "De Fûgelhelling" in Ureterp. His last nature section was in 2021. On his retirement Omrop Fryslân founded a prize the "Johan de Jong tree". The prize is an annual prize for the best nature initiative in Friesland. The winner places the three on a location he can chose.