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by LoraKim Joyner and Gail Koelln
Nov 12, 2019
Four and Five on the Parrots List
Last week just got away from me, so I’m blogging today about both the fourth and fifth parrots on LoraKim’s list of the world’s most beautif
by Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner
Nov 5, 2019
Save a Species by Failing, and Admitting It
The greatest cause of conservation project failure was interpersonal relations, not external factors like politics, corruption, and violence
by LoraKim Joyner and Gail Koelln
Oct 29, 2019
Beauty with a Yellow Face
Let’s talk, today, about the third bird on LoraKim Joyner’s list of the most beautiful parrots, which is the yellow-faced parrot. The conser
by Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner
Jul 2, 2019
Going Forth in Conservation
Conservation is for us together, then, a prayer that we utter as we look up in awe at forest cathedrals, a silence partaken in mountain abbe
by Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner
Jun 26, 2019
The Messenger Came to Tell Us
I work with an amazing and gifted man, Colum Muccio, Administrative and Development Director of ARCAS in Guatemala. Without his help our yel
by LoraKim Joyner
May 28, 2019
Conservation as Art and a Replicable Process (part 1)
We have always said that conservation is an art, and cannot be replicated across regions, cultures, habitats, species, organizations, or spe
Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner
Apr 11, 2019
Parrot's Patience Wearing Thin
I was ushered quickly towards the school building where the leaders were meeting, when a scarlet macaw swooped over me to land in the trees
Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner
Mar 5, 2019
What Would Berta Cáceres Say?
Often people imagine the life of a field conservationist as being exciting. It can be, but it’s also a march through discomfort and unexpec
Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner
Feb 25, 2019
Ring of Fire
Surrounded by a ring of fire. All around us we see evidence of the destructive nature of nature. This includes human nature, for it is wide
Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner with Gail Koelln
Jan 14, 2019
A List of Labor and Love
LoraKim is deep in the field in Guyana right now and I had not heard from her for a number of days. I've learned through the years not t
Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner
Nov 5, 2018
Perfection in Parrot Conservation
Okay, first off, there is no such thing as "perfection" in conservation. It's an art that depends on so many factors, and the
Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner
Oct 30, 2018
Rainbow Over Guatemala - Returning the Scarlet Macaw
Our hope is that the colors that once flew here - the oranges, the reds, and yellows of the scarlet macaw - return to Southern Guatemala. T
Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner
Oct 24, 2018
The Breath and Breadth of Forest and Parrot Protectors – La Miskito, Honduras
Our community coordinator in the village of Rus Rus told me that in this area trees, creeks, and birds are the lungs of La Miskito, because
by Gail Koelln, Co-Director
Oct 10, 2018
Nurture Nature for Our Lives: the 2018 IPCC Report
The first paragraph of the just released IPCC report states, “Incheon, Republic of Korea, 8 Oct – Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees C w
by Gail Koelln, Co-Director
May 22, 2018
US Fish & Wildlife Service Shoots a Film of Our Honduras Project!
One Earth Conservation and its partner organization in Honduras, INCEBIO, have been conducting a highly effective and unique parrot conserva
by Gail Koelln, Co-Director
Mar 20, 2018
Climate and Connecting
A couple of weeks ago I blogged about how wildlife conservation work connects people on many levels. This week I’d like to explore how clima
by Gail Koelln
Mar 6, 2018
Conservation and Connecting
It's quite inspiring to me how conservation work can bring people together. I experienced this firsthand last month when LoraKim convene
by Gail Koelln, Co-Director
Feb 6, 2018
Nicaragua Musings
I can’t believe it’s been two months since I traveled with LoraKim and a small group of other people from the USA to witness first-hand, and
Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner with Gail Koelln
Jan 31, 2018
A Dark and Stormy Night in Honduras
One thing for sure about wildlife conservation is that nothing is ever for sure. You just can't know when the miracles, or disasters, wi
Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner
Jan 23, 2018
Parrots and People Fight for Freedom in Honduras
We work together to free not just ourselves from our imprisonment, but all of life, for none are free until all are free. What happens in H
From the field, our Nurture Nature Program, and our staff!
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