by LoraKim Joyner and Gail KoellnNov 12, 20192 minFour and Five on the Parrots ListLast 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 JoynerNov 5, 20192 minSave a Species by Failing, and Admitting ItThe greatest cause of conservation project failure was interpersonal relations, not external factors like politics, corruption, and violence
by LoraKim Joyner and Gail KoellnOct 29, 20192 minBeauty with a Yellow FaceLet’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 JoynerJul 2, 20193 minGoing Forth in ConservationConservation 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 JoynerJun 26, 20192 minThe Messenger Came to Tell UsI work with an amazing and gifted man, Colum Muccio, Administrative and Development Director of ARCAS in Guatemala. Without his help our yel
by LoraKim JoynerMay 28, 20193 minConservation 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 JoynerApr 11, 20193 minParrot's Patience Wearing ThinI 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 JoynerMar 5, 20193 minWhat 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 JoynerFeb 25, 20194 minRing of FireSurrounded 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 KoellnJan 14, 20193 minA List of Labor and LoveLoraKim 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 JoynerNov 5, 20183 minPerfection in Parrot ConservationOkay, 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 JoynerOct 30, 20183 minRainbow Over Guatemala - Returning the Scarlet MacawOur 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 JoynerOct 24, 20183 minThe Breath and Breadth of Forest and Parrot Protectors – La Miskito, HondurasOur 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
