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Living in Unconditional Solidarity – You are Invited!
The people and parrots of La Moskitia, Honduras need you. They need the world to unify with them in Unconditional Solidarity. Please join us for an Unconditional Solidary Campaign, either in-person, online, or both.
LoraKim Joyner
Jan 20


Parrot Pilgrimage: A Journey from Stranger to Belonging
Our fervent hope is that this sense of belonging radiates out and transforms into an embodied welcoming through open hearts, minds, and hands that together can heal the world as we were healed.
LoraKim Joyner
Jan 6


Taking Turns - Multispecies Intelligence as a Spiritual Practice
Birds can help us, for they can see what we cannot. To them, we are in the dark. They point us to the way of wonder even when we can’t see the light, but they can.
LoraKim Joyner
Dec 23, 2025


The Amazing Dusty the Cockatiel
Dusty is an extraordinary bird in a number of ways but most strikingly because he is now 34 years old.
by Gail Koelln
Dec 16, 2025


How Can We Keep From Singing and Saying Thanks
Though parrot conservation is hard and there is much loss of life, there is much beauty and much to be grateful for as Dr. LoraKim Joyner experienced in Guyana during the sun parakeet national count
LoraKim Joyner
Dec 2, 2025


A Summit Focused on Action
One Earth Conservation (OEC) is a founding member of the International Alliance for the Protection of Parrots (IAPP) and helped organize the IAPP’s second Parrot Crisis Summit, which was presented online with a focus on ways to take action to help parrots, and people, globally.
by Gail Koelln
Nov 13, 2025


What is More Beautiful Than That?
When we share what inspires us we also grow our connections with other humans as we come to understand their minds and hearts. In so doing, we become stronger and more committed to caring for each other, the earth, and other species.
LoraKim Joyner
Oct 28, 2025


Sunrise Birding for Life
For the goal of promoting joy, mutual liberation, and unconditional solidarity we have begun holding Birding for Life gatherings, online, at sunrise two times a week.
LoraKim Joyner
Oct 14, 2025


Human Dimensions of Conservation - Camping with Solidarity Under Stars and Macaw Nests
Transformation happens when we gather, collectively organizing for a better world. You can join us in unconditional solidarity next year as we gather to camp under the stars and macaw nests in Honduras.
LoraKim Joyner
Sep 30, 2025


Zero Macaws: Good Data, Bad News
We saw zero large macaws during a 5-day visit to Northern Paraguay but there is zero chance that we won't return to the area to begin a parrot conservation project there.
LoraKim Joyner
Sep 16, 2025


Faith in Parrot Conservation
Together we are liberated by our service to achieve freedom so that parrots and humans alike may fly free and flourish.
LoraKim Joyner
Sep 2, 2025


Finding a Way from Harm to Hope: A Lory Story from India
The Lory Team from India are grounded in the beauty & tragedy of parrots & will share insights in our upcoming Transformative Parrot Conservation Conversation Series.
LoraKim Joyner
Aug 14, 2025


Right as Rain: Parrot Conservation in La Moskitia, Honduras
This year the rain in Honduras is particularly heavy. Despite difficulties with travel and camping, the patrollers continue saving and resuing birds.
LoraKim Joyner
Jul 23, 2025


Born a Bird
Every human is born with Multispecies Intelligence, just as we are with Social Intelligence that speaks to human interactions. We innately focus on others, be they humans or other species, as our young brains discover who we are by being in relationships.
LoraKim Joyner
Jul 2, 2025


Enacting Transformation with Compassionate Conservation
Being compassoinate in conservation can open the way to the urgent transformation we need today.
LoraKim Joyner
Jun 17, 2025


Queer Parrot Nature and Transformative Conservation
The wonder and complexity is so much more than we could ever imagine. And because we limit our view, we diminish our chances for caring for life on this planet.
LoraKim Joyner
Jun 3, 2025


Parrot Conservation Corps – Bringing Transformative Conservation to Life
Twenty different projects were presented from the Parrot Conservation Corps from all over the world. The projects brought hope and transformation.
LoraKim Joyner
May 22, 2025


Chick Checks - It's Parrot Nesting Season!
We currently have several conservationist teams within OEC busy protecting and monitoring parrot nests during the current parrot nesting...
LoraKim Joyner
May 6, 2025


Transformative Conservation: Learning to Live with Nature
Conservation then is not just a learning, but a relearning process – to know that we live in nature and that we are a whole.
LoraKim Joyner
Apr 15, 2025


Seven Limiting Views of the Polycrisis
Playing on how humans often name their parrots Polly, parrots are one way we can open our awareness to see how our crises are interconnected
LoraKim Joyner
Apr 1, 2025
From the field, our Nurture Nature Program,
and our staff!
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