Birding for Life

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Your registration will register you for all 3 webinars at once (if you can't make any, they will be recorded). You will receive a Zoom link separately before the first event that is good for all 3 webinars.

Dates:
Webinar 1: September 12th, Saturday, 2 p.m. EDT
Webinar 2: October 17th, Saturday, 2 p.m. EDT.
Webinar 3: November 14th, Saturday , 2 p.m. EST

Content:

Webinar 1: Overview of US: It’s history, theory, philosophy, and relevance.
Webinar 2: The Practice of US: How to grow in lives, organizations, and societies with examples.
Webinar 3: Solidarity is Promising: How commitments and organizing is part of living and growing solidarity, and what we will do together

Who should attend:

Conservationists, animal and wildlife advocates and activists, veterinarians, environmentalists, biologists/ecologists/naturalists, nature and environmental educators, and anyone who wishes to transform their lives and societies for greater flourishing and freedom for all.

Facilitator:

Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner draws on her experience as a Unitarian Universalist minister, Certified Trainer in Nonviolent Communication, and as a conservationist and an avian wildlife veterinarian for over 39 years to co-lead One Earth Conservation. With her team, they support others through their international Nurture Nature Program and Parrot Conservation Corps, and various parrot conservation projects to empower the people saving the planet. She stands in solidarity and witness to the plight of the parrots and people where One Earth works diligently with others – currently in Brazil, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Paraguay, and Suriname. She is an inspiring speaker, leading workshops and webinars all over the country in Compassionate Communication, Transformative Conservation, Unconditional Solidarity, and Nurturing Nature. She has authored four books, “Prion,” “Conservation in Time of War,” “Nurturing Discussions and Practices,” and “Birding for Life.” She recently led an Unconditional Solidarity Campaign in La Moskitia, Honduras where she camped for over two months with Indigenous parrot conservations who risk their lives for their way of life.

This is more than just a bird walk to identify, watch, and enjoy birds - although we will certainly do that! We will also converse about how we can be in solidarity with all of life. This fall series of bird walks complements the online webinar series (starting Septembre 12, 2026) where we learn about unconditional solidarity, and how together we can embody this vision. Our goal is to support one another, analyze, organize, and act to nurture and transform our biotic communities. We watch free-flying birds to remind us that none are free until all are free, to nurture ourselves and this earth, and to explore forming a local group for Transformative Unconditional Solidarity.

We will start at the ranger station, and then walk to the beginning of Desportes Island Nature trail. From there we will take the right loop where I recently saw many species of birds. Up to 134 species of birds have been observed at Lake Wateree.

There is a $3 charge for adults to enter the park, payable at the entrace. The walk is free, however, if you would like to contribute to bird conservation and future bird walks, you can donate at One Earth Conservation that sponsors these walks. You can also learn more about LoraKim's work with nature, birding, and parrot conservation here: One Earth Conservation.

Please bring comfortable walking shoes and water if you need it. There will be some bugs about so you might want to use repellent.
If you get lost, you can call LoraKim at 914-325-9574.

LoraKim is a renown avian conservationist who hopes through these walks we will build a just and compassionate community together made up of those who respond to this form of mindfulness practice.