Trees are surely one of the longest-living organisms in God’s creation. The record for longevity has long been thought to be held by Methuselah, a bristlecone pine in California, at 4,852 years old, though a fellow bristlecone may be 5,072 years ancient as of this year. (Think well before the […]
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The annual John Stott Birding Day, sponsored by A Rocha International in partnership with eBird, found 123 participants from 19 countries spending a cumulative 293 hours in the field, and they recorded 1000 species of birds. And there was a photo contest. Check the details at the John Stott Birding […]
Plastic waste is a problem around the world. This story from EcoWatch shows how it is affecting our most iconic wildlife as well as humans: In a new study published in the Journal for Nature Conservation, titled “Plastic ingestion in Asian elephants in the forested landscapes of Uttarakhand, India,” a team of scientists […]
The JRI blog has a post this month by Dr Mariann Molnár, researcher, on farm animal welfare in the European Union that should be of interest to many Pollinator readers in that region (and elsewhere). A couple of excerpts: I have found that while farmers are directly responsible for the […]
Two years ago near the beginning of the pandemic the world, and in particular the Creation Care family, lost a champion and a friend when Sir John Houghton left us. His memorial service was held only recently near his home in Wales, and the John Ray Institute (JRI) has an […]
Environment and creation care have long been on the agenda for scientists, journalists like Bill McKibben, the occasional theologian, and activists – many, many activists! We have long believed, however, that some of our most important allies in this cause would turn out to be our sisters and brothers in […]
Five years after beginning the project, and two years after the first film was finished, the first instalment of Andrew Brumme’s pivotal film documentary series Taste and See is ready for viewing this weekend. Here at LWCCN we know Andrew quite well, and we love the idea of exploring food […]
We’ve been talking about the new album of climate worship songs for several months now. The wait is finally over – the album officially “dropped” yesterday, and is now available at Climate Vigil or wherever you get your music. The album has 14 songs that are designed to be used […]
Members of our creation care network are used to reading reports like this, but the reminders still come as a shock (as they ought to – may we never grow numb to the suffering of God’s creation). This is the latest from the IUCN via EcoWatch and the Guardian: The […]
We have learned that a memorial service for Sir John Houghton, who left us two years ago on April 15, 2020, will be held near his home in Wales as follows: 12 noon Saturday 14th MayNeaudd Dyfi (Aberdovey village hall) in WalesSpeaker: Dr. Robert White Sir John was a wonderful […]