Barbara Mearns has been involved with A Rocha since its beginnings, and for many years ran the A Rocha International office from her home in SW Scotland. Now retired, she writes an irregular blog about local wildlife at mearnswildlife.wordpress.com and spends as much time as possible recording dragonflies, butterflies, moths and birds. With her husband, Richard, she has researched the lives of many early naturalists, most recently for their updated Biographies for Birdwatchers (2022) see mearnsbooks.com.
Have you recently experienced being awestruck? Being out of doors and enjoying nature can easily inspire a sense of awe: that overwhelming feeling of wonder, sometimes tinged with fear. I […]
‘All creatures look to you to give them their food at the proper time. When you give it to them, they gather it up; when you open your hand, they […]
Ever since I was a kid, water, in all its states and appearances, has always fascinated me. As I grew up, I realised that, although it is fascinating, it is […]
By Robert Sluka When guests visit us in Titusville, Florida we often suggest a “good news” trip to Orlando Wetlands Park. Created to mitigate errors in the past, it filters […]
Introducing a holistic approach to share hope through addressing climate change and human-wildlife conflicts By Svenja Akwaba After months of drought, masses of water are flowing through the dirt roads […]
Have you ever prayed for animals or anything else in nature? I hadn’t until recently. At our church, a small neighbourhood congregation in the city of Utrecht, every Wednesday we […]
Of late, I have really come to appreciate the birdsong that I can hear outside my window at home. Every morning now when I wake up, I give thanks to […]
How one farmer’s dogged persistence and a resolute faith in God has successfully brought back forest to over 6 million hectares in West Africa and counts 240 million trees to […]
Although some of the local churches in Uganda feel like they are already practicing creation care given the country’s agricultural background, it is uncoordinated, not informed and frequently seen as […]
‘Unless the LORD builds the house, the builders labour in vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the guards stand watch in vain.’ Psalm 127:1 I would probably describe […]
