A Rocha USA

We are Christians in conservation with a mission to live out God’s calling to care for creation and equip others to do likewise. 🌱

[A Rocha USA @ARochaUSA]

A Rocha USA has decided to suspend our X account and transition to Bluesky.⁠ Thank you for following us here, and feel free to point your friends to our Bluesky account as we build our presence there!
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A Rocha USA on Bluesky: https://t.co/gBdG6Gz08y
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📸 James Alton

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⛪🌱⁠ One of our Nashville Churches of Restoration, Kaleo, gathered on a Wednesday night to prepare their property for a native pollinator habitat. We’re inspired by their perseverance, even on a busy work week, to care for the creation right outside their door! 🐝🪻⁠

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🪻☠️ In our recent blog, Noah Guthrie describes the strength and suffering of the endangered Bracted Twistflower, then reflects on how we might see Jesus enter that creaturely suffering in order to strive against it.

Twistflower Cross: https://t.co/OiCoMFh9Us

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💚🌍 We invite you to visit our table - and to meet an array of sustainable artisans, growers, and vendors - at Nashville Earth Day! The celebration runs from 11am - 5pm CST on April 19 at the Centennial Park Bandshell.⁠

Nashville Earth Day 2025: https://t.co/HeHh68IQ0z

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Great news from the Indian River Lagoon! Brevard Zoo is planting seagrass to help restore this vital habitat for manatees, pipefish, and more.

A Rocha USA has supported the Zoo’s seagrass research, and we’re excited to see these efforts come together for a healthier ecosystem!

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The #WorldMigratoryBirdDay 2025 Global Campaign Toolkit is here! 🎉🦩

Packed with resources and tips for this year’s theme, “Shared Spaces: Creating Bird-friendly Cities and Communities”, it’s your go-to guide to engage in the campaign!

Get the toolkit: https://t.co/3VgYG52PXB

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🌅🏝️ First Presbyterian's creation care ministry is called Hakuhia, which means "the Lord is delighted" in native Hawaiian. Their work delights us as well, so we are pleased to welcome them as our newest "Affiliated Project"!⁠

⁠Hakuhia: https://t.co/a4KUySw5sy

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🌾🍽️ In Episode 46 of “Eating for Eden,” A Rocha USA's Executive Director, Dr. Ben Lowe, speaks with Dr. Jessica Schroeder about how A Rocha's work overlaps with ethical food production. Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Substack, and YouTube!

https://t.co/hEY856YSNf

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🌿🪚 This past March, one of our Nashville Churches of Restoration, St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal, partnered with Weed Wrangle to host an invasive plant removal day! Watch this video to see just how much damage about 30 volunteers can do in one short day. 💪🏼

📸 Mary Bonnell

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As we enter into April, we invite you to join us in lifting up the work of A Rocha USA and the global A Rocha family in prayer. Swipe to see the specific prayer needs for April, and thank you for praying alongside us!

📸1: Peter Harris⁠
📸3: Hannah Mae Henry
📸4: James Alton⁠

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🌱Plant for a Change is a neurodiverse team that sells native seeds, seeking to honor both God and Creation.

If you use the following link and the code "AROCHA," you will get 10% off your purchase, and PfaC will donate 10% of the proceeds to A Rocha USA!

https://t.co/6t4O2xVpma

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A Rocha USA Florida Update!

In Titusville, FL, we’re working to protect the Indian River Lagoon, one of the most biodiverse yet threatened estuaries in the U.S.

🦀 7+ species monitored
🦪 Seagrass & oyster reefs restored
🤝 65+ volunteers engaged
🌿 24+ young leaders trained

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Interested in getting research experience as an undergrad student? Check out our SUPER program - it's designed to prepare sophomore or junior students for upper-level requirements in environmental research. For more information, visit https://t.co/huPIVsAh46.

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Our church partners in Florida recently embraced the call to care for God’s creation by participating in a beach cleanup at Lori Wilson Park! 🏖️

Learn how to enact your own cleanup or plastic nurdle research using our Plastics Toolbox: https://t.co/cZjGN80WHX

📸 Saniye Kazan

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🪻🐛 A Rocha USA Advisor and Artist Partner, Heidy Sumei Chuang, shares about the "Butterfly Project," which maintained vital habitat for the Monarch Butterfly by preserving the milkweed in an abandoned parking lot. 🦋

Glory of the Small: https://t.co/0ML9UCtL0J

📸 Heidy Chuang

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Happy World Water Day 2025!

Today, we join the global community in reflecting on the importance of water resources and the urgent need to protect them.

Take part in the World Water Day campaign: https://t.co/ASGdPuOZ9V

📸 Allison Cutting

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🌳🪚 With dedicated volunteers, and with our partners at the Bull Creek Foundation, we girdled 24 invasive trees and removed 453 invasive saplings at the Stenis Tract in Austin, Texas!

Through such efforts, we strive to restore the landscapes God has entrusted to us. 🪻🌺⁠

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"I was surprised by the awful impact of plastic that we learned about and...by the interconnectedness of the ecosystem,” said Leia Watson, senior Environmental Science and Biology major at Waynesburg University.

Read full article here: https://t.co/h2vxqPZUUT.
📸 Leia Watson

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“What about ___?”

Good news: you don’t have to choose. Climate, poverty, and justice are deeply connected. Address one, and you can create change for all. Let’s start at the roots.

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✨🪐 Dr. Loren Wilkinson writes that the cross is a symbol of the "self-giving love" that "sustains the cosmos," a divine wish "to bring everything to reconciliation with God through Christ." ♥️🌍

Order "Circles and the Cross:" https://t.co/iHHUvtUJKS

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