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A Decade of Impact: A Rocha’s Marine Conservation Programme Turns 10

Hannah Gillespie / September 19, 2023

By: Bob Sluka There is the sea, vast and spacious… and Leviathan who you formed to frolic there (Psalm 104). The Psalmist reminds us that the oceans are not ours […]

Protecting Bull Creek, a Central Texas treasure

Hannah Gillespie / August 22, 2023

By: Verónica Godoy Stone bridge falls at the Stenis tract. -Photo by Verónica Godoy The Bull Creek watershed, located in Austin, has been called “the Galapagos of Texas” […]

Bounce Back

Hannah Gillespie / August 9, 2023

By: Laura Vessey Bounce Back, the fourth installment in A Rocha’s ‘Elements of Hope’ video series, asks us to examine where we find our hope amidst environmental disaster, […]

International Coastal Cleanup Day: Creating Waters of Hope

Hannah Gillespie / August 9, 2023

by Hannah Gillespie Join A Rocha USA in the world’s largest volunteer effort to remove trash from waterways. Founded by the Ocean Conservancy, International Coastal Cleanup Day […]

Celebrating the Impacts of One Year of Picnics en el Arroyo

Hannah Gillespie / July 25, 2023

By: Hannah Gillespie In May of 2023, our Central Texas team hit a significant milestone – one whole year of Picnics en el Arroyo, an A Rocha USA program […]

Love Your Place: A Dynamic Online Community

Hannah Gillespie / July 10, 2023

By: Hannah Gillespie “People find their way to A Rocha and are excited to discover a story of Christians caring for creation,” starts Jenna Henderson, A Rocha USA’s […]

Creature Feature: Get to Know the American Horseshoe Crab

Hannah Gillespie / June 27, 2023

American Horseshoe Crabs on a Florida beach. Photo taken by Alli Cutting. By: Hannah Gillespie American Horseshoe Crab (Limulus polyphemus) Photo by Hannah Mae Henry Range: Maine to […]

Small-Scale Fisheries, Fishers, and Marine Biodiversity

Hannah Gillespie / June 8, 2023

By: Allison Cutting We are all connected through one ocean. The sea is teeming with life of incredible diversity — from blue whales being the largest animal to have ever […]

From Cultural Diversity to Biodiversity: Catching a Vision

Hannah Gillespie / May 30, 2023

By Liuan Huska The copihue, Chile’s national flower Huemuls are disappearing in Patagonia. With their large, swiveling ears and gentle ways, this southernmost deer species is a beloved icon […]

Take Root

Hannah Gillespie / May 23, 2023

By: Laura Vessey The next video in A Rocha’s ‘Elements of Hope’ video series, Take Root, explores the benefits of developing deep relationships and committing to a particular […]