

Native Species & Healthy Creation
Restoring healthy creation is a multifaceted effort that requires us to go back to naturally occurring practices that promote biodiversity, encourage conservation, and prioritize native plants and practices. Healthy habitats and healthy communities go hand in hand. Through learning about and supporting stewardship of our natural ecosystems, we care for creation in a geographically unique way that honors the sacred gift of land.
Materials & Resources

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(Multi-Faith) Healthy Creation, Native Plants, and Community Gardens
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(Multi-Faith) Sacred Grounds by National Wildlife Federation
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(Multi-Faith) Getting Started with Biodiversity by Homegrown National Park
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(Methodist) Climate + Faith Prayer Walk - Native Plants by Brecksville United Methodist Church
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(Multi-Faith) 52 Ways to Care for Creation in 2025 by Creation Justice Ministries

Videos
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(Multi-Faith) Am I the Right Person? by The BTS Center
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(Multi-Faith) Restoring Nature - What People of Faith Can Do to Heal the Earth by United Church of Christ
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(Multi-Faith) Creating Habitat in Our Own Yards by Faith Alliance for Climate Soulations
Tools
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(Secular) Native Plant Finder by National Wildlife Federation
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(Secular) Native Plant Inventory by Home Grown National Park
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(Secular) Get Started Planting Native by Home Grown National Park
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(Secular) WILD Native Plant Organtization
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(Multi-Faith) 12 Week Challenge to Restore Nature by Less Lawn More Life


Books
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(Secular) Bringing Nature Home by Douglas W. Tallamy
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(Secular) Nature's Best Hope by Douglas W. Tallamy
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(Secular) The Nature of Oaks by Douglas W. Tallamy
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(Secular) The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben
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(Secular) Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Articles
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(Presbyterian) Native Plants Transform Church Property by Presbyterian Church USA
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(Multi-Faith) Church Pollinator Gardens in Full Bloom by United Church of Christ
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(Multi-Faith) Church Habitat Restoration 101 by United Church of Christ
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(Jewish) Shmita & Hydroponics/Aquaponics by Yigal Deutscher
