VINTON, La. (KPLC) - From community organizing to implementing healthy building practices, the Habitat Recovery Project, a community-based conservation movement, is continuing a project it started in Vinton last November.

Earth Church has resumed building its sanctuary out of earth-based materials. Lead Architect Skye Ruozzi said the bottles seen are made with clay that came from the surrounding area, along with the rest of the materials.

“Everything here is stuff that we got from as close as we could get it, or right here, and we reused it and put it all together to make our temple space in celebration of nature,” Ruozzi said.

Habitat Recovery Project Founder and Executive Director Alyssa Portaro said building earth-based structures is beneficial in more ways than just durability.

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