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The View from 3rd Mountain: Self-Sufficiency & The Old Ways
By: Derek Polzer, Rewild NJ Movement Member One of the great joys of living during the counterculture days of the 60’ & 70’ was the spirit of self-sufficiency, a “do-it-yourself” ethos! It showed up in our young lives in many ways. Our vehicles of choice were often Volkswagens; VW beetles, buses, square-backs, transports, even a…
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Weapons of Mass Destruction
By: Dare Euler, Rewild NJ Movement Member Weapons of Mass Destruction. What images come to mind? Bombed cities, twisted bodies, virus-stricken civilians, poisoned waters? Take a drive. Check the roadsides. There you will see the detritus of a WMD we familiarly call the family car. In the past year I have seen the mangled remains…
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From Tinsel to Tides: Rewilding with Christmas Trees
By: Anna Bergen, Outreach & Engagement Intern Every year, approximately 30 million Christmas trees are discarded across the United States, often ending up in landfills without being properly recycled or composted (Messier). But what if I told you there is a better way to get rid of your trees, one that gives them a second…
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Why A Bear Can Rest At Ease
By: Jaxon Shain, Rutgers Newark Eco Club, Rewild NJ Movement Member The language of modern science dogma is at once very complex and unable to touch the simplest of natural happenings. During this age of global society, different branches of study have different languages of origin. This leads to overly complex words. There can also…
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Winter Woods
By: Dare Euler, Rewild NJ Movement Member Leaves, those productive energy factories of spring and summer, lay crunchy on the ground at the mercy of blasts from northern winds. They tumble at the base of the trees they nurtured. White almost sepulchral limbs of sycamores claw at gray skies. Yet in what at first glance…
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The Fruits of My Garden
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Native American Heritage Month – “Not November Yet”
By: Ty “Dancing Wolf” Ellis, Advisory Board Member November is known as Native American Heritage Month; and during this month, there is of course a high demand of presentations, lectures, teachings, performances, and correcting history of Indigenous People throughout all of Turtle Island. Let us start by saying that this is very appreciated, as our…
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Consistent Walks in Local Ecosystems
By: Amanda Tarrach, Outreach & Engagement Intern I find that reconnecting with nature through simple actions in local environments is one of the best ways to understand rewilding. When I slow down and take a walk through the woods, I am able to recognize the plants, animals, and ecosystem that exists around me, and further…
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On Symbols
By: Jaxon Shain, Rewild NJ Movement Member When the insight lacks in stillness, Harshness appears. Silent illumination, Hongzhi Zhengjue https://terebess.hu/zen/mozhao.html#m Before you study Zen, mountains are mountains and rivers are rivers; while you are studying Zen, mountains are no longer mountains and rivers are no longer rivers; But once you have had enlightenment mountains are once again…
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How Immersing with Nature Helped Me Understand Rewilding
By: Amanda Tarrach, Outreach & Engagement Intern This past summer, I wanted to become more connected with nature and expand my personal experience of the healing it has to offer. I wasn’t sure where to start, I mean I’d go on walks in beautiful local parks, and it was very enjoyable. These parks offered not…
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