Category: Founder’s Blog

  • The Women & Their Woods: A Retreat by Ridge & Valley Conservancy

    The Women & Their Woods: A Retreat by Ridge & Valley Conservancy

    By: Francesca Mundrick, Founder & Executive Director After a long journey from South Jersey, I finally made it to the Princeton-Blairstown Center for the Women & Their Woods Retreat. The Princeton-Blairstown Center is nestled at the heart of the Ridge & Valley Physiographic Province of New Jersey. This region is lesser known to most, characterized…

  • Responsible Development vs. Irresponsible Development: The Future of Communities

    Responsible Development vs. Irresponsible Development: The Future of Communities

    By: Francesca Mundrick, Founder & Executive Director Balancing economic development, human prosperity, and the conservation of nature has been a looming challenge for American society, New Jersey communities, and beyond. Modern conservation broadly functions through the frameworks provided by Sustainable Development. According to National Geographic, “Sustainable Development is an approach to growth and human development that aims to…

  • Adventures from the Knepp Estate England Part III

    Adventures from the Knepp Estate England Part III

    By: Francesca Mundrick, Founder & Executive Director The Knepp Estate is a 3,500-acre rewilding project in West Sussex, England. Over the past few decades, Knepp has become an internationally recognized example of success for rewilding in practice. Over thirty years, the rewilding practices at Knepp took hold and with that, sustainable business followed. Knepp offers the…

  • Adventures from the Knepp Estate England Part II

    Adventures from the Knepp Estate England Part II

    By: Francesca Mundrick, Founder & Executive Director The Knepp Estate is a 3,500-acre rewilding project in West Sussex, England. Over the past few decades, Knepp has become an internationally recognized example of success for rewilding in practice. Knepp was a clear choice for my first ever rewilding vacation. My fiancé dropped me off at Newark Airport…

  • Adventures from the Knepp Estate England Part I

    Adventures from the Knepp Estate England Part I

    By: Francesca Mundrick, Founder & Executive Director In my early search for rewilding knowledge and community, I found a book called Wilding by Isabella Tree. Wilding tells the story of the Knepp Estate, a famed, internationally recognized rewilding project. The Knepp Estate sits on a 3,500-acre area near Horsham in West Sussex, England. After inheriting the…