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Musings from the 1st Rewild NJ Gathering!
By: Francesca Mundrick, Founder & Executive Director The goal of Rewild NJ has always been to build culture and community around shared ideas and practices that help us to reclaim sovereignty. The first Rewild NJ Gathering was a celebration of this philosophy. Our Gathering contributes to the work of millions of people around the world…
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The View from 3rd Mountain: “Those who have ears…!” A Brief Memorial for Wendell Berry
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Rewilding the Jersey Shore
By: Vincent Palmieri, Advisory Board Member Summer is coming to a close, and with local Summer now upon us, much of what surrounds us does as well. The roads seem to have different patterns. Leaves begin to bring out their vibrant colors, and things just seem to start feeling a little bit more “homie”. As…
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HISTORY/memory
By: Derek Polzer, Advisory Board Member New fallen snow revealshistories, long hiddenbehind the heavy growthof brush & branches& overgrown fieldslaying fallow (forgotten).Parallels rutsledto a stone foundationslowly surrenderingto the forcesthat appall permanence.We call this history(memory) measuredby the linear countof night & day,(later) to be assessedfor its significance,its value to posterity. …paddling ever onward! Derek Polzer Check…
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The View from 3rd Mountain: Anarchism
By: Derek Polzer, Advisory Board Member When we hear the word anarchy or anarchism, we tend to associate it with violence, chaos, or disorder most often used in a political context. Too often anarchism is mistaken for nihilism! I’d like to suggest that Anarchism is neither “Right nor Left”, as understood in our current political…
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The Voice of the Woods
By: Francesca Mundrick, Founder & Executive Director In January 2020, I was feeling very hopeful. I had just graduated with my Master’s Degree and I was starting my first teaching position at a four-year University. I have always been bright and happy- blessed with good spirits and positive energy. Confident, ambitious, and motivated, I moved…
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Spring Thoughts at Tioga State Forest
By: Arthur Veilleux, Rewild NJ Movement Member A recent trip to Tioga State Forest in Pennsylvania helped strengthen my connection to nature, while also deepening my willingness to accept loss and practice grief. Tioga, meaning “the meeting of two waters,” is a 160,000-acre woodland of old-growth forest, maturing woods, and recently cleared sections wheretimber is…
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The View from 3rd Mountain: Springs Slow Advance
By: Derek Polzer, Rewild NJ Movement Member It’s mid-March & my wife Jacky & I were walking one of the boardwalk trails here in the Great Swamp when we finally heard the song of the Red-Winged Blackbirds. It’s not officially Spring, but by now Spring Peepers & Chorus Frogs would have begun singing & turtles…
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Stepping Back into the Sun
By: Anna Bergen, Outreach & Engagement Intern After so many months of gray skies, heavy winter coats, and snowy grounds, spring has finally arrived. The days have become brighter, and there seems to be a sort of cheer in the air. If you’re anything like me, winter has put me into “hibernation mode” where I…
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Winter Wings of New Jersey
By: Anna Bergen, Outreach & Engagement Intern New Jersey is known for its beaches and summer activities, however, in the winter, there are other outdoor activities. Although it may be cold this brings with it many migratory bird species that you can only see here during the winter months. New Jersey opens its shores to…
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