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Life Continues Beneath the Winter Snow
By: Trinity Eobbi, Outreach & Engagement Intern One of the biggest myths about winter is that nature shuts down completely. When the snow falls and the air turns sharp with cold, it can look like the landscape has gone silent. But ecological processes don’t simply pause for the season. Beneath that stillness, life carries on…
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The First Signs of Spring
By: Alyssa DeStefano, Social Media Intern As the unpredictable swings of late winter begin to settle, we transition into the beauty ofspring in New Jersey, where we have the privilege of witnessing the powerful occurrences that begin to unfold. If you look closely, life begins to return in a variety of meaningful ways. The dull…
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The Journey to Spicebush Tea
By: Jonathan Kocsis, Lead Intern Our project began with selecting a good, forgeable, in-season plant. Spicebush was initially on the table, but we hadn’t fully decided on it until several days after we first started considering our final decision. It was decided that I would forage for (and dry) the leaves, while my partner would…
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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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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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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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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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