Tag: environment

  • Native American Heritage Month – “Not November Yet”

    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…

  • Consistent Walks in Local Ecosystems

    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…

  • Episode 3: Empowerment, Justice, & Sovereignty in the Urban Space

    Episode 3: Empowerment, Justice, & Sovereignty in the Urban Space

    Shaneka Boucher President & Founder, Social Responsibility Through Me (SRTM) Check out this story & more on the Rewild NJ Podcast! Get notified for every new post. Subscribe Today! We are Bringing Rewilding to New Jersey. Get notified of every new post. Subscribe Today! Help to Rewild NJ. Join the Rewild NJ Movement today. Learn More…

  • How Immersing with Nature Helped Me Understand Rewilding

    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…

  • Reconnecting With Nature: The Nature Portrait

    Reconnecting With Nature: The Nature Portrait

    By: Ty “Dancing Wolf” Ellis, Advisory Board Member As someone who is strongly passionate about advocating for Youth voices, I like to provide the Indigenous Youth of our communities the opportunity to be together. For generations, having the support of one another is that we had. Our families have stayed a tight knit community through…

  • The Wild Within!

    The Wild Within!

    By: Anna Bergen, Outreach & Engagement Intern I have recently found myself wondering what exactly community rewilding truly means to me. At its core, community rewilding could be defined as the act of reconnecting people with nature and their local environments to foster resilience, community empowerment, and sustainable self-sufficiency. Community Rewilding is a unique approach…

  • Rewilding the People: Honoring the Original Peoples of Turtle Island: Upcoming Indigenous People’s Day

    Rewilding the People: Honoring the Original Peoples of Turtle Island: Upcoming Indigenous People’s Day

    By: Ty “Dancing Wolf” Ellis, Advisory Board Member Soon, we commemorate Indigenous People’s Day (& the upcoming Native American Heritage Month), previously and adjacently known in parts of the country as “Columbus Day”. The origins of the previously observed holiday was in celebration of  the day that Christopher Columbus ‘discovered’ the Americas in the year…

  • 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…

  • How Rewilding Yourself Can Reduce Energy Costs 

    How Rewilding Yourself Can Reduce Energy Costs 

    By: Isabel Molina, Rewild NJ Movement Member 2024 was the hottest year on record since 1880, breaking the previous top record-holding year, 2023. 2025 is on track to receive second place for hottest year recorded. With temperatures consistently climbing, it has never been more important for people to have access to a cool environment during…