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Winter Woods
By: Dare Euler, RNJCC Strategic Advisor 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 seems…
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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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An Idea Takes Shape in New Jersey: Founding the Appalachian Trail
By: Richard Federman, RNJCC Strategic Advisor On the morning of April 18, 1921 a woman named Betty Hardy Stubbs, one of the nation’s leading women’s suffrage activists, ran from New York’s Grand Central Station to a bridge spanning the East River, and jumped. Her husband, a kindly and idealistic former Professor of Forestry named Benton…
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Wilderness Life In The 21st Century?
By: Jonathan Kocsis, Lead Intern When hearing the words wilderness survival, most think about being stranded on a deserted island and having to survive by any means necessary. What most people wouldn’t do is willingly sign up for the opportunity to do this at just 13; however, that is exactly what I did during my…
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Adventures from the Knepp Estate England Part II
By: Francesca Mundrick, Founder & CEO 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 on…
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Analyzing Restoration at Bayhead Beach
By: Anna Bergen, Outreach & Engagement Intern It was a bright and sunny day down the shore when I decided to go to my favorite place, Bayhead Beach. While walking up to the beach, I was stopped by construction tape and a crowd of people, along with a United States Army Corps engineer who was…
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Exploring New Jersey’s Wild Side!
By: Richard Federman, RNJCC Strategic Advisor Did you know that there’s a location in South Jersey where you can spot the Philadelphia skyline and the casinos of Atlantic City without doing more than swiveling your head? Are you aware that one of the state’s longest boardwalks – and certainly the most scenic – has nothing…
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