Tag: mental-health

  • The Voice of the Woods

    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…

  • The View from 3rd Mountain: Economics of a Watershed

    The View from 3rd Mountain: Economics of a Watershed

    By: Derek Polzer, Rewild NJ Movement Member –Economics (archaic): of or relating to a household or its management.–Household: a social unit composed of those living in the same dwelling. –The Wild: a place that is self-organizing, self-disciplining, & a self-maintaining system of life that is inherently orderly & free. (Gary Snyder) Spring has arrived, &…

  • The View from 3rd Mountain: Self-Sufficiency & The Old Ways

    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…

  • Finding Home in Saddler’s Woods

    Finding Home in Saddler’s Woods

    By: Acer Paiste, Rewild NJ Network Member When I first moved from the sprawling forests of Medford to the Haddon Hills apartments on Pyle Avenue, I felt displaced. Medford’s dense woods had always felt like a second home to me. It was a stabilizing presence in my life, nurturing me into the nature-inspired person I…

  • Wilderness Life In The 21st Century?

    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…