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Adventures from the Knepp Estate England Part III

By: Francesca Mundrick, Founder & Executive Director 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. Over thirty years, the rewilding practices at Knepp took hold and with that, sustainable business followed. Knepp offers the…
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The Loop of Self-Sufficiency

By: Anna Bergen, Outreach & Engagement Intern When transforming your backyard into a self-sustaining ecosystem, it’s best to start with simplicity. My family is trying to mimic natural cycles, within a contained space, that being my own backyard. At my house, we have a rainwater collector, which contains and stores water that can be used…
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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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Domain or Stewardship? Interpreting Our Relationship with Nature Through Genesis

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Episode 1: Conservation, Knepp, & Rewilding England

Tony Whitbread President, Sussex Wildlife Trust 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 & Connect Email: rewildnjcc@gmail.com…
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Adventures from the Knepp Estate England Part II

By: Francesca Mundrick, Founder & Executive Director 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…
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Adventures from the Knepp Estate England Part I

By: Francesca Mundrick, Founder & Executive Director In my early search for rewilding knowledge and community, I found a book called Wilding by Isabella Tree. Wilding tells the story of the Knepp Estate, a famed, internationally recognized rewilding project. The Knepp Estate sits on a 3,500-acre area near Horsham in West Sussex, England. After inheriting the…
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Reconnecting with Lenapehoking: We Are All Keepers of This Land Now!

By: Ty “Dancing Wolf” Ellis, Advisory Board Member Lenapehoking is what the Lenape traditionally & currently still call these lands; a territory in which New Jersey is the only state that is entirely within (next to the partial inclusion of Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New York). With generations of forced erasures of culture and the removal…
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The Language of Hope: Reframing Environmental Narratives

By: Hana Katz, RNJCC Strategic Advisor Don’t tune out! In New Jersey, environmental challenges like flooding, habitat loss, and pollution are definitely daunting and cause countless individuals to tune out from the cause. But this gives us the unique chance to inspire new action and reframe narratives around environmental issues. I’m a strong believer in moving away…
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Memory in the Concrete: Rewilding Through Bioregionalism

By: Sam Scalio, Outreach & Engagement Intern I grew up in South Philly, where green space can be hard to find, and having a tree on your block or two made it stand out amongst other streets. My neighborhood, as well as most of South Philly, consists of row homes, sometimes expansive, then narrow sidewalks,…