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Why A Bear Can Rest At Ease
By: Jaxon Shain, Rutgers Newark Eco Club, Rewild NJ Network Member The language of modern science dogma is at once very complex and unable to touch the simplest of natural happenings. During this age of global society, different branches of study have different languages of origin. This leads to overly complex words. There can also…
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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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The Fruits of My Garden
By: Alex Mackay, Social Media Intern There’s nothing quite as satisfying as the fruits of your labor, or in my case, the plants of my garden. The idea of going to my yard and just picking the ingredients for my dinner has always been a goal of mine, and only recently have I been able…
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Episode 3: Empowerment, Justice, & Sovereignty in the Urban Space
Shaneka Boucher President & Founder, Social Responsibility Through Me (SRTM) Get notified for every new post. Subscribe to our Media today! Join the Rewild NJ Movement. Joined the Rewild NJ Movement? Practicing Community Rewilding? Rewilding Your Land and Yourself? Using our Resources? We want to capture the action, stories, and successes of our Movement Members.…
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Rewilding the People: Honoring the Original Peoples of Turtle Island: Upcoming Indigenous People’s Day
By: Ty “Dancing Wolf” Ellis, RNJCC Strategic Advisor 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…
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Responsible Development vs. Irresponsible Development: The Future of Communities
By: Francesca Mundrick, Founder & CEO 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 meet…
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How Rewilding Yourself Can Reduce Energy Costs
By: Isabel Molina, RNJCC Strategic Advisor 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 extreme…
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Summer Symphony
By: Dare Euler, RNJCC Strategic Advisor Summer nights. Seasons bring more than just changes for our eyes and clothing. More than just temperature and daylight hours. Nights in summer are layered with sound. One August night, I sat on my back deck. Initially the woods seem quiet compared to the constant streaming of daytime noise.…
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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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Domain or Stewardship? Interpreting Our Relationship with Nature Through Genesis
By: Dare Euler, RNJCC Strategic Advisor Genesis 1:26 Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps…
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