Tag: wildlife

  • The Music of a Forest

    The Music of a Forest

    By: Alex Mackay, Lead Social Media Intern Take a moment to step outside, stand or sit quietly, and allow the surrounding sounds to fill you. No matter what time you step out, the forest is never truly asleep.There is always some type of wildlife that is awake and moving around. While most people use nature…

  • Protected Areas: Reality of How Our Resources are Managed

    Protected Areas: Reality of How Our Resources are Managed

    By: Francesca Mundrick, Founder & Executive Director New Jersey, and greater North America, showcases amazing, expansive wild lands and natural resources but it does not come without controls. Every piece of land is a parcel- zoned, planned, stewarded by some entity. The protection of nature comes with complex layers- special interests, ownership, policy, stewardship goals,…

  • Winter Wings of New Jersey 

    Winter Wings of New Jersey 

    By: Anna Bergen, Outreach & Engagement Intern New Jersey is known for its beaches and summer activities, however, in the winter, there are other outdoor activities. Although it may be cold this brings with it many migratory bird species that you can only see here during the winter months. New Jersey opens its shores to…

  • Weapons of Mass Destruction

    Weapons of Mass Destruction

    By: Dare Euler, Rewild NJ Movement Member Weapons of Mass Destruction. What images come to mind? Bombed cities, twisted bodies, virus-stricken civilians, poisoned waters?  Take a drive. Check the roadsides. There you will see the detritus of a WMD we familiarly call the family car. In the past year I have seen the mangled remains…

  • From Tinsel to Tides: Rewilding with Christmas Trees

    From Tinsel to Tides: Rewilding with Christmas Trees

    By: Anna Bergen, Outreach & Engagement Intern Every year, approximately 30 million Christmas trees are discarded across the United States, often ending up in landfills without being properly recycled or composted (Messier). But what if I told you there is a better way to get rid of your trees, one that gives them a second…

  • 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…

  • 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…