CWF, Author at Conserve Wildlife Foundation of NJ

Earth Day 2020: 50 Years of Perseverance

Posted on April 22, 2020April 4, 2022 by CWF

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day in the spirit of resilience and recovery. Today we thank the countless biologists, volunteers, educators, and supporters who have played a critical role in the survival of so many of our rare wildlife species. Together, we will continue to stay strong and save wildlife.

Conserve Wildlife Foundation executive director David Wheeler brings you on an uplifting journey through the environmental progress we have made since the very first Earth Day in 1970, with a special focus on wildlife – and its importance to us in this challenging time of pandemic and social restrictions.

Stay Strong for Wildlife – All Donations Doubled

Posted on April 21, 2020 by CWF

Wildlife needs our help more than ever. Right now, your gift will make twice the difference.

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Wild for Volunteers

Posted on April 19, 2020April 4, 2022 by CWF

Happy Volunteer Appreciation Week, April 19-25

Many of our projects have depended on the hard work and dedication of volunteers for years. While some activities have been scaled back this year to keep everyone safe and comply with COVID 19 restrictions, our appreciation is stronger than ever.

Backyard Safari:Cricket Combat

Posted on April 17, 2020April 4, 2022 by CWF

You don’t have to travel far to see amazing wildlife. Our Backyard Safari video series will show you stunning perspectives on wildlife living right in your neighborhood.

Join producer Matt Wozniak for a new adventure each week. This week, Cricket Combat will have you on the edge of your seat. You might not know it, but crickets are fierce fighters! Their pitched one-on-one battles can take place just steps from your back door.

Backyard Safari Video Series – The Antlion’s Trap

Posted on April 8, 2020April 4, 2022 by CWF

Adventure awaits just outside your door on a backyard safari!

You don’t have to travel far to see amazing wildlife. Our new Backyard Safari video series will show you stunning perspectives on wildlife living right in your neighborhood.

Join producer Matt Wozniak for a new adventure each week. First up, The Antlion’s Trap gives you an up-close-and-personal look at a mighty predator relentlessly trapping its prey, in a dramatic scene that could take place just about anywhere in New Jersey. Thankfully, that predator happens to be only an inch long!

The Bat’s Misunderstood Identity, State of Change Podcast, Episode 5

Posted on April 6, 2020April 4, 2022 by CWF

Bats are one of nature’s most misunderstood species. They strike fear in the hearts of many people but in reality they are incredibly beneficial to us. Bats face a multitude of threats and it is up to us to learn to understand and coexist with them if they are to have a future in our state.

The fifth episode of our podcast, State of Change, “The Bat’s Misunderstood Identity” features MacKenzie Hall, biologist at the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife and Ethan Gilardi, assistant biologist with Conserve Wildlife Foundation (CWF).

Wild New Jersey: Spring awakens at Rutgers Gardens

Posted on April 3, 2020April 4, 2022 by CWF

by David Wheeler

Wild New Jersey and the COVID-19 pandemic: During these stressful times of social distancing and isolation, taking solace in the natural world is more valuable than ever. I want to share some of my favorite outdoor oases with you. My hope is that by visiting on your own, with your family, or in some cases with your beloved dog, that you too will find the peace and happiness I feel when spending time in the wildest parts of our state.

On a map of the Garden State, our spiderweb of highways seems to converge right near the middle – the New Jersey Turnpike, and Routes 1 and 18. Of course, this being Jersey, where else to locate a beautiful combination of cultivated gardens and wild woods alongside a scenic brook?

Welcome to Rutgers Gardens!

Wild New Jersey: Savoring springtime at Sandy Hook

Posted on March 27, 2020April 4, 2022 by CWF

by David Wheeler

In a time like this, it’s reassuring to find a place where you can admire the New York City skyline across the great New York Harbor – while being surrounded not by people, but by dune grasses, spring migrants, and overhead ospreys carrying fish.

*Sandy Hook, New Jersey. Photo by: Tomwsulcer / CC0*

Exploring Wild New Jersey during these wild times

Posted on March 26, 2020April 4, 2022 by CWF

by David Wheeler

Getting out into nature has always engaged our five senses in a way that nothing else does, and at a time like this we value it more than ever.

Meet the 2020 Species on the Edge 2.0 Contest Winners

Posted on March 25, 2020April 4, 2022 by CWF

Congratulations to the winners of Conserve Wildlife Foundation’s Species on the Edge 2.0 social media contest for New Jersey high school students.

Students from all over the state took part in the contest by creating a series of social media posts focusing on one of New Jersey’s vulnerable species. The contest gives students the chance to use their social media skills, and knowledge of wildlife biology, to help imperiled species.