8 Things That Happened Since May - Thanks to A Strong Community

Amazing volunteers like you are helping to make saving the Drew Forest possible. Here are a few of the things we’ve accomplished since May:

1. Designed a logo and website. Got tech skills? We still need help.

2. Created a petition with over 10,700 signatures. The town council is watching. This is a critical tool, so keep sharing with your networks.

3. Went big on social media. Are you following us on Instagram, FB and LinkedIn?

4. Tabled at the Farmer’s Market. Right now, we’re braving the cold at the Rotary Christmas Tree sale. Want to take a shift?

5. Commented at council meetings. Remarks from residents and Drew alums drove the news cycle. Can you help?

6. Aired opinions--lots of them. Our latest op-ed was published in NJ’s largest newspaper, the Star Ledger.

7. Designed a float. The Madison Christmas Parade was mobbed--we handed out 500 petition flyers in a heartbeat.

8. Created a newsletter! Can you share this with your friends so we can spread the word about why trees (and forests) matter?

Recommendations for nature lovers alike.

• A membership to the Native Plant Society of New Jersey. Become a part of the growing national native plant movement.

• Plants from local plant nurseries, shipped to your front door. Native plants are a great gift for your loved ones, your yard, and our Earth. Toadshade Wildflower Farm in Frenchtown, NJ will be shipping seeds all winter long; wintertime is the best season to start wildflower seeds!

• Adopt a bird through the Audubon Adoption Center. Each adoption contributes to the National Audubon Society’s critical conservation work — and you’ll receive a plush bird as a symbol of your generous gift.

• Recommended reading. Books we love about forests.
  

  1. Nature’s Best Hope
     You’ll never look at your local landscape the same way.

  2. The Overstory
     This Pulitzer Prize-winning novel will catch you in it’s forest-like web of characters.

  3. Teaching the Trees
     Beautiful essays by Joan Maloof, founder of the Old Growth Forest Network, who has written a letter in support of the Drew Forest.

  4. Finding the Mother Tree
     Yes, trees do talk to each other. An eye-opening journey into the wisdom of the forest.

Friends of the Drew Forest Float at the Madison Christmas Parade.

Got ideas? Want to help?

Saving a forest takes all of us. Write to judykroll@aol.com to volunteer.