:video Have a fascination for butterflies that are native to Long Island? You will not see them if you have conventional landscaping like lawns or concrete. But with just a few strategically selected native plants, you will attract and help butterfiles to your home. In this talk, Kim Simmen explains what these butterflies are and how they depend on specific plants at key stages of their life cycle. Kimberly Simmen is a Certified Nursery Landscape Professional with 20 plus years in the business. Starting in 2000 while attending SCCC Riverhead part time in the evening to study Horticulture wit ..read more

:video David LaMagna shares his journey into native garden biodiversity and teaches you how to participate in the exciting new project: Biodiversity of Long Island Native Gardens (BLING). With over 17 years of experience as a science teacher at Northport High School, David created a new course called Long Island Native Ecology & Plant Science, where students learn and practice restoration ecology on the school campus. Follow @NativeEcoNHS on Twitter and nativeeco_nhs on Instagram to see what is happening at the school ..read more

Mason bees are gentle spring pollinators that will add fun and excitement to your spring outdoor activities. In this talk presented by Kimberly Simmen of ReWild Long Island, Laura Klahre covers everything you need to know to be a successful Mason Bee rancher. About the Speaker: Laura Klahre’s work life has spanned the Dept of Interior, Peconic Estuary Program, and The Nature Conservancy before incorporating her own farm in 2009. Blossom Meadow Farm in Southold NY specializes in growing organic berries to make award-winning jam (national Good Food Awards, International Flavor Awards, World Ja ..read more

For several years, I had thoughts of tearing up my lawn and replacing it with native plants. The prospect was both exciting and frightening. I wanted to do it, but how?  Season after season I passed up plant sales. With so many choices (which plants? where do I put them?), I felt overwhelmed and intimidated. Finally I asked Raju Rajan, the native garden whisperer of Port Washington, if he and his team would be willing to come up with a plant plan or package for newbies. And he delivered! Literally.  In spring 2022 ReWild Long Island offered a plant package online along with garden pl ..read more

ReWild Long Island thanks our supporters, donors and volunteers for all that you have made possible in 2022. Here is a quick summary. Click on any of the images below to learn more! we expanded our board and membership Our expanded Board of Directors makes possible our work in support of Long Island’s biodiversity and sustainability. Click on image to learn more about our board members.   students fought hunger and climate change again! The Summer Program To Fight Hunger and Climate Change is organized in partnership with Plant A Row. Click on image to learn about our youth and their ac ..read more

Apply here: ReWild Garden Consultant Application Form Position: REWILD GARDEN CONSULTANT ReWild Long Island is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization with a mission to improve biodiversity and climate resilience through sustainable landscaping practices such as native plantings, regenerative gardening, composting, reducing lawn chemical use and protecting waters, as well as seeking alternatives to gasoline and chemical powered landscaping. Learn more at www.rewildlongisland.org Job Description: ReWild Long Island is looking for a hands-on gardening/landscaping professional to help design, c ..read more

Are you interested in creating a public rewild garden? Do you need help maintaining an existing rewilded space or community garden? If you bring the Garden space, Water access and Your Commitment, we can help make the rest happen. ReWild Long Island invites applications from community groups interested in creating and maintaining sustainable public garden spaces. We offer a short and painless process to apply for and gain our support. Our program is targeted at enabling small groups of motivated people to gain access to skills, design, education, plants, regular on-site maintenance advice and ..read more

In 2018, ReWild Long Island was born as a small community organization in Port Washington. Since inception, ReWild Long Island has always had aspirations to make a positive impact on the entire island. As the name suggests, our goal has always been to rewild the entireity of Long Island and promote biodiversity and sustainability across the suburban, exurban, and rural communities spread across its diverse ecosystems. Today, the Island faces many shared challenges, including mindless development, pollinator loss, canopy destruction, aquifer depletion and contamination, and climate and biodive ..read more

ReWild Long Island thanks our supporters, donors and volunteers for all that you have made possible in 2022. Here is a quick summary. Click on any of the images below to learn more! we expanded our board and membership Our expanded Board of Directors makes possible our work in support of Long Island’s biodiversity and sustainability. Click on image to learn more about our board members. students fought hunger and climate change again! The Summer Program To Fight Hunger and Climate Change organized in partnership with Plant A Row had yet another succesful year. See what our students achieved ..read more

Dear friends of ReWild Long Island, We are thrilled to announce the expansion of our board with the addition of four highly skilled and passionate individuals: Len Green, Nancy Erber, Gloria Frazee, and Beth Sutherland. They bring a wealth of knowledge and experience in conservation, and we have no doubt that they will be invaluable assets to ReWild as we grow across Long Island. If you would like to learn more about them, please visit our website. We also want to express our heartfelt thanks to Paul Merkelson and Patty McGuigan for their dedicated service on the board. Their contributions hav ..read more