What is Rewilding?

Rewilding is a conservation approach focused on letting nature heal and manage itself with as little human interference as possible. The goal is to restore natural processes — like predator–prey relationships, native plant growth cycles, and ecosystem-driven land shaping — so landscapes can become more self-sustaining and biodiverse.

Rewilding often involves the reintroduction of keystone species (those that have a major impact on their environment), such as predators or large herbivores, to restore ecological balance. While we’re not introducing large predators to our land preserves, Fallbrook Land is actively working to create self-sustaining ecosystems for the existing wildlife. 

Our newly planted Appleton Preserve will begin to thrive without human intervention, promoting ecological processes like natural regeneration, species interaction and habitat restoration! It can also involve measures like the removal of invasive species or human-made barriers. Rewilding efforts can take place in a variety of environments, from forests to grasslands to marine ecosystems…. Including our preserves! 

Our Environmental Education program is a huge contributor to our rewilding efforts. We work together with future generations to teach the importance of conservation efforts and natural processes— so they can take on restoration and advancement for future generations.

Our EE program always needs volunteers to help so we invite you to us in our rewilding efforts!