Let’s Rewild Ourselves & the future

I’m J.R. Siegel, a writer, sustainability business executive, and believer in the transformational power of rewilding. Curious to learn more? Scroll on.

I’m writing my first book, Wild Harmony: How Rewilding Can Heal Our Culture and the Planet.

After 15 years in corporate sustainability, I know that the climate crisis is solvable, capitalism won’t save us on its own, and governments are too slow and divided to lead right now.

We need to forge our own path forward.

the answer is rewilding.

I don’t mean rewilding in the purely scientific sense, with its focus on ecosystem restoration, though that’s part of it. Rather, I’m focused on the personal and societal transformation that comes once from rediscovering how to live with the rest of nature in harmony, reciprocity, and mutual understanding.

Wild Harmony

Wild Harmony is chunked into four sections, devoted to each component a rewilding framework named in homage to Gaia, the Greek goddess of Earth.

Grounded explores the mental and physical health benefits that come from immersing ourselves in nature.
Attuned meditates on how learning how to listen to nature can deepen our appreciation of the wild and make us better stewards of the natural world.
To rewild, we must integrate with nature. This occurs along two axes: 1) establishing wildlife corridors that bring predators such as wolves closer to humans; and 2) building human communities that thrive alongside these returning animals.
Activated, rewilded people are a revolutionary force for good. These people are redefining what healthy economies and communities can be.
Each of us has the power to join the activated among us.

get outside and touch some grass

Meet the Author

J.R. Siegel is a Seattle-based corporate sustainability executive who speaks at global conferences on carbon accounting, climate regulations, and apparel supply chain decarbonization. A father of three, he coaches youth sports teams with a focus on fun, good sportsmanship, and not hitting anyone with a bat. He enjoys camping and hiking with his family throughout the Pacific Northwest, and tries to spend a >20 nights each summer in a tent. J.R. graduated from Yale University and The Fletcher School at Tufts University. He writes Bright Spots, a semi-regular Substack newsletter on nature and rewilding, in his limited spare time.

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