Student-led · New York
The Wild Next Door
Deer, swans, raccoons and owls share the places we call home. We are students supporting the people who protect New York’s native wildlife, close to our towns, cities and suburbs.
Our mission
To protect New York’s native wildlife and ecosystems by supporting the organisations that care for injured and displaced animals, and by bringing young people and families into that work through education, fundraising and volunteering.
What we do
Educate
Eco Walks on local trails, school events and posts that show families the animals sharing their park.
Fund
One rescue centre at a time, one donation page, one focused month. Food, medicine, bedding and the cost of getting an animal back to the wild.
Advocate
We point people to the petitions, hearings and local groups deciding what happens to the habitats these animals depend on.
What's happening
One month for the wild next door.
From October 17 to November 14 everything we do raises money and supplies for wildlife rescue and education in New York.
- Oct 17to Nov 14Hang a poster
Poster campaign
Shops and cafés near the park and the school
Ten or more local businesses carry the campaign poster and QR code. Businesses can also sponsor at a tier.
- Nov 7Saturday · 11:00 amReserve a place
Eco Walk at Alley Pond Park
Alley Pond Park hiking trails, New York
Ninety minutes on the trails: what lives in the wetland, who gets hurt and what happens next. All ages. Suggested donation $20 per walker.
- NovDate coming soonBake something
Bake sale at school
At school
Nature-themed bakes from students and families. Everything raised goes to the campaign.
Give
Three ways to help.
Donate online
Every dollar goes to wildlife rescue and education in New York through one donation page. Give any time during the campaign, or in advance of the walk.
Go to the donation pageSponsor a tier
- Bronze$100
- Silver$250
- Gold$500
In cash or in kind. Sponsors are named on the posters and in the impact report we send when the campaign closes.
Sponsor the campaignGive supplies
Blankets and bedding, paper towels and cleaning supplies, money for fresh vegetables, educational supplies, and plants, soil and garden materials. Bring them to the bake sale or the walk.
Offer suppliesWho we are
Wild Kind is run by a student in New York with a team of three to five volunteers.
Our focus is native wildlife living close to urban and suburban communities across New York, and the organisations working to protect it.