There is silence to be found here, even though you need to search harder to find it. In the middle of the dense population of northern New Jersey, it is still possible to find a bit of untamed nature. The Flat Rock Brook Nature Center in Englewood is a quiet, deserted little slice of forest and running water. A respite from family obligations and mounds of paperwork. This place reminds me how important the natural world has become to me. Winter in New Jersey February 18, 2023