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Frelinghuysen, April 21, 2026
Welcome to Earth Day, April 22nd, 2026, a day that unites a global community in taking action to protect our planet.
Each day, we can celebrate the parks preserved in our communities. Especially in Frelinghuysen, a small township in Warren County, where country living is normal, and nature knocks on your door each day. With the many challenges we face today, we can often feel overwhelmed, but we know that taking time out for relaxation, recreation, and personal well-being can change how we feel.
This Earth Day, let’s celebrate together with two new singles that will be released by Frelinghuysen resident Monique Grimme, called “Gnome Hollow” and EARTH.
Both songs are very special to the songwriter, as she has also preserved on her own acres to wild life by purchasing a small forest to stop development.
GNOME HOLLOW – “A song about the magic that is present, actually in any forest if you let it in,” songwriter Monique Grimme shares. Since Gnome Hollow Preserve is open to the public and is so near Bongo Boy’s studio, it felt right to write and record a song about this special park preserve.
Gnome Hollow is a treasure in our own community with lots of magic. You can walk or hike through 132 acres of the preserve park, which was made possible by the Ridge and Valley Conservancy. They preserve and protect natural areas within the Appalachian Valley and Ridge Region of northwestern New Jersey. They serve the public interest by protecting open space for ecological, recreational, aesthetic, and cultural purposes.
Gnome Hollow Preserve was acquired in 2010 through the transfer/donation of title from Kids Corp. II and The Trust for Public Land. A grant from the Warren County Open Space Trust Fund was used to fund the project.
EARTH – “A song about a woman that escape the noise of modern life to seek solace in an ancient forest. She feels an inexplicable calling-something older than memory itself beckoning her inward.” – songwriter Monique Grimme.
On EARTH DAY, we encourage every person and every community globally—students and teachers, faith groups, ranchers, farmers, first responders, local governments—to take a fresh breath and continue all efforts for clean air, clean water, renewable energy, and the protection of our health and the countless species that share this planet with us.
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