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Community Nature Walk

April 6, 2024
10:00 AM

Birdwatching with Don Torino (Bergen County Audubon Society)

April 14, 2024
10:00 AM

The Demarest Nature Center Association

 “We don’t stop hiking because we grow old,
we grow old because we stop hiking.

~Finis Mitchell

Keep an eye out for this magnificent tree
that is often overlooked but full of beauty and utility

~ Jeff Shaari

 “We don’t stop hiking because we grow old,
we grow old because we stop hiking.

~Finis Mitchell

Welcome To The Demarest Nature Center

The Demarest Nature Center is located in Demarest, NJ, USA, and is open to all persons, residents and non-residents alike, every day of the year. In addition to preserving and protecting important open space here in the midst of a large metropolitan area, the center seeks to educate young and old alike as to the beauty of nature and the importance of protecting our environment.

We, the trustees of the Demarest Nature Center Association, encourage you to use this site to find out more about the Demarest Nature Center and its programs. Click on the topic of your choice and find out more. The links will tell you about the Center, introduce you to our events and endeavors, and also take you to other nearby nature centers, as well as environmental organizations, National Parks, and suggestions for things to do. The site is constantly growing and being updated, so we hope you will come back again and again.

Nature News

Cable car proposal is Nepal’s latest plan to commercialize national parks

This is the second story in a three-part miniseries on Nepal’s development plans around protected areas. Read Part One; Part Three will be published later today. KATHMANDU — Nepal’s Ministry more

Bolivian Indigenous groups assert claim to treasure of ‘holy grail of shipwrecks’

Descendants of enslaved miners who dug up gold, silver and emeralds worth billions call on Colombia to halt plan to lift cargoIndigenous communities in Bolivia have objected to Colombia’s plans more

WASHINGTON – Since David Laird was young, the “lush, green forests” of the western United States meant an annual summer trip to hike, camp and fish. But the last time more

‘Ecocide in Gaza’: does scale of environmental destruction amount to a war crime?

Exclusive: Satellite analysis revealed to the Guardian shows farms devastated and nearly half of the territory’s trees razed. Alongside mounting air and water pollution, experts says Israel’s onslaught on Gaza’s more

This article originally appeared in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. It is republished with permission. FOLKSTON—As the sun peaked through trees draped in Spanish moss on a March afternoon, Michael Lusk steered more

Federal incentives for clean energy are struggling to overcome old-school planning. more

Puerto Rico declares an emergency as cases of dengue fever spike

Warmer temperatures are driving outbreaks of dengue worldwide, with millions of cases already reported in 2024. more

The Earth is spinning slightly faster than it was a few years ago, but the rapid melt of polar ice is keeping that acceleration in check, with consequences for timekeeping, more

Week in wildlife – in pictures: pedalo hijinks and a raccoon doing a handstand

The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world Continue reading more

‘He took five bullets and returned to work on plankton’: the double lives of Ukraine’s Antarctic scientists

When the research team at Vernadsky base are not defending their homeland, they are on the frontline of the climate crisisWhen Ukraine’s Antarctic research and supply vessel Noosfera left Odesa more

Expediting environmental policy: Interview with Bangladesh minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury

Saber Hossain Chowdhury was appointed Bangladesh’s new minister of environment, forest and climate change on Jan. 11, 2024. Part of the new government that will hold office for the next more

Copernicus online portal offers terrifying view of climate emergency

Looking at the mass of information, there is only one conclusion: we are running out of timeThere is so much information on the newly launched Copernicus Climate Change Service atlas more

Country diary: I’ve become a taxi service for the ladybirds | Charlie Elder

West Dartmoor, Devon: They must have got into my house last autumn, and now they’re emerging in a wonderful variety of markings and spot numbersLadybird, ladybird, fly away home… Only, more

Cambodian official acquitted in trial that exposed monkey-laundering scheme

PHNOM PENH — On March 22, a jury in Miami, Florida, found Cambodian forestry official Kry Masphal not guilty of conspiracy and smuggling in relation to allegations that he was more

Extortionate Easter eggs and shrinking sweets: fears grow of a ‘chocolate meltdown’

Poor harvests in extreme weather conditions have led to a tripling of cocoa prices – but farmers have seen no benefitAround the world this holiday weekend, people will consume hundreds more

It takes a village: the Indian farmers who built a wall against drought

In rural Rajasthan, villagers have taken action against climate damage by constructing water-saving walls, trenches and dams to revive their farmlandThe villagers of Surajpura have built a wall: a 15ft more

‘A lot of question marks’: $70m renewable-energy microgrid project divides Daintree

The financial viability of the government-subsided scheme in the world heritage-listed area is just one of its many unknownsThere are some mixed feelings in the Daintree community in far north more

Nepal mulls policy shift to allow hotels back into tiger strongholds

This is the first story in a three-part miniseries on Nepal’s development plans around protected areas. Read Part Two; Part Three will be published later today. KATHMANDU — Nepal’s Ministry more

Mammals battle for life in new Attenborough series

The six-part series 'Mammals' will air this Sunday at 19:00 GMT. more

This year’s ranking of EV carmakers from most to least ‘clean’: Report

Ford and Mercedes-Benz lead the automotive world in working to clean up their supply chains, according to a new report with rankings endorsed by a labor and environmental civil society more

Landfills bake the planet even more than we realized

Aerial monitoring finds they emit methane at levels at least 40 percent higher than previously reported to the EPA. more

Indigenous Filipinos fight to protect biodiverse mountains from mining

NARRA, Philippines — At the foothills of the Victoria-Anepahan Mountains in the Philippines’ Palawan province, the Indigenous Tagbanua have lived with the rhythms of nature for generations. They rely on more

Agribusiness bill moves to block grassland protections in Brazilian biomes

The Brazilian Congress is analyzing a bill that would leave all the country's non-forestry vegetation unprotected, affecting an area twice the size of the United Kingdom. more

Vegetables are losing their nutrients. Can the decline be reversed?

A process called biofortification puts nutrients directly into seeds and could reduce global hunger, but it’s not a magic bulletIn 2004, Donald Davis and fellow scientists at the University of more

Thames Water investors pull plug on £500m of funding amid standoff with regulator

Decision increases concerns about financial future of UK’s biggest water firm and increases prospect of nationalisationWho will win in standoff between Thames Water’s investors and watchdog?Business live – latest updates more

Beneath the surface, a toxic tide threatens Bangladesh’s water lifeline

Imagine a mother in a rural village drawing water from a well with her pitcher. This seemingly ordinary water holds her family’s future — for drinking, cooking and bathing. But more

In Liberia, a former mining activist gets the bully pulpit

It’s been about a decade since Foday Fahnbulleh was arrested. Along with other students and workers from his home in Bong Mines about an hour’s drive north of Monrovia, he’d more

‘People mustn’t feel meat is being taken away’: German hospitals serve planetary health diet

A group of hospitals serve up a menu rich in plants – and say they have had few complaintsPatrick Burrichter did not think about saving lives or protecting the planet more

The CEO of Saudi Aramco said last week that the transition to clean energy “is visibly failing on most fronts.” Amin H. Nasser, who has been president and CEO of more

‘Being so helpless is hard to describe’: can rescuers win the race against time to save an orphaned orca?

Experts are trying everything from drums to whale calls to lure kʷiisaḥiʔis – or Brave Little Hunter – out of the Canadian lagoon she has been trapped in since the more

Nepali experts question rhino relocation within park for population balance

KATHMANDU — On March 21, Nepal’s Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation completed the relocation of six vulnerable one-horned rhinos (Rhinoceros unicornis) from the western part of Chitwan National more

Study identifies species with a long history but short future amid threats

Over the past 4 billion years, lifeforms have evolved into the spectacular array of species that now inhabit the planet. While many species radiated into extensive families of closely related more

The Midwest received some much needed moisture this week following an especially hot and dry winter that hamstrung outdoor recreation and sparked an early spring wildfire season in several states. more

Every state in the country trails California in the number of electric vehicles on its roads and the available public chargers. But research has found those cars and chargers are more

Elizabeth Kolbert wants us to rethink the stories we tell about climate change

In "H Is for Hope," Kolbert explores the contradictions of a global problem, from A to Z. more

Sonam Wangchuk has long worked to help people in India’s Ladakh region adapt to climate change. In an e360 interview, he explains why he fasted for 21 days to pressure more

‘We’d like to shoot them all’: growing army of wolfdogs raises hackles across Europe

Experts say the hybrids risk ‘polluting’ the genetic stock, but scientists disagree on how to deal with them. In Piedmont, Italy, the sight of a blond wolfdog signals the risk more

Sinking US cities increase risk of flooding from rising sea levels

Subsidence linked to extraction of groundwater and natural gas, and weight of buildings pressing into soft groundA number of cities on the US east coast are sinking, increasing the risk more

Surge of new US-led oil and gas activity threatens to wreck Paris climate goals

World’s fossil-fuel producers on track to nearly quadruple output from newly approved projects by decade’s end, report findsThe world’s fossil-fuel producers are on track to nearly quadruple the amount of more

Country diary: A Japanese painting outside a Shrewsbury nightclub | Paul Evans

Welsh Marches, Shropshire: After all the rain, cold winds and more rain, suddenly an explosion of flowers from this Mount Fuji cherry treeThe way to the spring equinox was precarious. more

From a graceful turn to a dangerous toy: the World Nature Photography awards 2024 – in pictures

The World Nature Photography award winners have been announced from a pool of entries from all corners of the globe – including a baby elephant in Kenya and an owl-like more

E-waste drawers of doom growing, say campaigners

Our household hoards of unused electricals and broken tech are growing, recycling campaigners warn. more

The Albanese government is drifting from its environmental commitments – it’s time for transparency and good faith | Jack Pascoe

Environment minister Tanya Plibersek’s reforms are running so late there’s speculation the government will weaken them at the expense of the environmentFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet more

Nature, Published online: 28 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07341-zCopper-catalyzed dehydrogenation or lactonization of C(sp3)−H bonds more

Nature, Published online: 28 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00875-2Scientists compiling a review scan more than 1,000 papers and find troubling images in nearly 20%. more

Nature, Published online: 28 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00950-8A shared spreadsheet, passed from generation to generation, helps graduate students in management navigate the academic job market. Whatever your field of study, you more

Nature, Published online: 28 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00941-9The month’s sharpest science shots, selected by Nature’s photo team. more

Nature, Published online: 28 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00960-6Organizations who received funds from FTX face pressure to return the money at significant operational cost. more

Nature, Published online: 28 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00957-1A genetic eye condition pushed biochemist Kamini Govender to develop coping strategies that serve her well in the lab and help her to avoid more

Nature, Published online: 28 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00414-zConvincing evidence of 1:1 tidal locking has been absent until a new analysis of the exoplanet LHS 3855b. more

Nature, Published online: 28 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00943-7A rodent with two extra limbs instead of genitals shows the crucial role of a gene pathway in determining the fate of a primordial more

England sewage spills more than double in 2023

Environment Agency data shows sewage spilled into England's waterways for over 3.6 million hours last year. more

Previously logged forests struggle to thrive, even with restoration, study finds

Young trees face significant challenges surviving in previously logged forests compared to intact forests, even in areas with active restoration efforts, according to a recent study. The findings, published in more

Water companies in England face outrage over record sewage discharges

Call for environmental emergency to be declared after data reveals 105% rise in raw sewage discharges over past 12 monthsHow polluted is your local river and which regions are worst more

Report links pulpwood estate clearing Bornean orangutan habitat to RGE Group

JAKARTA — Indonesia is experiencing a resurgence in forest clearance due to the expansion of pulpwood and oil palm plantations, reversing years of declining deforestation associated with these two industries. more

We need rapid response support for Indigenous peoples in the face of growing extreme weather events (commentary)

In recent weeks, Rainforest Foundation UK (RFUK) has seen Indigenous peoples and local communities we work with in the Peruvian Amazon and the Congo Basin devastated by unprecedented rains. In more

Lebanese youths take up rods and reels to learn sustainable fishing

AMCHIT, Lebanon — Amchit’s harbor bustles with activity on a sunny January morning, one of the first in more than three weeks. A group of 16 youths from the coastal more

Smaller population estimate underscores urgency of saving Cao-vit gibbon

The Cao-vit gibbon is one of the most critically endangered apes in the world, with its entire population living in a single patch of protected forest on the border between more

Mining industry touts green pledges to attract talent, but Gen Z isn’t buying it

Tripling global renewable energy capacity was one of the headline commitments coming out of last year’s U.N. climate conference in Dubai. And increased mining of critical minerals, which are vital more

Jaguar release offers a lifeline to Gran Chaco’s lonely big cats

The lowland forest of El Impenetrable National Park in northern Argentina sprawls across the hot, swampy green of the Gran Chaco biome, home to South America’s largest mammals and thousands more

£5bn Thames super sewer completed

The 16-mile tunnel across central London will capture raw sewage that would have spilled into the river. more

Amazon prosecutors get sharper impact tool to charge illegal gold dealers

New research from the NGO Conservation Strategy fund, working with federal prosecutors in Brazil, has refined a tool that puts a dollar value on the socioenvironmental costs of illegal gold more

Though oft touted as a fix for climate change, planting trees could, in some regions, make warming more severe, a new study finds.Read more on E360 → more

Global cobalt rush drives toxic toll near DRC mines

The global race to secure minerals critical to the clean energy transition is driving toxic pollution with severe health repercussions for communities living near some of the world’s largest cobalt more

Evidence linking one of the nation’s most widely used commercial weed killers to Parkinson’s disease first emerged in the 1980s. Yet, even as mounting evidence shows the potent compound destroys more

HOUSTON—When U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm addressed oil and gas executives last week at CERAWeek by S&P Global, one of the energy industry’s largest conferences, the response was tepid, more

Flooding could affect one out of every 50 residents in 24 coastal cities in the United States by the year 2050, a study led by Virginia Tech researchers suggests. The more

This grass has toxic effects on US livestock, and it’s spreading

A toxic grass that threatens a quarter of U.S. cows is spreading. Can it be stopped? more

Native leaders say equating "Indigenous peoples" and "local communities" threatens hard-won treaty rights. more

New research shows that climate change is already fueling heatflation, with worse to come. more

Nature, Published online: 27 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07194-6We report a strategy that yields thermally and hydrothermally stable silicates by expansion of a one-dimensional silicate chain with an intercalated silylating agent that more

Nature, Published online: 27 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00681-wWhat effects will climate change have on insect communities? Analyses of data collected over decades robustly document consequences specific to bee populations, and this more

Nature, Published online: 27 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00789-zA smart adhesive patch that wicks sweat away from electronics embedded in its centre offers comfortable and reliable sensing of the wearer’s biometrics or more

Nature, Published online: 27 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07250-1DCAF5 has a quality-control function for SWI/SNF complexes and promotes the degradation of incompletely assembled SWI/SNF complexes in the absence of SMARCB1. more

Nature, Published online: 27 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07239-wWe introduce multinucleic acid interaction mapping in single cells (MUSIC), for concurrent profiling of multiplex chromatin interactions, gene expression and RNA–chromatin associations within individual more

Nature, Published online: 27 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07116-6Using ultraviolet data as well as a comprehensive set of further multiwavelength observations of the supernova 2023ixf, a reliable bolometric light curve is derived more

Nature, Published online: 27 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07236-zThis study presents an approach to deal with spatial, temporal and phylogenetic non-independence in large-scale analyses of biodiversity change, improving trend estimation and inference more

Nature, Published online: 27 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07160-2Initialization and operation of spin qubits in silicon above 1 K reach fidelities sufficient for fault-tolerant operations at these temperatures. more

Nature, Published online: 27 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00663-yClever manipulation of electrons has enabled scientists to change a key property of light emitted by a device using electrically controlled magnetization. The method more

Nature, Published online: 27 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00842-xTreatments that could train the immune system to identify and destroy cancer cells are on the way. more

Nature, Published online: 27 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00840-zTherapeutic vaccines could provide a transformative shot in the arm for cancer treatment. more

Nature, Published online: 27 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07241-2A 16-year dataset of abundance patterns of a diverse assemblage of bees in New Mexico, USA predicts declines for many bee species and indicates more

Nature, Published online: 27 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07149-xEfficiency roll-off in a wide range of TADF OLEDs is analysed and a figure of merit proposed for materials design to improve efficiency at more

Nature, Published online: 27 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00876-1As the climate crisis rages on, advocacy for testing controversial solar geoengineering technology is ramping up. more

Nature, Published online: 27 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07170-0Increased melting of ice in Greenland and Antarctica, measured by satellite gravity, has decreased the angular velocity of Earth more rapidly than before and more

Nature, Published online: 27 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00841-yAfter decades of slow progress, therapeutic vaccines that direct the immune system to attack tumours could soon become a fixture of cancer treatment. more

Nature, Published online: 27 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00922-yAnalysis of a random selection of papers shared on social media showed no causative link between posting and citations. more

Nature, Published online: 27 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00051-6Humans and other social animals are highly adept at learning by observing how others interact with the environment, especially when identifying potential sources of more

Nature, Published online: 27 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00897-wLife at the cutting edge. more

Nature, Published online: 27 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00945-5Breathable patch could allow for comfortable and multifunctional wearable electronics. more

Nature, Published online: 27 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00680-xDepleting an expanding pool of aberrant stem cells in aged mice using antibody therapy has been shown to rebalance blood cell production, diminish age-associated more

Nature, Published online: 27 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07125-5The helicity of light from a light-emitting diode can be electrically controlled by spin–orbit torque effects, enabling a seamless integration of magnetization dynamics with more

Nature, Published online: 27 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07237-yExperiments in mouse models show that NaV1.8+ nociceptors innervate sites of injury and provide wound repair signals to immune cells by releasing calcitonin gene-related more

Nature, Published online: 27 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07243-0A strategy for the transfer-free direct growth of ultralong, high-quality graphene nanoribbons, which have desirable electronic properties, between layers of a boron nitride insulator more

Nature, Published online: 27 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00851-wOrganelles called lysosomes fuse with cargo-carrying vesicles and degrade the cargo molecules. How lysosomes maintain their size despite constant vesicle fusion was unclear, but more

Nature, Published online: 27 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07231-4We build a polyploid reference genome for hybrid sugarcane cultivar R570, improving on its current ‘mosaic monoploid’ representation, enabling fine-grain description of genome architecture more

Nature, Published online: 27 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07220-7Learning results in persistent double-stranded DNA breaks, nuclear rupture and release of DNA fragments and histones within hippocampal CA1 neurons that, following TLR9-mediated DNA more

Nature, Published online: 27 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00891-2The latest data are in on the diversity of people interviewed for the journal’s News, Features and Careers articles, and audio and video content. more

Nature, Published online: 27 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07249-8The conserved HEAT repeat protein HPO-27 is identified as a lysosome scission factor in Caenorhabditis elegans, and the human homologue MROH1 also serves the more

Nature, Published online: 27 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00887-yEditorial rebellions seem to be on the rise, as researchers seek more control over scholarly communication. more

Nature, Published online: 27 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07161-1Incorporation of a ‘liquid diode’ into a wearable electronic platform enhances comfort and stability by shunting away sweat as it accumulates. more

Nature, Published online: 27 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07238-xAntibody-mediated depletion of myeloid-biased haematopoietic stem cells in aged mice restores characteristic features of a more youthful immune system. more

Nature, Published online: 27 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07143-3The strength of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, as traced in sediment cores from the Pacific Southern Ocean, shows no linear long-term trend over the more

Nature, Published online: 27 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07240-3A study presents two cryo-EM structures of yeast Pol II pre-termination transcription complexes bound to Rat1–Rai1, and provides the mechanisms for termination of mRNA more

Nature, Published online: 27 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07201-wThrough inelastic light scattering chiral spin-2 long-wavelength magnetorotons are observed, revealing chiral graviton modes in fractional quantum Hall states and aiding in understanding the more

Nature, Published online: 27 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00932-wThe effect of melting polar ice could delay the need for a ‘leap second’ by three years. more

Nature, Published online: 27 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07174-wWe report the experimental realization of a bosonic Kitaev chain in a nano-optomechanical network. more

Nature, Published online: 27 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00678-5Reconstructions of the strength of a powerful current that circles the South Pole reveal that it has undergone no long-term change in the past more

Nature, Published online: 27 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07232-3In response to acute thermal challenge, thermosensing glutamatergic neurons of the parabrachial nucleus in mouse brain activate tanycytes, which reduce the excitability of Flt1-expressing more

Nature, Published online: 27 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00951-7Whether for April Fools’ Day or year-round, practical jokes allow scientists to tap into creative thinking while building group camaraderie. more

Nature, Published online: 27 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07233-2Anti-TRBC1 antibody–drug conjugates may offer a more potent T cell cancer therapy by bypassing the fratricide that may be limiting the efficacy of anti-TRBC1 more

Nature, Published online: 27 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00871-6Antibodies that target blood stem cells can rejuvenate immune responses in mice. more

Nature, Published online: 27 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00958-0Posting about a paper on X seems to boost engagement but not citations. Plus, researchers pinpoint humans’ first home outside Africa and what the more

Nature, Published online: 27 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00930-yNerve cells form long-term memories with the help of an inflammatory response, study in mice finds. more

Nature, Published online: 27 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00850-xHumans’ effect on the polar ice sheets is slowing Earth’s rotation, posing challenges for its alignment with the official time standard. Two researchers discuss more

Nature, Published online: 27 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07107-7An end-to-end quantum error correction protocol that implements fault-tolerant memory on the basis of a family of low-density parity-check codes shows the possibility of more

Nature, Published online: 27 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07133-5Relativistic jets observed from transient neutron stars throughout the Universe produce bright flares for minutes after each X-ray burst, helping to determine the role more

Nature, Published online: 27 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07264-9An analysis of the rate at which isotherms are shifting in mountain regions worldwide identifies 17 key regions with particularly high vertical isotherm shift more

Nature, Published online: 27 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00952-6Melting polar ice could delay major time adjustment, and the strange connection between brain inflammation and memory. more

Nature, Published online: 27 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00679-4A population of neurons that engages mechanisms of the innate immune system during memory formation has been uncovered in mice. Surprisingly, inflammatory signalling might more

In 1991, Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines erupted with enough force to spew high amounts of gas and ash all the way into the stratosphere, which starts roughly 4 miles more

The vinyl chloride industry made headlines across the country last winter when a train carrying the flammable, carcinogenic chemical derailed near the town of East Palestine, Ohio. News outlets published more

Eyes in the sky: why drones are ‘beyond effective’ for animal rights campaigners around the world

Inexpensive and easy to use, drones are proving invaluable for activists monitoring illegal fishing, hunting and deforestation – as well as keeping tabs on zoos and aquariumsLate last year, UrgentSeas more

A Spanish company is aiming to factory farm octopuses for their meat, contending that it would help conserve the creatures in the wild. But critics argue that caging these highly more

‘Reef stars’ restored Indonesia’s blast-damaged corals in just 4 years

A community-based approach to restoration combined with an ingenious device can bring back reefs traumatized by dynamite fishing. more

‘Cautious optimism’ as penguins test positive for bird flu but show no symptoms

Asymptomatic cases may seem reassuring for the penguins, but scientists fear they could act as ‘Trojan horses’ for other speciesAdélie penguins in Antarctica are testing positive for bird flu without more

How do you save the pint from climate change?

Researchers are identifying genes in the hop plant to produce varieties that will be more resilient to climate change. more

Nature, Published online: 26 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00914-yThe ‘Anthropocene’ is here to stay — and it’s better not as a geological epoch more

Nature, Published online: 26 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00915-xSuperconductivity case shows the need for zero tolerance of toxic lab culture more

Nature, Published online: 26 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00455-4Cutting-edge communication (6G and beyond) will rely on precise time control of large amounts of wirelessly transferred information. To achieve this precision, a ‘quasi-true more

Nature, Published online: 26 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00939-3The first experiments have shown that electrons can behave as if they had fractional charges. Plus, how birds gesture ‘after you’ to their mate more

Nature, Published online: 26 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00938-4Lawsuit could roll back access to mifepristone, a drug widely used to induce abortion in the United States. more

Nature, Published online: 26 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00859-2Soap bubbles bombarded with ultrasonic waves rise into mid-air and can survive being stabbed with a needle. more

Nature, Published online: 26 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00916-wCuts to postgraduate funding threaten Brazilian science — again more

Nature, Published online: 26 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00862-7Copper-containing ‘nanoclusters’ form glasses with an orderly structure and unusual properties. more

Nature, Published online: 26 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00928-6Working amid New York City’s pandemic response inspired Nili Ostrov’s approach to expanding the list of organisms that can be used in synthetic biology more

Nature, Published online: 26 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00684-7Plans for Sydney’s iconic landmark become concrete, plus a ‘Michelin Guide’ to superconductive tunnelling, in the weekly dip into Nature’s archive. more

Nature, Published online: 26 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00947-3Researchers argue for more transparency to remove the biases that plague image generators. Plus, Nvidia’s new ‘superchip’ promises AI performance and Google AI could more

Nature, Published online: 26 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00917-9Don’t underestimate the rising threat of groundwater to coastal cities more

Nature, Published online: 26 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00890-3Why are companies and governments determined to start commercial-scale mining for rare metals, when so little is known about its wider impacts? more

Nature, Published online: 26 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00892-1Institutions and individuals from low- and middle-income countries are wasting time, effort and money trying to get visas for research travel, only to be more

Nature, Published online: 26 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00860-9Levels of a host of molecules in the cerebrospinal fluid reliably assess development of the disease. more

Nature, Published online: 26 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00893-0A popular theory about how trees cooperate has enchanted the public and raised the profile of forest conservation. But some ecologists think its scientific more

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Our Mission

Demarest Nature Center - Duffy Bridge

According to the 1972 articles of Incorporation, the purposes of the organization are:

  • To acquire or lease undeveloped lands and establish thereon educational building(s).
  • To develop natural history and conservation education programs in cooperation with schools, colleges, hospitals, youth groups and other organizations which will develop an understanding and appreciation of natural resources.
  • To cooperate with national, state, county, municipal and private natural resource agencies in providing an outdoor laboratory in which to demonstrate natural resource problems and management techniques.

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What We Sponsor

The DNC sponsors numerous programs to bring residents of Demarest and the surrounding areas into closer contact with wildlife and the natural world. Programs have varied, including adult oriented sessions on topics such as hiking the Appalachian trial or composting, family hikes in Harriman Park or along the Palisades, and various children’s programs. Local outdoor activities have been held at the Nature Center, Wakelee Field, various school grounds, and at the Duck Pond.

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Demarest Nature Center
Box 41
Demarest, NJ 07627

Location

90 Park St, Demarest, NJ 07627

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You can download a Trail Map here.

Become a Member

Since its incorporation in 1977 the Demarest Nature Center Association has cared for a 55-acre parcel of land bordered by Columbus Road on the west and County Road on the east. The Demarest Nature Center is open to all every day of the year. In addition to protecting woods, vernal ponds, meadows, and a section of the Tenakill Brook, as well as establishing and maintaining walking trails, the center provides educational events for everyone about the beauty of nature and the importance of preserving our amazing forest habitat. Your membership dollars go towards sponsorship of environmental education programs for kindergarten through the fourth grade in the Demarest schools, and a yearly scholarship given to a local high school senior who plans to pursue environment-related studies in college. Your membership also helps support our birdhouse/bird feeder building program, our annual photo contest, Breakfast in the Woods (free to all members), and the Craft Show at Oktoberfest/Fall Festival Event.

The Demarest Nature Center Association is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation, run solely by volunteers and receives no funding from the Borough of Demarest.

Residents of Demarest receive all DNC mailings as postal patrons. Non-resident members receive DNC mailings by 1st class mail.

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