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.
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Having a child makes you see cities differently. We deserve better than shuttered playgrounds and locked paddling poolsThere’s nothing like a boiling hot summer with an energetic small child to more
Kendal, Cumbria: They can freeze when they’re in danger – that’s what this one did, before racing off with its long, strong legsEach time I see a brown hare, I’m more
As more young people sign up for the DofE than ever before, past recipients share tales of a stag, dead sheep and ‘biblical rain’Biblical rain, meagre food rations and – more
The ever-increasing demand for power in Texas—not only from data centers, but due to industrial electrification, manufacturing and population expansion—has outpaced anything the state’s electricity grid operator has seen or more
The Environmental Protection Agency and its administrator, Lee Zeldin, face a class-action lawsuit after canceling $3 billion in grant funding for climate and environmental programs in disadvantaged communities. The lawsuit, more
From our collaborating partner “Living on Earth,” public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by host and executive producer Steve Curwood with Richard Lazarus, the Charles Stebbins Fairchild Professor of more
The world has been too optimistic about the risk to humanity and planet – but devastation can still be avoided, says Timothy LentonTimothy Lenton is a professor of climate change more
Long-awaited ILC report examines what should happen to vulnerable countries as sea levels riseStates should be able to continue politically even if their land disappears underwater, legal experts have said.The more
Experts say repealing the "Roadless Rule" won't help stop fires, but it will help loggers. more
The Chesapeake Bay Program declined to grant tribal nations full membership and voting rights in its governing body at a meeting Friday, its principal staff committee instead saying officials could more
PORT STEPHENS, Australia (AP) — Sydney’s harbor becomes a humpback highway in winter as the whales migrate from feeding grounds in Antarctica to breeding areas off Australia’s coast. Whale watchers more
From Pacific Island students to executives at global organizations like Greenpeace, a wide swath of people are losing patience with the slow and often uneven international process for reining in more
Thorny questions about who will pay for global climate action derailed a climate summit in Bonn, Germany, this week. more
ADDIS ABABA — Local leaders at Ethiopia’s largest community conservation area are working to become financially self-sufficient and continue protecting land and wildlife independently, following the abrupt cut of funding more
Peter Seligmann, the founder of Conservation International (CI) and longtime Chair of its Board of Directors, has stepped down from the Board effective June 22, 2025, the organization announced. He more
Increase influenced by datacentre growth, with estimated power required by 2026 equalling that of Japan’sGoogle’s carbon emissions have soared by 51% since 2019 as artificial intelligence hampers the tech company’s more
Titus was just 4 years old when poachers killed his father and several other close adults in his group. Despite the violence, the young mountain gorilla developed an approach to more
Lidia Thorpe, David Pocock and the Greens demand action after Good Advice and Empire Energy allegedly offered private deals to traditional owners to smooth the way for gas salesHow an more
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. Bangladesh is preparing to add to its tally of 56 protected areas by more
PUNTA GORDA, Belize — Rosa Mis walks on a carpet of cracking dry leaves under the scorching sun of late May. Her green T-shirt blends in with the newly grown more
Risk analyst Tony Cox’s work has been backed by the chemical lobby, and some health experts are alarmedAn industry-backed researcher who has forged a career sowing doubt about the dangers more
How spells of hot weather put us in danger and what measures we can take to protect ourselvesHeatwaves have grown hotter and stronger as the planet has warmed, making what more
Groups question UK membership of Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative after actions of successive governmentsA coalition of civil society groups is calling for the UK government to be suspended from a more
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Flash floods triggered by pre-monsoon rains swept away dozens of tourists in northwest Pakistan on Friday, killing at least eight people. The nationwide death toll from more
Despite working on polar science for the British Antarctic Survey for 20 years, Louise Sime finds the magnitude of potential sea-level rise hard to comprehendFor more than 20 years, Louise more
From New York to Paris to Beijing, urban trees are enjoying an extra-long growing season, a new study finds.Read more on E360 → more
Vermont’s Climate Superfund Act became law last summer. New York followed its lead in December. Four days later, the Chamber of Commerce and the American Petroleum Institute sued Vermont for more
As the United Nations climate talks came to a faltering end Thursday in Bonn, Germany, the world’s least developed countries and island nations feared for their future while some rich, more
The first tourist season since the storm reveals how much the river and livelihoods have changed. more
VILLARS, Switzerland — Six years after being shaken by allegations of human rights abuses linked to conservation enforcement, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) says it has undertaken considerable more
An analysis of 500 watersheds found levels of organic carbon, phosphorus, and other pollutants up to 103 times higher after a wildfire. more
This is Mongabay’s second story in a short series about the new Shimoni Fish Port. Read the first story here. SHIMONI, Kenya — On a drizzly March afternoon, more than more
More than 4,000 Tuvalu citizens have entered the ballot for a world-first climate visa to Australia. more
The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world Continue reading more
The winter crop growing season requires three days of steady rain – but many inland parts of southern Australia did not receive an autumn break this year How often do more
Nature, Published online: 27 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02009-8Results align with other efforts to count the number of people killed amid the ongoing conflict. more
Nature, Published online: 27 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02024-9Directives by the Trump administration are still being applied to grant materials despite court order. more
Nature, Published online: 27 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01958-4Nature talks to legal and other specialists about the cases and what to watch out for when transporting lab materials. more
Nature, Published online: 27 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02011-0Several groups hope to develop artificial-intelligence models that can predict how cells behave. more
Nature, Published online: 27 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02029-4Researcher used carbon dating to provide evidence that humans had arrived in Brazil much earlier than previously thought. more
CHICAGO—In a large, air-conditioned room in East Garfield Park on Monday afternoon, Dhruv Trivedi waited quietly to hear if a bed would be available for him at a local shelter more
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. Five years on from the publication of the climate fiction book, The Ministry for more
On July 1, 2025, the reassessment of Swedish hydropower plants will resume under the framework of its national plan – a necessary and long-delayed effort. Swedish rivers are heavily impacted more
Ocean health is moving into a danger zone, with rampant human-caused carbon dioxide emissions having already pushed ocean acidification levels beyond safe limits in large swaths of the marine environment, more
In early February, in downtown Bogotá, Colombia, Luis Alfredo Acosta recited a line in a book from memory: “I am from the rainforest because I smell like the rainforest; I more
Five years after a Pennsylvania grand jury made eight recommendations to protect public health and the environment from fracking, the state has largely failed to follow through, five environmental groups more
Oil palm is a crop whose derivatives have multiple uses, resulting in staggering global demand. Because of this, Peru’s Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (MIDAGRI in Spanish) has developed more
Scientific evidence suggests ash trees are ‘fighting back’ against a deadly disease. more
ARUNACHAL PRADESH — India. Over 60% of star anise trees have vanished from the region in just 84 years, pushing this valuable spice toward endangerment and leaving the Indigenous Monpa more
A protected wildlife refuge in Nicaragua has suffered a wave of deforestation in recent years, fueled by controversial land deals allowing settlers to clear the rainforest for farming, mining and more
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Dozens of Colombian waste pickers inundated Bogota’s iconic Bolivar Square with about 15 tons of recyclable goods Tuesday to protest decreasing income and tougher conditions for more
To the outside world, Uganda’s Queen Elizabeth National Park is a model of successful conservation of wildlife amid declining populations in other parts of Africa. But while elephant, giraffe and more
COLOMBO — Sri Lanka’s largest protected area, the Wilpattu National Park, recognized as one of the best places in the country to observe leopards in the wild, has long been more
The Maya Golden Landscape in southern Belize is a patchwork of protected areas, agricultural lands and small communities, part of the greater Maya Forest, the second-largest tropical forest in the more
Ever since the first draft of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” appeared in the House, renewable energy trade groups have been trying to make sense of language intended to more
The city with the most lead service lines in the country doesn’t plan to finish replacing them until 2076. more
This story is published in partnership with the Ecuadorian independent media outlet GK. Sitting in a small gray motorboat, Rosa Aranda dips her fingers in the Villano River as she more
Leopards — solitary, enigmatic, nocturnal predators with golden fur splashed with dark rosette spots — have the widest range of any big cat. They’re found in a variety of habitats more
Thousands of people “are falling through the cracks" because they can't make repairs to qualify for the Weatherization Assistance Program. more
A planned EV battery factory in Indonesia poses a grave threat to an uncontacted tribe, a watchdog group warns.Read more on E360 → more
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. Between 2015 and 2024, global authorities seized 370 metric tons of pangolin scales more
Nigeria recently proposed a ban on importing solar panels to boost local manufacturing, but some climate and renewable energy experts worry this move may impede the country’s transition to cleaner more
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Scientists start a controversial project to create the building blocks of human life, in what is thought to be a world first. more
Nature, Published online: 26 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01938-8US biomedical agency’s public-access policy kicks in on 1 July. Nature talks to specialists about how to comply. more
Nature, Published online: 26 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01816-3Astronomer Willice Obonyo describes how scholarship programmes seeded a fresh crop of radioastronomers in Africa. more
Nature, Published online: 26 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02025-8Researchers have shown how Stone Age people might have canoed from Taiwan to Japan more than 30,000 years ago by doing it themselves. Plus, more
Nature, Published online: 26 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09282-7Addendum: Unravelling cysteine-deficiency-associated rapid weight loss more
Nature, Published online: 26 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02017-8Research across science and medicine will probably shrink at one of the world’s most elite universities amid a new political reality. more
Nature, Published online: 26 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01986-0Study highlights potential for sustainable synthesis of paracetamol. more
Nature, Published online: 26 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02000-3Thimerosal is found in only a small fraction of US vaccine doses but has long been viewed with suspicion by the anti-vaccination community. more
Nature, Published online: 26 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02010-1Scientists debate age of ancient Canadian crust as Inuit leaders work to preserve the location. more
Nature, Published online: 26 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01993-1Kelp ‘loofahs’ might be first example of toolmaking by marine mammals. more
The 40,000-year-old boomerang was made with an astonishing level of skill and ingenuity, say scientists. more
A new study finds that regional plastic bag bans in the U.S. significantly reduce coastal plastic bag litter compared with areas without such policies. Single-use plastic bags are one of more
I have spent much of my life studying predatory fishes in East Africa’s coastal waters, but never have I been more concerned about their future. The disappearance of the western more
Latin American cartels once were masters of the drug trade, but spikes in prices led them into controlling a new venture. more
While much has been written about bitcoin, many people still find it a hard topic to comprehend, even as promoters like U.S. President Donald Trump rave about it being a more
Isangi, Lulingu, Mapendo and Ndjingala: these are the names of four Grauer’s gorillas (Gorilla beringei graueri) that conservationists reintroduced to the wild in October 2024. After years in a sanctuary, more
RHONE GLACIER, Switzerland (AP) — One of Switzerland’s glaciologists says his teams are noticing a strange phenomenon in the Alpine country’s glaciers. Holes are emerging inside — a bit like more
“We were amazed when we first noticed this behavior,” said Michael Weiss, research director at the Center for Whale Research in the U.S. state of Washington. What started as a more
JBS, the world’s largest meatpacking company, began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on June 13, just six months after its U.S. subsidiary, Pilgrim’s Pride, made a $5 million more
“What started out as a necessity during the pandemic has really evolved into an incredible place that brings people together." more
A conference in Cambridge this week will explore a raft of geoengineering ideas to cool the region down – and attempt to address the fears of those who argue the more
"A single word like 'X̱maay' contains generations of climate knowledge, laws, and cultural practices." more
New reports are set to show pollution from farming and sewage is affecting protected areas of the sea. more
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla has become only the second Indian to travel to space. more
From peat bogs containing centuries of history to the fascinating world of sea creatures’ senses, the theme for this year’s annual event is ‘Biosphere’ Continue reading more
Maasai pastoralists living by the national park in Kenya’s capital are helping wildlife with a crucial migratory route through their land – at great risk to their cherished cattleNairobi national more
But the Climate Change Committee warns there's still a long way to go for the UK to reach net zero by 2050. more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01941-zThe theft probably helps the cells to spread around the body, and preventing it could provide a path to treatment, researchers say. more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01963-7Experiences of insight come with a burst of brain activity — and a memory boost. more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01928-wSometimes research needs to leave academia in order to thrive. Three spin-off founders reveal key drivers of their success. more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01745-1One analysis suggests that 90% of studies in the field involve data relating to humans. more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01926-yThere are good commercial reasons for firms to share their research in science journals, but the practice seems to be falling out of favour. more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01998-wTool aims to solve the mystery of non-coding sequences — but is still in its infancy. more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01830-5Is US science facing a recession? Growing evidence points to a looming downturn. more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09176-8A study reports the development of a method to trace intercellular transfer of mitochondria, and demonstrates that cancer cells that receive mitochondria from neurons more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01859-6The discovery of compounds that inhibit biosynthesis of the pheromone that triggers locust swarming suggests a fresh approach for controlling these pests. more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09150-4Using the James Webb Space Telescope's Mid-Infrared Instrument, a study reports evidence for a direct detection of a cold, sub-Jupiter-mass planet in the disk more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01715-7The diverse chemical and physical properties of plastics make it hard to recycle mixtures. An innovative recycling method now tackles this issue. more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09181-xA new asymmetric non-fullerene acceptor, P2EH-1V, is designed and synthesized for constructing devices demonstrating record-high efficiencies of 26.7% (certified at 26.4%) over an aperture more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09110-yIn locusts, the aggregation pheromone 4-vinylanisole is derived from dietary phenylalanine, and its production is dependent on two 4-vinylphenol methyltransferases that are potential targets more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01994-0Betaine, a compound that becomes more abundant in men who take up jogging, could confer some of the anti-ageing advantages of physical activity. more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01965-5The output of computer-vision research is overwhelmingly aimed towards monitoring humans. The potential ethical implications need more scrutiny. more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09157-xCMOS-based circuits can be integrated with silicon-based spin qubits and can be controlled at milli-kelvin temperatures, which can potentially help scale up these systems. more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01982-4Marine creatures house contraband structures in special organelles, which the animal raids for food in times of need. more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08972-6An analysis of research papers and citing patents indicates the extensive ties between computer-vision research and surveillance. more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08950-yThis Review examines recently gained insights into the roles of ESCRT complexes in viral infection, immunity, cancer and neurological disease. more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09143-3The coherent bunching of anyons and their dissociation was observed in an interference experiment. more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09191-9Using viral barcode tracing to detect interactions between glioblastoma cells and non-malignant astrocytes in patient samples, investigators discovered a pathway that reduces tumour-specific immunity more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09147-zA general two-step intercalation and cation-exchange strategy is used to produce a library of highly ordered magnetic intercalation superlattices with tunable chemical modulations and more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09153-1A cost-effective all-in-one halide cathode material with high energy density and exceptional cycling stability can be used to achieve energy-dense, durable cathodes for the more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01454-9Technologies that can interpret imagery have many potential applications. An innovative study of papers and patents in the field suggests one use case that more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01991-3Modern re-run shows that Arthur Ruhlig’s conclusions, which probably influenced early thinking about fusion energy, were correct, but his numbers were off. more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09088-7A product-oriented strategy that leverages the reactivities of different functional groups in real-life plastic mixtures can be used to obtain valuable products, opening a more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01925-zIf companies do step in to support research, will they publish the results, or keep them close to their chest? more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09138-0A dysprosium amide–alkene complex shows soft magnetic hysteresis loops up to 100 kelvin, arising from the high charge density of the amide ligands and the more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02008-9Experiment shows how people in dugout canoes could have crossed the treacherous straits between Taiwan and the Ryukyu Islands. more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01936-wThe majority of papers and patents in a subfield of AI enable surveillance, according to a new study. more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09197-3A high-sensitivity, broadband, transient, full-Stokes spectroscopy setup is demonstrated, which can detect quickly varying small signals from chiral emitters. more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09210-9Certain antimetabolites used to treat cancer are more neurotoxic than others, and it is now shown that this is due to their greater tendency more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01713-9Experiments in which systems of interacting electrons are split apart reveal the signatures of a liquid-like state — even for as few as three more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09202-9Disruption of dendritic cell (DC) interstitial motility in the tumour microenvironment promotes immune evasion, and enhancement of DC interstitial motility offers a route for more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01964-6Phonons are quasiparticles that carry heat, and in electronic chips they can get blocked at interfaces between materials, leading to overheating. An electron-microscopy technique more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01839-wWhen researchers cede their scientific judgement to machines, we lose something important. more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01974-4Food for thought. more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01927-xA combination of government planning, academic ambition and bold entrepreneurship are hallmarks of the country’s success. more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09172-yExperiments in fission yeast show that cyclin-dependent kinase is first activated in the nucleus, from which the mitotic signal is propagated from CDK at more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01896-1Male mice that make high levels of fibroblast growth factor 21 stay lean as they age — a finding that could translate to humans. more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09170-0An approach that learns models of robots from video capture can predict the 3D motion outcomes of motor commands, enabling accurate control of a more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01967-3As was realized after the Second World War, peace and prosperity stem from partnership and sustained investment in human development. more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09139-zThe emergence of universal collective behaviour is demonstrated through collisions of electron droplets containing up to five particles, which exhibit strong all-body correlations characteristic more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02004-zAnalysis suggests that 90% of computer vision studies involve imaging humans — plus, the first images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory. more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01712-wIn yeast, the CDK and cyclin proteins that drive cell division activate first in the nucleus — a different location in the cell from more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01930-2A description of the terminology and methodology used in this supplement, and a guide to the functionality that is available free online at natureindex.com. more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09165-xAn RNA codon-expansion strategy enables incorporation of non-canonical amino acids into proteins of interest orthogonally to existing methods by inserting pseudouridine codons into specific more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02005-yScientists warn against reading too much into a small experiment generating a lot of buzz. more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09208-3A study presents a strategy based on human pluripotent stem cells for treating neurodegenerative disorders of the gastrointestinal tract. more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09080-1The Nature Relationship Index offers a new way to measure and engage human aspirations to shape a better future for people and all life more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09199-1A population code for the dynamics of choice formation in the primate premotor cortex is revealed, with diverse single-neuron tuning to a shared decision more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02012-zScientists are digging into the regions of the brain involved in lightbulb moments. Plus, the man o’ war is at least four species and more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01718-4Neurons often receive organelles called mitochondria from other cells. It emerges that neurons donate mitochondria that support cancer-cell spread. more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09200-xThe Tweety homologue TTYH2 is identified as the lipid transfer mediator for APOE-containing lipoproteins. more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01929-9Here’s where academic researchers are flocking to — and the topics they’re pursuing. more
The dinosaur was mislabelled and misunderstood - but scientists now realise how special it is. more
Lab-grown beef, chicken and even quail are served in restaurants in some countries around the world - and now some cultivated meats could soon be sold in the UK too more
Lab-grown beef, chicken and even quail are served in restaurants in some countries around the world - and now some cultivated meats could soon be sold in the UK too more
Researchers say urgent conservation efforts will be needed to mitigate the ‘shocking statistic’ that threatens to unravel ecosystemsMore than 500 bird species could vanish within the next century, researchers have more
Our Mission
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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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 lectures on native plants, family hikes, maple syrup making, bird watching & counts, birdhouse building, mushroom foraging walk, community trail walk and children’s scavenger hunts. Local outdoor activities have been held at the Nature Center, Wakelee Field, various school grounds, and at the Duck Pond.
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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, maple syrup making, environmental scholarships, monthly community trail walks 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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