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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South Africa-based nonprofit African Parks has announced a $1 billion action plan to manage 30 protected areas by 2030. The NGO currently manages 22 protected areas across 12 African countries. more
Hurricanes Milton and Helene killed dozens of people, destroyed full neighborhoods and left many without power or water. But humans aren’t the only ones affected by these devastating storms. Gale-force more
The popular climate-focused radio show and podcast Climate One, a program of The Commonwealth Club of California, recently hosted Mongabay and Jane Goodall at the Sydney Goldstein Theater in downtown more
The Pantanal, the world’s largest tropical wetland, is on fire. This precious ecosystem, teeming with unique flora and fauna, should be treasured. Instead, it is being pushed to extinction by more
These remarkable fish need clean rivers to breed in. Their decline highlights the collapse of environmental regulationThe collapse in the number of wild salmon in England and Wales is deeply more
Titled quilombo territories — traditional Brazilian communities originally formed by runaway enslaved people — have significantly lower deforestation rates, making them crucial for conserving Brazil's natural biomes. more
Tech company orders six or seven small nuclear reactors from California’s Kairos PowerBusiness live – latest updatesGoogle has signed a “world first” deal to buy energy from a fleet of more
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — To his fellow tribal members, Datu Julito Ahao is jokingly called matanglawin, which literally means “having an eye of an eagle.” Aptly so. Under the watch more
It was mid-2008. Mwezi “Badru” Mugerwa was almost done with his bachelor’s degree in forestry, an academic field that had trained him to view forests as a resource for extraction. more
Earth’s climate system continues to rapidly deteriorate, with global temperatures on track to far overshoot 2° Celsius (3.6° Fahrenheit) of warming by the end of the century — a mere more
As ocean temperatures remain stubbornly high, forecasters see a diminished chance that the Pacific Ocean will enter its cooler La Niña phase this fall, as was predicted.Read more on E360 more
UC San Diego has added an innovative prerequisite to ‘prepare students for the future they really will encounter’Melani Callicott, a human biology major at the University of California, San Diego, more
In the past 10 years, Palomino’s coastline has receded between 47 and 50 metres, threatening the livelihoods of restaurateurs, hoteliers and all those who work in the resort One night more
Exclusive: EA warns it lacks budget to tackle England’s rising number of potential ‘forever chemicals’ locationsThe number of sites identified as potentially having been polluted with banned cancer-causing “forever chemicals” more
Residents and marine scientists unable to identify pale masses, as myriad theories are blown out of the waterThey are slimy on the outside, firm and spongy on the inside and more
PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos—On a recent Wednesday afternoon, a group of high school students studying marine science crowded inside a 540-square-foot office turned scientific lab set atop a police station more
If the Republican candidate carries out his immigration agenda, who will run America's farms? more
Credit environmentally conscious students — and a handful of state funding programs. more
As he travels along the Iranian coast, Khashayar Javanmardi photographs rusting ships, blazing wetland fires – and humans struggling to stay alive Continue reading more
Countries promised to save 30% of land and sea for nature - but as their deadline approaches, only 24 have followed through with a planMore than 80% of countries have more
Nearly half of waste is now burned for energy, but BBC analysis finds it is as dirty as coal. more
Snettisham, Norfolk: Early starts don’t get rewarded more handsomely than this, the sight of hundreds of thousands of birds bringing the air to lifeThe high-tide roost at this RSPB reserve more
Natural sinks of forests and peat were key to Finland’s ambitious target to be carbon neutral by 2035. But now, the land has started emitting more greenhouse gases than it more
Mongabay India has been honored with the 2024 Greenaccord International Media Award, presented annually by the Italy-based nonprofit Greenaccord. The award publicly recognizes news organizations that are committed to “raising public awareness more
AMBON/SURABAYA/JAKARTA, Indonesia — Criminal investigations of environmental advocates in Indonesia continue to undermine civil society in the world’s third-largest democracy, with two anti-mining activists the latest to be hauled before more
Nature, Published online: 15 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03333-1The United Nations has just listed more things the world needs to accomplish. It should be asking why it hasn’t reached its current goals. more
Nature, Published online: 15 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03332-2Maintaining connectivity is essential to keeping schools and universities working and humanitarian aid flowing. more
Nature, Published online: 15 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03372-8Euzobia Mugisha Baine describes the formative influences that inspired her to become the first gender-equity officer at Makerere University in Kampala. more
Nature, Published online: 15 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03361-xJust widening access to the right drugs won’t solve antimicrobial resistance more
Nature, Published online: 15 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03359-5Conflict in New Caledonia endangers one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots more
Nature, Published online: 15 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03186-8Photography from the air was helping archaeologists find the right spot to dig, plus a screaming frog makes a narrow escape, in our weekly more
Nature, Published online: 15 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03287-4A crop of referee reports from the Royal Society’s archive reveal discussions about cutting printing costs, reviewer holidays and even editing images. more
Nature, Published online: 15 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03360-yUN plastic pollution treaty must not ignore the scourge of microplastics more
Nature, Published online: 15 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08166-6Dairy cows inoculated with highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1 more
Nature, Published online: 15 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03342-0The work of addressing the inequities in science must not fall just on those most affected. more
Nature, Published online: 15 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03335-zEmerging protein-design competitions aim to sift out the functional from the fantastical. But researchers hope that the real prize will be a revolution for more
In advance of Indigenous Peoples’ Day in the U.S., the federal government announced a new national marine sanctuary off the coast of California that will be co-managed with tribes and more
A US study estimates the total climate pollution from LNG was 33% greater than that from coal over a 20-year period. This should have major ramifications for emissions policyGet our more
In the Pentland Firth off of Scotland’s coast, an array of underwater turbines churn 24/7, spun by powerful ocean tides. Operational since 2018, this tidal stream project reached a milestone more
The earth is on the brink of a sixth extinction crisis, making it urgent to expand programs to conserve nature and its biodiversity, especially in tropical countries with the highest more
Stranded dolphins can tell researchers a lot about the health of dolphin populations and potential dangers to human health. But figuring out how many wash ashore is difficult because scientists more
Nasa's spacecraft could change what we know about life in our solar system. more
In a bid to protect biodiversity hotspots in the country, Bangladesh plans to restrict tourism and introduce environment-friendly guidelines and directions for tourists visiting the Ecologically Critical Areas (ECAs). The more
Dams across the country are aging and facing intensifying floods wrought by climate change. But the price tag to fix what’s broken is estimated in the hundreds of billions of more
Plankton form the base of the world’s food chain, but warmer and more acidic oceans are affecting their numbers and variety. Some species, which make for good fish food and more
PHOENIX—Approval of the construction of two gas power plants without public comment. Another’s expansion approved without an environmental review. New fees for homeowners with rooftop solar that the Arizona attorney more
In 2019, conservation activist and longtime Washington state resident Stephen Kropp did something he’d never done before: he explored a forest managed as state trust land by the Washington State more
The sudden collapse of carbon sinks was not factored into climate models – and could rapidly accelerate global heatingRead more: What happens to the world if forests stop absorbing carbon? more
The mid-Atlantic archipelago of nine islands, the tips of drowned volcanoes, is a remarkable place for marine mammals. The clear, deep waters provide the perfect habitat for cetaceans, and 28 more
Dispute over use of invasive species could hit production at seafood farmsYou can see them on the specials boards of new restaurants and on chalkboards propped outside bars and pubs. more
South America’s tallest tree, a 400-year-old red angelim in the northern tip of the Brazilian Amazon, is the star of a newly created conservation area called the Giant Trees of more
Several Cambodian journalists contributed to this report, but have requested anonymity due to the sensitive nature of the story. STUNG TRENG, Cambodia — Rare timber species likely logged from Cambodia’s more
Nature, Published online: 14 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03344-yIt’s not enough to write high-quality programs. If you want to make your apps public — and usable — you should also follow these more
Nature, Published online: 14 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08159-5Coherent growth of high-Miller-index facets enhances perovskite solar cells more
Nature, Published online: 14 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08161-xStrain regulation retards natural operation decay of perovskite solar cells more
Nature, Published online: 14 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03366-6Scientists are pooling resources, shopping local and trawling second-hand suppliers as inflationary pressures bite. more
Nature, Published online: 14 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08160-yIsomeric diammonium passivation for perovskite–organic tandem solar cells more
Nature, Published online: 14 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03225-4The Europa Clipper spacecraft will use its various instruments to probe whether the icy ocean world is habitable. more
Nature, Published online: 14 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03330-4A ‘neural tourniquet’ increases blood-clot stability in human tests. more
Nature, Published online: 14 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08158-6Homogenized contact in all-perovskite tandems using tailored 2D perovskite more
Nature, Published online: 14 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03369-3Meet the winners of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences. Plus, six charts that could help you land your next job in science. more
Nature, Published online: 14 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03343-zMore than 1,100 research leaders from 77 countries told Nature about where and how they recruit scientists — and who makes the cut. more
Nature, Published online: 14 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03178-8A paper by some of the biggest names in scientific integrity is retracted for issues including misstatements about the research plan. more
Nature, Published online: 14 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03093-yPhysicist Jessica Metzger weighs the career implications of speaking out about the continuing conflict in the Middle East. more
Nature, Published online: 14 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03336-ySpectacular archaeological finds in melting glaciers and mountain ice are giving new — although fleeting — insights into prehistoric hunting practices and more. more
Nature, Published online: 14 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03367-5Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson win for research on the contrasting fortunes of postcolonial nations. more
Nature, Published online: 14 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03345-xRebeca Gonçalves explains how plant food could be grown on the red planet. more
Nature, Published online: 14 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03236-1The ability to link private and public data sets could be putting research participants’ private health information at risk. more
Co-leader has had to prioritise the most urgent constituency cases until finally assembling his full teamWhen Adrian Ramsay confounded more than a century of Conservative hegemony in rural East Anglia more
The keen birdwatcher encourages others to take 20 minutes out of their day, describing the experience as ‘meditative’In early October the comedian Geraldine Hickey went looking for tawny frogmouths, a more
A judge will decide the fate of Ha’Kamwe’ as the Hualapai Nation fights the drilling in court. more
RURRENABAQUE, Bolivia—The day the fire came, Dario Mamio Serato remembers that he could not breathe. The Amazon rainforest, known as the lungs of the Earth, was an inferno. Acrid smoke more
Even amid what seems like a never-ending series of deadly and destructive climate extremes across the country, including heat waves in the Southwest, wildfires in California and hurricanes and flooding more
During disasters, the needs of people with disabilities are often overlooked. Authors of new guidelines hope to change that and to support people with disabilities during petrochemical disasters. Petrochemical disasters more
We are losing in the fight against global warming, it is time to put effort into controlling what we pump into the atmosphereThe havoc unleashed by Hurricane Milton provided unambiguous more
The rate of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has remained near a six-year low despite a surge in the number of fires burning in Earth’s largest rainforest, according to data more
The world's most powerful rocket is expected to be back in action again soon more
Comet A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) could be spotted with the naked eye in the UK on Saturday night. more
More than 200 science, technology, engineering, and math professionals are candidates at the state and municipal level this year. more
HOPE HULL, Ala.—Sherry Bradley beams with pride as a three-stage wastewater filtration system about two-thirds the length of a Volkswagen bus is lowered into the ground beside a mobile home more
A preliminary analysis from the team of scientists at World Weather Attribution indicates the rainfall from Hurricane Milton across Florida was 20 percent to 30 percent heavier and rainfall intensity more
From our collaborating partner Living on Earth, public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by Paloma Beltran with Rachel Young, an environmental economist and postdoctoral researcher at the University of more
Within just over 24 hours of forming in the Gulf of Mexico on Oct. 6, Hurricane Milton grew from a Category 1 hurricane to a Category 5, the most powerful more
Hurricanes Helene and Milton have bookended a particularly stormy period. What's behind it? more
While warming is pushing some European vegetation north, toward cooler weather, a new study finds that for many forest plants, there is a much greater pull westward. Researchers say these more
In the border region between Benin, Niger and Burkina Faso lies a network of protected areas that form one of the largest intact wildernesses in West Africa. The W-Arly-Pendjari (WAP) more
PARACAS, Peru — As the sun set over Paracas Bay on April 7, 2023, a beachside hotel flashed with the lights of an electronic music party. Seen from afar, the more
“They burn hot, they burn fast, and they're hard to extinguish." more
The Golden State finally fixed its ban last month, but at least five other states still allow the distribution of extra-thick "reusable" plastic bags. more
The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world Continue reading more
The supposedly green project – brainchild of the previous Tory government – will increase emissions, not reduce themThis will be Keir Starmer’s HS2: a hugely expensive scheme that will either more
Some Florida residents rode out Hurricane Milton despite evacuation orders, staying in their homes after the second major hurricane in two weeks. Milton slammed into Florida as a category 3 more
Nature, Published online: 11 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03349-7Nature looks at 646 past laureates to work out who is statistically most likely to take home a medal more
Nature, Published online: 11 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03327-zAndrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks. more
Nature, Published online: 11 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03203-wYoung children in the playground behave like molecules in a gas, but kids undergo a phase change in a more structured setting. more
Nature, Published online: 11 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03320-6Many are bizarre and live in salt lakes, hydrothermal vents and other extreme environments. more
Nature, Published online: 11 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03337-xClinician whose family-centred approach upended work on mid-life memory loss. more
Nature, Published online: 11 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02870-zAs part of a healthy scientific community, I accepted my mistake — but I’ve come to realize that authors of reply papers need more more
Nature, Published online: 11 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03295-4Pet project. more
Nature, Published online: 11 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03364-8A powerful microscopy technique can sequence DNA and track proteins inside a cell without breaking it open. Plus, a graphene ‘tongue’ can tell the more
Nature, Published online: 11 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03279-4The awards’ strict constraints often prompt frustration — if these prestigious prizes were created for the twenty-first century, how would they be different? more
Nature, Published online: 11 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03278-5Ancient DNA confirms that the nineteenth-century carnivores hunted humans and a variety of wild game, including a surprising animal. more
The man was aboard a fishing vessel that became disabled off Madeira Beach, Florida, hours before Hurricane Milton made landfall, a Coast Guard press officer says. The man was able more
At least six people died in the storm, and some 80,000 ended up in shelters. more
Since early 2023, the world has seen a steep rise in temperatures that scientists are struggling to explain. Our contributor Elizabeth Kolbert talked with Gavin Schmidt, NASA’s top climate scientist, more
In St. James Parish, a zoning ordinance divides industrial development along racial lines. more
As average population falls reach 95% in some regions, experts call for urgent action but insist ‘nature can recover’Global wildlife populations have plunged by an average of 73% in 50 more
Milton, which fluctuated in intensity as it approached Florida, was a category 3 hurricane as it made landfall.'It will continue to move across central Florida throughout the night and into more
A new 3D scan shows Endurance exactly as it is 3,000m down in Antarctica’s icy waters. more
Global wildlife populations have shrunk by an average of 73% in the past 50 years, data shows. more
Nature, Published online: 10 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02942-0Artificial-intelligence tools offer a variety of approaches to help scientists to sift through the literature — how can researchers use them responsibly? more
Nature, Published online: 10 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03328-yRwanda’s seven steps in seven days for managing Marburg virus more
Nature, Published online: 10 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03202-xThe easy synchronization suggests that an individual jelly does not distinguish its tissues from those of others. more
Nature, Published online: 10 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03310-8Although many researchers celebrated this year’s chemistry and physics prizes, others were disappointed by the focus on computational methods. more
Nature, Published online: 10 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03276-7Microscopy technique allows scientists to image how proteins and chromosomes interact in an intact cell. more
Nature, Published online: 10 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02903-7SDG 17 offers an “enabling” blueprint for meeting ambitious targets, including measures to tackle poverty, hunger and climate change, says Kate Roll. more
Nature, Published online: 10 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03338-wThe link between cutting down calories and a longer life might not be down to weight loss. Plus, get tips on how to keep more
Congress gave the agency enough money to last the year. But back-to-back hurricanes are stretching resources thin. more
Renewable power is on pace to produce close to half of the electricity used globally by the end of this decade, according to a new report from the International Energy more
Once a champion of initiatives to protect nature, the EU is now giving in to pressure from farmers and the far rightWhen diplomats struck a deal to save nature in more
Azolla is a nutritious aquatic fern that grows like crazy. New research finds that the cyanobacteria within the plant are nontoxic, potentially clearing the way for Azolla to become a more
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The Joides Resolution has contributed to our understanding of climate crisis, the origin of life, earthquakes and eruptions. But funding cuts mean it may have sailed its last expeditionIn the more
Nature, Published online: 09 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03221-8A glaring gap in the portfolio of reactions used to synthesize libraries of organic compounds has been filled by the advent of a general more
Nature, Published online: 09 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03309-1Machine learning and artificial neural networks allow graphene to become an accurate and general-use ‘taste taster’ — plus, how pacific-salmon migrations cycle nutrients and more
Nature, Published online: 09 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03266-9Many climate scenarios bake in a temperature overshoot before technologies are used to scrub the atmosphere clean of emissions. Emerging science says that is more
Nature, Published online: 09 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08143-zAuthor Correction: Dynamic behaviour restructuring mediates dopamine-dependent credit assignment more
Nature, Published online: 09 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07913-zA family of multi-qubit Rydberg quantum gates is developed and used to generate Schrödinger cat states in an optical clock, allowing improvement in frequency more
Nature, Published online: 09 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08021-8Induction of behavioural time scale plasticity leads to dendritic, delayed and stochastic Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent kinase II activation, findings that clarify the mechanisms that underlie place cell more
Nature, Published online: 09 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08016-5Human piriform and mediotemporal neurons encode odours, and signal how we perceive, rate and identify scents. more
Nature, Published online: 09 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08013-8An astrometric analysis of Gaia data identified two waves of massive runaway stars that have been dynamically ejected from the young cluster R136 in more
Nature, Published online: 09 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07943-7Alterations in the tumour suppressor genes STK11 and/or KEAP1 can identify patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer who are likely to benefit from combinations more
Nature, Published online: 09 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07955-3Whole-genome sequencing of matched serial tumours from patients identifies two key mutagenic factors (APOBEC3 and chemotherapy) and extrachromosomal DNA-forming structural variants that drive treatment more
Nature, Published online: 09 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07978-wAnalysis of the sub-seasonal patterns of river migration reveals that permafrost reduces erosion rates and suggests that full permafrost thaw may lead to a more
Nature, Published online: 09 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07980-2Pacific salmon transport of nutrients and contaminants to freshwaters increased by 30% and 20%, respectively, between 1976 and 2015, an increase dominated by pink more
Nature, Published online: 09 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08003-wMachine learning models trained with extensive datasets generated by ion-sensitive field-effect transistor sensors can classify complex liquids and quantify changes in chemical composition. more
Nature, Published online: 09 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08023-6The detection and modelling of nine X-ray quasi-periodic eruptions from a nearby tidal disruption event shows that these eruptions arise in accretion disks around more
Nature, Published online: 09 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08015-6The structure of a human exosome–ribosome supercomplex reveals the mechanisms behind the formation of active cytoplasmic exosomes and their role in co-translational RNA decay. more
Nature, Published online: 09 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08030-7Using a single-nucleus multi-omics approach, a study jointly profiles the reorganization of the epigenome and the three-dimensional chromatin conformation during the development of the more
Nature, Published online: 09 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03301-9Postdoctoral researchers at two German research institutions conduct regular surveys of their colleagues and use the data to argue for changes in the workplace. more
Nature, Published online: 09 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03238-zEcosystems reliant on groundwater are vulnerable to water depletion and climate change, but often their locations are unknown. A map of groundwater-dependent ecosystems across more
Nature, Published online: 09 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08026-3Health effects of dietary restriction are uncoupled from longevity. more
Nature, Published online: 09 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03288-3Quantum machines have a noise threshold past which classical machines cannot best them, researchers have learnt. more
Nature, Published online: 09 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07994-wThe leading region of plasmids is a hotspot for many anti-defence systems, encoding anti-CRISPR, anti-restriction and other counter-defence proteins; focusing on this region could more
Nature, Published online: 09 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08005-8We demonstrate high-fidelity entangling gates, universal quantum operations, and ancilla-based read-out for ultranarrow optical transitions of neutral atoms in a tweezer clock platform. more
Nature, Published online: 09 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07998-6By implementing random circuit sampling, experimental and theoretical results establish the existence of transitions to a stable, computationally complex phase that is reachable with more
Nature, Published online: 09 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08031-6AKT inhibitors synergize with agents that suppress the histone methyltransferase EZH2 and promote robust tumour regression in multiple triple-negative breast cancer models in vivo more
Nature, Published online: 09 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08041-4A bio-inspired supramolecular material combines tiny amino acid sequences present in proteins with equally small segments of the plastic poly(vinylidene fluoride), yielding high-performance sustainable more
Nature, Published online: 09 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08034-3How the navigational system of the brain constructs spatial maps that require both rapid changes and representational accuracy is explored. more
Nature, Published online: 09 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03217-4Do you have a favourite tool or workaround that helps you save time, money or drudgery? Share it with Nature’s readers. 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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