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
Bedgebury national pinetum has become a vital ark for rare evergreen trees, which are often unfairly malignedWith the exception of Christmas trees, conifers are not widely cherished. People tend to more
Some voice regret over Musk’s backing of Trump, but others say CEO’s views do not detract from the car’s appealTesla showrooms across the world are expected to face anti-Elon Musk more
Wilpattu, SRI LANKA – After a fruitful safari at Wilpattu National Park, wildlife photographer Rohan Fonseka and his colleagues ventured toward the Maradanmaduwa area, hoping to catch a glimpse of more
Just Stop Oil says it will disband but does this mark an end to the chaos caused by its climate protests? more
Just Stop Oil says it will disband but does this mark an end to the chaos caused by its climate protests? more
The northern bald ibis (Geronticus eremita) is an extravagant waterbird adapted to forage in dry, open habitats, and is included in the list of the most genetically and evolutionarily unique creatures more
The Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission on Friday voted to approve Rhode Island Energy’s proposed summer rates for residential customers, saying customers can expect relief following costly winter bills. But more
HARRISBURG, Pa.—Opponents of the planned restart of a nuclear reactor at Pennsylvania’s Three Mile Island plant vowed on Friday to press their case with federal and state regulators as nuclear more
In an August meeting of the board of the Tennessee Valley Authority, the nation’s largest public power company, board member Michelle Moore reminded her colleagues of what’s written above the more
After the L.A. fires, updated hazard maps show “we are living in a new reality of extremes." more
Researchers say that the bank is one of the least scientifically studied areas of the planet partly because of its remoteness. The area’s unpredictable depths have also meant that, over more
In a conservation milestone, 10 Siamese crocodiles were released this month into Cambodia’s Virachey National Park for the first time, as part of a decades-long effort to save the critically more
A massive iceberg broke off from the George VI Ice Shelf in Antarctica in January, giving researchers a rare opportunity to observe a part of the planet never before seen more
Canadian deep-sea mining firm The Metals Company (TMC) has announced it “initiated a process” with U.S. regulators to apply for both exploration and exploitation licenses, potentially circumventing the international regulator. more
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay’s founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives, and story summaries. Elisabeth Vrba did not set out to overturn the way scientists understood evolution. more
Environmentalists call bid to skirt UN treaty ‘reckless’ amid fears that mining will cause irreversible loss of biodiversityA Canadian deep-sea mining firm has revealed it has been negotiating with the more
On a chilly night in February, Umar Dablo, a resident of Pakistan’s southern coastal city Karachi, spent three nights in his flooded house after seawater gushed out from the ground. more
NAIROBI, Kenya — Many African cities are now characterized by deafening traffic noises and suffocating gas emissions, and are becoming limitless concrete jungles as urbanization takes hold and human settlements more
Panamanian authorities seized six longliner vessels on Jan. 20 for fishing illegally in protected waters. They also opened an investigation into an additional 10 vessels that surveillance data showed had more
Tao Leigh Goffe argues climate breakdown is the mutant offspring of European scientific racism and colonialismWe all think we know what is causing the breakdown of the planet’s climate: burning more
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. For months on end, he would maroon himself on remote islands — no more
The EU is getting further from its goal of weaning off Russian fossil fuels by 2027. Imports of Russian gas rose by 18 percent last year, a new analysis finds.Read more
Items taken from a mountain of discarded garments in the Atacama desert were sold for the price of shipping in a fightback against the ‘racist and colonialist’ dumping of unwanted more
Some big changes could be coming soon in the world of U.S. wildlife policy. On Tuesday, the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee held a legislative hearing to discuss several proposed more
Parts of the UK with clear skies will see the Moon take a "bite" out of the Sun on Saturday morning. more
British eel trader says move will destroy traditional elvering but campaigners welcome decisionEndangered eels caught in British estuaries will no longer be exported to Russia after the government banned the more
Classes on herbalism connect new generations eager to explore their roots with elders in the South Carolina communityWith their eyes downcast in reflection, dozens of people dressed in white crossed more
Greenpeace lost – not because it did something wrong but because it was denied a fair trialThe stunning $667m verdict against Greenpeace last week is a direct attack on the more
In the aftermath of January’s Los Angeles wildfires, researcher Elliott Gall got an email from someone who had returned home after evacuating. They wanted to know what to do with more
From our collaborating partner “Living on Earth,” public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by Paloma Beltran with Tiya Miles, a professor of history at Harvard and author of “Wild more
From farm to retail, the threat of trade barriers is already impacting the food supply chain. more
Extreme weather wiped out billions in crops last year — but most federal aid may end up going to the wrong farms. more
The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world Continue reading more
Exhibition aims to help visitors get inside the minds that thought mercury and roasted apples would cure liceMedieval treatments might make you question the sanity of the doctors of the more
In Sweden, most residential heating and hot water comes from heating networks – helping to pool resources and innovationDistrict heating is sometimes talked about like some kind of unattainable utopia, more
In India, superstitions and myths have fueled a rampant illegal trade in the red sand boa, a docile, nonvenomous snake, reports Shatabdi Chakrabarti in a video for Mongabay India. The more
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay’s founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. The war in the Democratic Republic of Congo isn’t just killing people — more
JAKARTA — A thresher shark conservation effort in eastern Indonesia focusing on alternative sources of income has reduced up to 90% of catches of the globally endangered species, a new more
Nature, Published online: 28 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00879-6Study of more than 100,000 people supports your parents’ advice: eat your veggies. more
Nature, Published online: 28 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00937-zStudy finds genetic imprints in three generations of Syrian refugees. Researchers urge caution in interpreting findings and call for replication. more
Nature, Published online: 28 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00924-4US researchers who must forage for their own salary by finding grants fear they will be the first to go as federal research dollars more
Nature, Published online: 28 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00968-6Two journals embarked on efforts to compensate reviewers, with different results. more
Nature, Published online: 28 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00984-6Researchers are looking to improve how ageing is measured, but the field is plagued with uncertainties. more
The U.S. Supreme Court this week declined to take up a closely watched lawsuit brought by 21 young people challenging the federal government’s fossil fuel energy system. The high court’s more
Sea ice extent is at record, and near record, lows for this time of year in both polar regions, leaving the planet increasingly vulnerable to the cascading effects of global more
Kanzi, the world’s most celebrated bonobo who learned to communicate and play Minecraft with humans, died last week in Iowa, U.S., at the age of 44. Ape Initiative, a research more
Earth has lost enough soil moisture in the last 40 years to change the planet’s spin and shift the location of the North Pole, according to a new study published more
NAIROBI ― A new killifish species, scientifically known as Nothobranchius sylvaticus, has been documented in seasonal swamps of Kenya’s ancient Gongoni Forest, research shows. In a study published this month more
How a ‘dark energy’ experiment could upend Einstein's theory of the universe. more
Dutch forest campaigners are claiming a significant victory over one of the Netherlands’ top energy providers, Vattenfall, after the company decided in late February to cancel plans to build the more
Ministers urged to do more after United Utilities discharged raw sewage into Unesco site for 6,327 hours last yearCelebrated by William Wordsworth, Windermere has long epitomised the natural timeless beauty more
A green pit viper named after Salazar Slytherin from Harry Potter, an unfamiliar snake found in an Instagram post, and twelve new species of day geckos from a single mountain more
Only one out of the world’s 12 major tire manufacturers have shown evidence their supply chain is deforestation-free, a recent assessment has found. The report, released March 26 by the more
The Cambodian government recently approved at least three new irrigation dam projects within protected forests of the Cardamom Mountains that overlap with two carbon credit projects, reports Mongabay’s Gerald Flynn. more
The U.S. offshore wind industry felt a malaise even before President Donald Trump returned to office in January and signed an order that froze development of new projects. This halt more
As life starts to return to the capital’s parks and woodlands, photographer Sarah Lee has been capturing daffodils and budding plants, walkers, buskers and joggers out in the sunshine. She more
Sewage spilled into England's waterways for a record number of hours last year, the Environmental Agency says. more
A colonial-era myth about endangered pink river dolphins in the Amazon has led to a false belief that perfumes or pusangas made from their body parts are potent love potions. more
Shuttering the disaster agency could leave poor and rural communities exposed. more
The Department of Transportation considers freezing funding for bike lanes and other pedestrian safety projects as the Trump administration leans into fossil fuels. more
Political tensions are threatening the future of the largest freshwater ecosystem on Earth. more
The landmark Juliana v. United States sparked a global movement to defend children's rights to a healthy climate, a campaign that's already scored two wins. more
A new report finds that while electricity demand skyrocketed, the deployment of new wind, solar, and nuclear power did, too. more
In February, during the flowering time of black cumin (Nigella sativa), beekeeper Pavel Hossen set up an apiary on leased barren land adjacent to farmer Abdul Hakim’s crop field in more
The operators of a 225-year-old canal warn of an "urgent" water shortage without imminent rainfall. more
Strict laws saved the country’s wolves from extinction. Now conservationists believe their relaxation could embolden vigilantesHigh on a mountain pass near the town of Cocullo in central Italy lay six more
Colombia has created a first-of-its-kind territory meant to protect a group of Indigenous people living away from regular contact with the rest of the world. Located in the southern department more
It doesn’t pass the sniff testSee more of Fiona Katauskas’s cartoons here Continue reading more
A vast network of volunteers leap into action to save beached creatures in New Zealand, a global hotspot for strandingsOn a blustery March day in Wellington, a group of would-be more
Nature, Published online: 27 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00938-yMore than 1,600 readers answered our poll; many said they were looking for jobs in Europe and Canada. more
Nature, Published online: 27 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00930-6Many firms are misusing the ‘open source’ label. The scientific community, which relies on transparency and replicability, must resist this trend. more
Nature, Published online: 27 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00988-2A huge study paints the most detailed picture yet of the toll pregnancy and childbirth take on the body. Plus, scientists have discovered a more
Nature, Published online: 27 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00983-7US science partnerships are on thin ice as geopolitical tensions soar. more
Nature, Published online: 27 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00559-5Learning how to influence the way people see me when I enter a room has been key to boosting my confidence in job interviews. more
Nature, Published online: 27 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00780-2Much of the Trump administration’s agenda for research is laid out in the 900-plus-page blueprint. Nature read it so you don’t have to. more
Nature, Published online: 27 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00868-9Thousands of 3D protein structures locked up in big-pharma vaults will be used to create a new AI tool that won’t be open to more
Scientists are finding microplastics everywhere they look for them. A new study finds these tiny plastic particles in sea turtle nests on a remote Malaysian island. Researchers warn that microplastics more
As civil war rages in Sudan, a surge in gold production is helping finance and arm the warring factions. Most of the mining is done on a small scale by more
Edward Faison, an ecologist at the Highstead Foundation, stood quietly in a patch of forest that stretched for miles in all directions. Above him, the needles from white pine trees more
Sweeping synthesis of 2,000 global studies leaves no doubt about scale of problem and role of humans, say expertsHumans are driving biodiversity loss among all species across the planet, according more
Hidden within the Amazon Rainforest are rare, carbon-rich ecosystems known as peatlands, a type of swamp forest that’s key to combatting climate change through its capacity to absorb and store more
ANTANANARIVO — In January, severe flooding caused by two cyclones severely damaged Itampolo’s Lavavolo Tortoise Center, located in Ampanihy on the southwest coast of Madagascar. The center is managed by more
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay’s founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives, and story summaries. Vincent van der Merwe, champion of the cheetah, died March 16, aged 42. more
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay’s founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. Few creatures better embody the notion of peaceful coexistence than the manatee. Slow-moving more
Renewables accounted for 92 percent of new power capacity worldwide last year, a new report shows.Read more on E360 → more
In a part of the world where throughout history only the pure white of snow and ice could be seen, today green moss and grass are emerging. Fish and penguins more
To address climate change, we're going to need a whole lot of metal. more
The Atacama Desert is a major source of lithium for EV batteries. As global demand ramps up, the local Lickanantay people are racing to protect already scarce water supplies and more
Modern society, and the clean energy revolution, depend on rare earth elements. Can Greenland help break China's stranglehold on the market? more
“The soul of our ancestors, when they leave this world, they go into the deep.” more
Recycling provides economic, national security, and environmental benefits. But the United States is playing catch-up to Asian countries, particularly China. more
A U.S. Geological Survey effort to find underground deposits of clean energy metals has gotten bipartisan support. more
Grist spoke with five experts to understand what free, prior, and informed consent should look like in this new era of extraction. more
Extracting resources from the Earth always comes with costs. As we race toward a cleaner, greener future, there is a risk of repeating the abuses of mining for coal and more
Not all critical minerals need to come from digging up the earth. more
Instead of continuing to dig tunnels or pits, some scientists are looking to a promising — but challenging — source of minerals: seawater. more
People living near Kasungu national park say they are living in fear after translocation of 263 elephants by International Fund for Animal Welfare People living on the edge of a more
JAKARTA — Hundreds of Indigenous people and civil society groups in Indonesia are demanding an end to government projects that have seized their lands, fueled violence, and stripped them of more
KATHMANDU — In February this year, Indian media reported the rising number of cases involving tiger bone glue — an illicit sap-like substance made by pressure-cooking tiger bones and sold more
The government appears willing to put the future of an entire unique Australian species at risk at the behest of one industry. The hypocrisy is mind-bogglingThe anger I have witnessed more
Nature, Published online: 26 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08921-3Long-term impact and biological recovery in a deep-sea mining track more
Nature, Published online: 26 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00959-7Data from 300,000 births reveal how essential biological measurements are altered by carrying and delivering a baby. more
Nature, Published online: 26 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08698-5This study highlights a protocol that converts various perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), including fluoroplastics, into valuable fluorochemicals through a solvent-free mechanochemical process, thereby more
Nature, Published online: 26 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08794-6A study describes the split integrated stress response, a cellular stress response mechanism characterized by reduced eIF2B activity without eIF2α phosphorylation, which activates the more
Nature, Published online: 26 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08778-6Glutamate metabolically reprograms bone-marrow-derived macrophages, stabilizing HIF1α, which transcriptionally activates WNT3 to promote YAP1-dependent hepatocyte proliferation, boosting liver regeneration. more
Nature, Published online: 26 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08723-7A new lasso peptide antibiotic exhibits broad-spectrum activity against Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria by interfering with bacterial protein synthesis, is unaffected by common resistance more
Nature, Published online: 26 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08799-1A gene-edited pig liver transplanted into a human recipient remains functional after 10 days and indicates that porcine organs could help meet the growing demand more
Nature, Published online: 26 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08748-yIn mice, prolonged consumption of a high-fat diet decreases interest in calorie-rich foods as a result of reduced neurotensin expression and signalling, which uncouples more
Nature, Published online: 26 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08716-6Deconstruction of rubber is achieved using C–H amination and aza-Cope rearrangement to provide precursors for epoxy resins. more
Nature, Published online: 26 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00949-9Masaki Kashiwara is the first Japanese person to be awarded the most prestigious prize in mathematics. more
Nature, Published online: 26 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00888-5Global sea surface temperatures in 2023–24 exceeded the previous record by an unprecedented margin. Observation-based statistical models and climate models suggest that such jumps more
Nature, Published online: 26 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08690-zA longstanding challenge in organic synthesis—the catalytic allylation of unprotected saccharides in an aqueous medium, a key step for the synthesis of Millad NX more
Nature, Published online: 26 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00954-yStudies on climate change and South Africa are also on the latest list of grants to be terminated, according to updated documents obtained by more
Nature, Published online: 26 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00955-xPhysicists have spotted a difference in the way matter and antimatter baryons decay, which could help to explain a major cosmic mystery. more
Nature, Published online: 26 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08680-1The standard approach of climate science is showing signs of a crisis owing to the emergence of discrepancies and disruptions in recent years; this more
Nature, Published online: 26 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00974-8Protein-structure-prediction tools have transformed biology, but RNA is a tougher nut to crack. Plus, the NIH is cancelling COVID-19 research funds and how ‘qudits’ more
Nature, Published online: 26 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08676-xExome sequencing of 851 trios from more than 2,500 individuals finds 187 genes with de novo mutations that contribute to meningomyelocele (spina bifida) and more
Nature, Published online: 26 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08773-xHigh-throughput screening and hit optimization have led to the development of a small molecule, CIM-834, that targets the SARS-CoV-2 membrane protein and blocks assembly more
Nature, Published online: 26 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08779-5Spectroscopy from the JWST Advanced Deep Extragalactic Survey of a galaxy at redshift 13 shows a singular, bright emission line identified as Lyman-α, suggesting more
Nature, Published online: 26 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08797-3A study finds that RUVBL2 is a conserved component of eukaryotic circadian clocks and suggests that slow ATPase activity, which was initially discovered in more
Nature, Published online: 26 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08737-1Certifiably random bits can be generated using the 56-qubit Quantinuum H2-1 trapped-ion quantum computer accessed over the Internet. more
Nature, Published online: 26 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08742-4A standard commercial CMOS FET can exhibit synaptic-like long-term potentiation and depression or neuron-like leaky-integrate-and-fire and adaptive frequency-bursting behaviour when biased in a specific more
Nature, Published online: 26 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08756-ySystematic base-editing and computational screens identify specific cysteine residues on VPS35 in the retromer complex as key sensors that decrease mitochondrial translation in response more
Nature, Published online: 26 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00893-8Rather than assuming that relatives of older people will step up to fill systemic gaps in health care, communities need research and policies that more
Nature, Published online: 26 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08758-wSTING agonist-based endoplasmic reticulum-targeting molecules can be conjugated directly onto antigens to deliver them to the cross-presentation pathway, improving CD8+ T cell responses against more
Nature, Published online: 26 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00848-zHundreds of cubes of human brain tissue help scientists to chart the energy-making capabilities of various brain regions. more
Nature, Published online: 26 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08731-7Merging ideas from reinforcement learning theory with recent insights into the filtering properties of the dorsal raphe nucleus, a unifying perspective is found explaining more
Nature, Published online: 26 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00553-xA Nature Index data set shows which countries, institutions and topic areas are making the greatest progress towards gender equity in research. more
Nature, Published online: 26 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08675-yThis Perspective describes how recent advances in artificial intelligence could be used to automate medical image interpretation to complement human expertise and empower physicians more
Nature, Published online: 26 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00865-yMost communication between neurons is mediated by the neurotransmitter glutamate. The finding that temperature influences how glutamate binds to neuronal receptor proteins to initiate more
Nature, Published online: 26 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08795-5The RBPJ–NCOR repressor complex is identified as a negative regulator of FOXP3 expression through modulation of histone acetylation in induced regulatory T cells. more
Nature, Published online: 26 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08740-6The ability to physically partition the human brain at a spatial resolution comparable to neuroimaging methods enabled the development of a brain-wide atlas of more
Nature, Published online: 26 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08770-0Physiological temperatures augment activation of glutamate receptors, which enables the structural basis of neuronal excitation to be elucidated. more
Nature, Published online: 26 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08651-6JNJ-9676—a small-molecule inhibitor targeting coronavirus M protein that shows excellent efficacy in Syrian golden hamster models—binds to and stabilizes the M protein dimer in more
Nature, Published online: 26 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00901-xA natural antibacterial molecule shows clinical promise. Its unusual binding site is on an excellent target: protein-synthesis machinery known as the ribosome. more
Nature, Published online: 26 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00961-zAntimicrobial molecule discovered in soil from lab technician’s garden — plus, a huge study assessing the nuances of humans’ impacts on biodiversity. more
Nature, Published online: 26 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08749-xThe tumour-suppressor protein BRCA2 is discovered to have a previously undescribed role in maintaining genomic integrity and the sensitivity of PARP1 inhibitors. more
Nature, Published online: 26 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00899-2Ultraviolet light from a galaxy observed when the Universe was just 330 million years old has intriguing implications for understanding how the first generations more
Nature, Published online: 26 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08752-2Key measures of biodiversity were quantified and found to be affected by human pressures that shifted community composition and decreased local diversity across terrestrial, more
Nature, Published online: 26 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00922-6The personal touch. more
Nature, Published online: 26 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00900-yVaccines containing peptides called antigens are bad at stimulating key immune cells called killer T cells. A molecule now enables antigens to encounter these more
Nature, Published online: 26 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00894-7Artificial intelligence software is increasingly involved in reviewing papers, provoking interest and unease. more
Nature, Published online: 26 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00898-3The sudden withdrawal of almost half of global funding for nutrition suddenly will have dire consequences for decades. more
Nature, Published online: 26 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08746-0A connectome of the right optic lobe from a male fruitfly is presented together with an extensive collection of genetic drivers matched to a more
Nature, Published online: 26 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00872-zMapping the density, molecular features and energy-transformation capacity of cell organelles called mitochondria in the brain reveals region- and cell-type-specific variability that tracks with more
Nature, Published online: 26 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00882-xA method for the degradation of ‘forever chemicals’ called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) coupled with fluoride recovery has been developed by applying a more
Nature, Published online: 26 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00945-zThe molecule targets bacteria in a way that other drugs don’t. more
Nature, Published online: 26 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08701-zAs the early Earth solidified, gravitational segregation of dense, iron-rich melts drove mantle evolution, injecting geochemical signatures of shallow silicate fractionation into the deep more
Nature, Published online: 26 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00877-8A newfound ability to produce an antibiotic helped a strain of antibiotic-resistant bacteria to take over a hospital. more
Nature, Published online: 26 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08787-5EGF-induced recruitment of UPF1 adjacent to HNRNPC induces splicing surveillance of cell proliferation mRNAs. 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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DNC- Imagination Playground (Wakelee Field)
Birdwatching & Nature Walk with Don Torino (Bergen County Audubon Society)-April 2025
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Canoe Day, Birdhouses/Birdfeeder Building, Beekeeper, Earth Day/Arbor Day-April 2025
Demarest Duck Pond
Marc Gussen School Field Trips- May 2025
DNC- Imagination Playground (Wakelee Field)
Native Plant Day at Dekorte Park in Meadowlands- May 2025
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Community Trail Walk & Nature Trails Day (Improve Trails)-June 2025
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Birdwatching & Nature Walk with Don Torino (Bergen County Audubon Society)-Nov 2025
DNC- Imagination Playground (Wakelee Field)
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 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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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, 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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