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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Forest defenders were stunned and concerned by the European Commission’s recent proposal for a 12-month delay in implementation of the EU’s new law to reduce global deforestation and forest degradation. more
Reports show Bangladesh’s Bengal tiger population has grown steadily in the past nine years, owing to the government’s conservation initiatives. The latest published census report about the status of tigers in more
On a single day in August, Nigerian officials recovered more than 9 tons of illicit pangolin scales. The stockpile would be worth an estimated $1.7 million in East Asia, where more
Spider eyes, butterfly wing scales, truffle spores and slime mould come under the spotlight in the 50th anniversary of the Nikon Small World photomicrography competition. The award celebrates photography through more
From Oct. 21 to Nov. 1, Indigenous and local community leaders from around the world will gather at the latest U.N. biodiversity conference, or COP16, which delegates say is poised more
Some of the largest companies in the world are fighting with an electric utility over how to allocate financial risk from the growth of data centers. The case before Ohio more
This article first appeared on The War Horse, an award-winning nonprofit news organization educating the public on military service. Subscribe to their newsletter. In the winter of 2022, Lennard de more
JAKARTA — Indonesian prosecutors have launched an investigation into the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, as there are indications of corruption related to the palm oil industry. The attorney general’s more
The government is auctioning off plots of pristine Indigenous reserves for fossil fuel projects, with campaigners warning of a ‘silent genocide’Above the canopy of the tallest trees that vie for more
Canada’s first “prisoner of conscience,” Chief Dsta’hyl of the Wet’suwet’en Nation Indigenous territory, was released in September after serving 60 days of house arrest. While the court order banning him more
Among the labs of Brazil’s National Institute of Amazonian Research, or INPA, is what’s known as the “room of the future.” Here, an extreme climate change scenario is being simulated more
Dominion Energy, Virginia’s monopoly utility, did little to escape scrutiny from the state’s environmental community earlier this week when it released its integrated resource plan, a document that underscored the more
Solar panels typically last 25 years, while shingles are good for 20. Waiting until you need to re-roof is usually the best course when going solar. more
“We have to be smarter about what we grow, and we can be smarter about how we grow what we're growing.” more
Twelve of the world’s 17 most biodiverse nations, home to 70% of the planet’s species, are likely to miss the United Nations’ Oct. 20 deadline to submit plans for reversing more
The destruction in northern Italy has ignited debate in a country where just 6% of homes are insured against natural disasterIt was 2am when the parish priest, Giovanni Samorì, was more
Newly ‘discovered’ underwater topographical features are paving the way for nation states to exploit previously untouched marine resources“The sea does not belong to despots,” Jules Verne wrote in 1869 in more
KATHMANDU — A snow leopard found well outside its mountainous habitat in Nepal at the start of this year may have gotten lost while seeking out new territory, a new more
Some of Sydney's most popular swimming spots including Coogee and Gordons Bay beaches will remain closed after thousands of mysterious balls washed ashore. Preliminary test results identified the dark spheres more
A group of 28 NGOs have written to 34 banks, insurance companies and the Chinese government, urging them to deny financing and other support for oil and gas projects in more
Supermarket will buy almost two-thirds of the energy generated by the new £450m Cleve Hill solar park in KentTesco has struck a deal to buy enough solar power to run more
Levy rising by €100 for each return flight after the first in a year could cut emissions by 21%, report saysA “jet-setter” tax on Europe’s frequent flyers could slow global more
Off-course bird that breeds in China and North Korea and winters in the Malay peninsula was seen at Bempton CliffsIn September in the UK, rare birds often come from the more
United Utilities failed to report 100 million litres of illegal discharges, analysis of its data shows. more
The world’s leading certifier of sustainable palm oil has ruled a Samsung subsidiary violated its standards by failing to consult with a local Indigenous community in Sumatra, Indonesia, where it more
A well-preserved thylacine head was a gruesome sight – but it also contained RNA molecules crucial to reconstructing the extinct animal’s genomeBreakthroughs sometimes turn up in unexpected places. The researchers more
BANGKOK, Thailand — Standing on a coastal boardwalk overlooking the upper Gulf of Thailand, Wisut Leksomboon points to two mature mangrove trees whose branches intertwine like lovers’ limbs. “We found more
Nature, Published online: 17 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03398-yResearchers are often asked to write references or recommendation letters. Nature asked three senior scientists what they do when they can’t endorse someone. more
Nature, Published online: 17 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03245-0Stop using ‘summer’, ‘winter’ and the rest when inviting researchers to events — it’s a small step, but it’s necessary and inclusive. more
Nature, Published online: 17 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02904-6How a chance encounter with film director Richard Curtis, director of the hit comedy romance and many others, led to Jakob Trollbäck designing the more
Nature, Published online: 17 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03350-0Tent made from the smart material can maintain a comfortable interior for external temperatures of 14–33 °C. more
Nature, Published online: 17 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03408-zHardware that consumes less power will reduce artificial intelligence's appetite for energy. But transparency about its carbon footprint is still needed. more
Landmark review says urgent action needed to conserve resources and save ecosystems that supply fresh waterMore than half the world’s food production will be at risk of failure within the more
The recently published Living Planet Report documents a dramatic loss of wildlife over the last 50 years, from 1970 to 2020. Overall, monitored wildlife populations shrank by 73%, with the more
Research suggests the marine animals are inhaling pollutants when they come up for air, with even rural populations affectedMicroplastics have been found in dolphin breath for the first time, according more
True cause of why southern resident killer whales are on brink of extinction becomes murkier as conservationists warn of marine noise and ship trafficLast month, the ailing southern resident killer more
The research could also be used to produce artificial skin for transplantation and prevent scarring. more
The devastation wrought by Helene and Milton could shake up priorities and bring the climate crisis more to the foreDespite its enormous implications, the climate crisis has so far mostly more
In northern Ghana, communities are facing food insecurity and declining livelihoods due to erratic weather, degraded soils and loss of forests. Among those working on ways to unpick this complicated more
Hello, and welcome back to State of Emergency. I’m Jake Bittle, and today we’re talking about the political impact of Hurricane Milton, the second major storm to strike the United more
Scientists have successfully bred corals that are more tolerant of heat, showing for the first time that corals can become better adapted to warming within the space of a single more
A record-high number of Indigenous people were elected in Brazil’s recent municipal elections, a key move to ensure the fulfillment of Indigenous rights, public services and assistance and should pave more
The Ghanaian government is set to repeal its controversial pro-mining legislation, following weeks of demonstrations against environmentally disastrous mining, including the threat of a nationwide labor strike. In November 2022, more
Once lively inhabitants of the Cox’s Bazar-Teknaf coastline in southeast Bangladesh, the red ghost crabs (Ocypode macrocera) are now becoming increasingly rare, according to local media reports. Known for their more
The South American leaders are in the spotlight as they prepare to host this week’s Cop16 biodiversity summit, November’s G20 meeting and next year’s Cop30 climate summitThe rainforest nations of more
Tech barons are forever predicting some amazing new technology to fix the climate crisis. Yet fixes already existThere are so many ways to fiddle while Rome burns, or as this more
RIVERSIDE, Calif.—For four hours, Mark Carrington sat quietly with his neighbors at the front of his county’s supervisors’ late August board meeting, waiting for his chance to speak. They were more
A coal-fired power plant in Alabama is again the nation’s top greenhouse gas emitter, according to new data released Tuesday by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. For the ninth consecutive more
Floodwaters barreled up the front steps of Shadina Toudle’s trailer in Kenly, North Carolina, and lapped near her legs. She had slept through the worst of Hurricane Matthew, a historic more
Rodrigue Mugaruka Katembo was watching television in his living room in May when a group of motorcyclists pulled up outside the gates of his home in the Democratic Republic of more
No other part of the country has seen such a sharp rise in the number of big fires. The bigger challenge, though, is getting people to embrace the prescribed burns more
As the threats of climate change continue to become realities in new and sometimes terrifying ways, more and more teams and leagues will have to address the problemThe Arizona Diamondbacks more
The narrative of civilization’s rise and fall is often painted with grand achievements and epic downfalls, but one of the most understated forces behind humanity’s progress—and its moments of regression—is more
Surfers were seen catching waves near a suspected oil slick off the coast of Coogee in Sydney a day after hundreds of pieces of black debris washed up along the more
Joan Carling has become the first Filipino Indigenous activist to win the 2024 Right Livelihood Award. Also referred to as the Alternative Nobel Prize, the award annually honors individuals and more
The UK's burden of waste is disproportionately falling on deprived areas, where residents have spoken to the BBC. more
Nature, Published online: 16 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03357-7In animals, the molecule automatically reduced blood-sugar levels without causing them to dip too much. more
Nature, Published online: 16 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08047-yTaste neurons of the mosquito Aedes albopictus regulate biting, feeding and egg-laying behaviours by responding to taste cues in human sweat, nectar and egg-laying more
Nature, Published online: 16 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03284-7An unexpected link has been found between the metabolic pathways that produce energy for embryo growth, and the cellular signalling systems that regulate cell more
Nature, Published online: 16 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08049-wRAMP3, a component of the receptor for the neuropeptide CGRP, has a cell-intrinsic role in T helper type 1 cell fate determination. more
Nature, Published online: 16 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08033-4Probiotic Escherichia coli Nissle 1917 is engineered as an antitumour vaccination platform optimized for enhanced production and cytosolic delivery of neoepitope-containing peptide arrays to more
Nature, Published online: 16 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08007-6The Massalia asteroid family is identified as the remnant of the collisional event that gave rise to ordinary L chondrites, the most abundant class more
Nature, Published online: 16 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08061-0Cell-type-resolved spatial proteomics of the skin from patients with toxic epidermal necrolysis reveals that it is driven by JAK/STAT signaling, leading to successful treatment more
Nature, Published online: 16 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08045-0Electronic rotons and Wigner crystallites have been observed experimentally and numerically in a two-dimensional dipole liquid. more
Nature, Published online: 16 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03318-0Innovative technology is being used to unlock the world of precision medicine — but experts warn clinicians to tread lightly. more
Nature, Published online: 16 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03051-8Researchers have narrowed down the sources of the most common types of meteorite to a few collisional events that happened much more recently than more
Nature, Published online: 16 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08078-5When used in its phase-pure form, iron carbide catalyses the conversion of syngas to linear α-olefins with high activity and selectivity under industrially relevant more
Nature, Published online: 16 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02921-5How much of Earth’s plant diversity is distributed across islands, and how might this affect conservation efforts? It emerges that islands contain a disproportionately more
Nature, Published online: 16 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08075-8The temporal order of neuronal firing within bursts of population spiking in the human anterior temporal lobe is dependent on the category as well more
Nature, Published online: 16 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08042-3NNC2215 is an insulin conjugate that can reversibly adjust its bioactivity in response to a diabetes-relevant glucose range in vivo. more
Nature, Published online: 16 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03286-5Scientists have engineered a modified insulin that reduces its activity at low glucose levels. This glucose-responsive insulin could prevent people with diabetes from experiencing more
Nature, Published online: 16 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08056-xWe provide evidence that circadian plasticity has diverged through evolution of the neuropeptide gene Pdf, conferring a selective advantage for Drosophila melanogaster at elevated more
Nature, Published online: 16 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08050-3An analysis of the effect of mesophyll diffusion on the dynamics of the uptake of carbonyl sulfide by plants estimates global contemporary gross primary more
Nature, Published online: 16 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03334-0Claims about food and immunity are everywhere. Now scientists are exploring exactly how nutrition acts on the immune system to boost health and treat more
Nature, Published online: 16 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07995-9Ultra-high-energy gamma-ray emission from the microquasar V4641 Sagittarii is reported, suggesting that large-scale jets from microquasars could be more common than previously thought and also more
Nature, Published online: 16 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03421-2We look back at the early days of peer review. Plus, an undisturbed burial site has been discovered under the iconic rock-cut buildings of more
Nature, Published online: 16 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08036-1A standardized checklist of all known vascular plants shows the distribution of island native and endemic species, identifies their conservation status and highlights the more
Nature, Published online: 16 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08002-xA comprehensive multi-omics reference atlas of prenatal human skin shows that innate immune cells crosstalk with non-immune cells to perform pivotal roles in skin more
Nature, Published online: 16 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08066-9A long-term experiment in grassland communities finds that, over 24 years, enriching nitrogen caused increasingly greater diversity loss when carbon dioxide levels were increased, more
Nature, Published online: 16 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08051-2With climate change, mesoscale eddies are increasing in importance as drivers of subsurface extreme marine heatwaves and cold spells that do not correlate with more
Nature, Published online: 16 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03297-2Days to remember. more
Nature, Published online: 16 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03317-1Although some countries have made marked strides in reporting trial results, others still face a long road ahead. more
Nature, Published online: 16 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08048-xDevelopment of a constraint model specifically for mitochondrial DNA and applied to data from the Genome Aggregation Database provides insights into which sites in more
Nature, Published online: 16 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03331-3The draft text due to be discussed at the COP16 biodiversity meeting contains some 200 points that are still to be finalized. Rushing an more
Nature, Published online: 16 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08044-1Two waves of glucose metabolism provide distinct ERK-mediated cellular signals during gastrulation, which regulate cell fate and specialized cellular functions that are necessary for more
Nature, Published online: 16 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03191-xAn astrophysical object called a microquasar in the Milky Way has been found to emit γ-rays. The discovery shows that these systems accelerate particles more
Nature, Published online: 16 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03405-2High-energy particles could be a long-sought source of cosmic rays — plus, a ‘smart’ insulin-molecule that’s sensitive to blood sugar levels. more
Nature, Published online: 16 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08064-xAnalysis of the cool brown dwarf Gliese 229 B suggests that it is actually a close binary of two less massive brown dwarfs, explaining its low more
Nature, Published online: 16 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03341-1The impacts of armed conflict on biodiversity have long been neglected. A United Nations meeting hosted by Colombia is a golden opportunity to begin more
Nature, Published online: 16 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08052-1By making use of the hydrodynamic behaviour of phonons in graphitic materials, a thermal version of a micrometre-scale Tesla valve is demonstrated, resulting in more
Nature, Published online: 16 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08037-0By not treating plasticity as a mode of failure and instead using it in balance with buckling instability, mechanical metamaterials can be designed that more
Nature, Published online: 16 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07991-z‘Hardy’ Helicobacter pylori ecospecies shares the ancestry of ‘Ubiquitous’ H. pylori from the same region in most of the genome but has nearly fixed more
Nature, Published online: 16 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08039-yThe antiphage defence protein CapRelSJ46 in Escherichia coli can directly bind and sense two completely unrelated and structurally different proteins using the same sensory more
Nature, Published online: 16 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08200-7Author Correction: Microglia-mediated T cell infiltration drives neurodegeneration in tauopathy more
Nature, Published online: 16 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03346-wThe jet stream — a band of strong winds high above Earth’s surface — can shift and create opposing summertime climate conditions in northwest more
Nature, Published online: 16 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08006-7Three relatively recent break-up events relating to young asteroid families are probably the dominant sources of the current influx of meteoritic material to the more
Nature, Published online: 16 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08038-zExperiments using conditional RIM1 and RIM2 knockout mice and acute pharmacological manipulations clarify the role of rapid dopamine dynamics, whereby these dynamics are dispensable more
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
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
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
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
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
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/d41586-024-03333-1The 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/d41586-024-03359-5Conflict in New Caledonia endangers one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots more
Nature, Published online: 15 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03361-xJust widening access to the right drugs won’t solve antimicrobial resistance more
Nature, Published online: 15 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03335-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
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/d41586-024-03360-yUN plastic pollution treaty must not ignore the scourge of microplastics 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/d41586-024-03287-4A 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/s41586-024-08166-6Dairy cows inoculated with highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1 more
Nature, Published online: 15 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03373-7A ‘neural tourniquet’ could help reduce bleeding with electrical impulses. Plus, genetic databases could be exploited to reveal personal information. 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
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
Nasa's spacecraft could change what we know about life in our solar system. more
We’ve all been there. We’ve all felt like a badly made-up, odd-limbed, irritable floor-dwelling messAs you contemplate the wonders of evolution, and how a creature can be born with something 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
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
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/d41586-024-03345-xRebeca Gonçalves explains how plant food could be grown on the red planet. 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/d41586-024-03352-yModelling of an outbreak at a US university suggests that a nimble vaccination campaign can limit transmission. 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/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/d41586-024-03366-6Scientists are pooling resources, shopping local and trawling second-hand suppliers as inflationary pressures bite. more
Nature, Published online: 14 October 2024; doi:10.1038/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/d41586-024-03225-4The 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/d41586-024-03093-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/s41586-024-08160-yIsomeric diammonium passivation for perovskite–organic tandem solar cells 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/s41586-024-08161-xStrain regulation retards natural operation decay of perovskite solar cells more
Nature, Published online: 14 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03336-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/d41586-024-03236-1The ability to link private and public data sets could be putting research participants’ private health information at risk. 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/d41586-024-03330-4A ‘neural tourniquet’ increases blood-clot stability in human tests. more
A judge will decide the fate of Ha’Kamwe’ as the Hualapai Nation fights the drilling in court. 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
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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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