Birdwatching Nature Walk with Don Turino Saturday Nov 10th at 10am
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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Ukraine's environmental protection minister, Svitlana Grynchuk, and the Palestinian chair for the environmental quality authority, Nisreen Tamimi, raised the alarm on the ecological impact of war in their countries and more
‘While it was dark, I climbed up and put remote control cameras in the tree. I’d never have got the shot if I’d been up there. An orangutan always knows more
Negotiators at the ongoing U.N. climate talks in Baku, Azerbaijan, have adopted a controversial provision on carbon trading that critics say will enable rich countries and companies to simply pay more
Cleaning up contaminated land is a struggle. Meet some of the community leaders who are taking matters into their own hands. more
Last year, the watchdog group Survival International reported that park rangers in the Republic of the Congo had beaten, raped, and tortured Indigenous Baka in a national park. Now, the more
Chris Uhlmann says power costs are soaring while renewables are falling short, but do the pair have anything in common?Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking more
The last wild Round Island hurricane palm, a rare tree native to Mauritius, snapped during a windstorm in mid-September, marking its extinction. Once thriving on a tiny island in the more
Interviews and analysis of court documents show how the world’s most prestigious consulting firm quietly helps fuel the climate crisisTwo giant, mirrored walls are set to rise out of the more
You had to drive through the fire to leave. I remember my heart racing. This is Olivia’s storyLocation Fort Smith, CanadaDisaster Wood Buffalo Complex fire, 2023Olivia is Dene, a member more
A recent strike narrowly missed slave trade archives in Barbados, and experts warn more and worse is to come as global heating intensifies stormsWhen the Barbados National Archives, home to more
COLOMBO — Environmental activists in Sri Lanka are celebrating the end of a 2020 decree that left the island’s nonprotected forests more vulnerable to agriculture and development projects. “This is more
Emissions of methane, a greenhouse gas several times more potent than carbon dioxide, increased at record-high rates between 2020 and 2022. A new study suggests that rather than fossil fuels, more
At Cop28 last year they also pledged to double energy efficiency in an effort to cut the world’s reliance on fossil fuelsAlmost 120 countries came together in Dubai last year more
A new analysis finds that the storms’ wind speeds increased by up to 28 miles per hour, boosting their destructive power. more
Researchers found no difference in the diversity of species in urban meadows compared with those in rural settingsSmall patches of wildflowers sown in cities can be a good substitute for more
AUBURN, Ala.—By Monday morning, Jim and Pam were already trying to build back better. The pair of bonded bald eagles, symbols of the nation and of Auburn University, were busy more
Exclusive: Five oil and chemical companies which promised to divert plastic from environment produced 132m tonnes of it, analysis findsBali recycling scheme swamped with garbageOil and chemical companies who created more
When the federal and state governments sought during the First and Second Seminole wars to forcibly remove Native Americans from Florida, the Indigenous peoples found sanctuary among the tree islands more
The seven states that rely on the Colorado River are deeply divided over how to manage the shrinking water supply in the future. In a meeting on Monday, Arizona’s top more
At last month’s United Nations biodiversity summit in Cali, Colombia, the Brazilian delegation proposed an ambitious program: Under its newly revised initiative to restore native ecosystems, it would reforest 12 more
Development banks sent $2.3 billion to industrial animal agriculture last year, according to a new analysis. more
The "Indian peach" survived genocide. Can it withstand climate change? more
The task at hand was nothing short of grueling. In the depths of the Amazon Rainforest earlier this year, it was a mad scramble as six teams deployed cutting-edge technology more
Organized labor has a plan for how to keep New England’s renewable energy momentum going. more
ULLAPOOL, U.K. — The fish float on the surface by the dozen, their bellies pointing toward the still-dark sky of the early morning. We are peering into a cage of more
In the forest’s fecund gloom, José Muchavisoy leads the guardians of the territory as they scan the undergrowth for trails left by their target. Strangely splayed paw prints, dung among more
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Camera-trap surveys have documented a sizeable but struggling population of Sumatran tigers clinging on in unprotected forests in Indonesia’s Aceh province. The study is the most robust evidence to date more
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Australia and Turkey are both lobbying to host Cop31, the world's annual United Nations climate change negotiations planned for 2026. The climate change minister, Chris Bowen, said Australia wants to more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03805-4A strain of avian influenza is showing signs of adaptation to human hosts, but there is no evidence that it can transmit from person more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03525-9Impressive year-on-year growth has seen smaller hubs climb the list — but eyes remain on Beijing. more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03553-5By comparing related plants, researchers have identified a cause of a switch in gene expression that enabled a more efficient form of photosynthesis to more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08224-zThe prodrug gliocidin effectively kills glioblastoma cells by targeting de novo purine synthesis, improving survival in mouse models. more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03757-9African researchers piloted a slew of innovative, low-cost programmes for addressing the troubling shortage of mental-health professionals on the continent. Now the rest of more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03764-wAs soil dries, plants limit water loss by closing tiny apertures called stomata in their leaves. A global analysis reveals that the soil water-content more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03551-7An analysis has revealed that global temperatures were warmer in the early twentieth century than was inferred from existing data sets. Revising these estimates more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03762-yAs the international effort reaches a ‘critical mass’ of achievements, Nature highlights seven tools that are poised to enable the next set of discoveries. more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08216-zIntestinal regionalization is characterized by robust and resilient structural cell states and the intestine can adapt to environmental stress in a spatially controlled manner more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03741-3The disk of dust and gas that forms a planet can also block our view of the host star, which makes it challenging to more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08172-8A human neural organoid cell atlas integrating 36 single-cell transcriptomic datasets shows cell types and states and estimates transcriptomic similarity between primary and organoid more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03556-2Gliocidin can target brain tumours by disrupting the production of nucleotides needed for cell growth. The molecule’s unusual ability to cross the blood–brain barrier more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03753-zChemistry that can break carbon–fluorine bonds in persistent molecules called PFAS could help to clean up the environment. Testing in real-world settings must come more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03526-8Although the United States maintains a steady lead, Chinese cities are on the rise. more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03552-6The Human Cell Atlas is yielding detailed maps of human tissues and systems throughout life, along with methods to handle single-cell data. Four scientists more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03528-6European cities make their mark while the United States extends its lead. more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03792-6Survey highlights disparity between academic and industry scientists’ access to computing power needed to train machine-learning models. more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08338-4The Human Cell Atlas from a cell census to a unified foundation model more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03550-8Compounds that contain carbon–fluorine bonds have various uses, but many are chemically inert, persisting in the environment as ‘forever chemicals’. Light-activated catalysts have been more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03797-1A pall of smoke from burning cropland each year decreases rainfall in the annual monsoon. more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08082-9Concerns regarding proposed groundwater Earth system boundary more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03817-0Bites from insects infected with modified malaria parasites boosted immunity and stopped people from contracting the disease. more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03521-zThe country’s research progress means its cities might lead in all Nature Index subjects within a decade. more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08195-1A transition-metal-free platform enables the formation of challenging C(sp3)–C(sp3) bonds in organic compounds via single-electron transfer, facilitating the coupling of functionalized fragments and expanding more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03530-yA description of the terminology and methodology used in this supplement, and a guide to the functionality that is available free online at natureindex.com. more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08179-1Photocatalysis at 40–60 °C is shown to be able to defluorinate perfluoroalkyl substances, known as ‘forever chemicals’, allowing the recycling of fluorine in polyfluoroalkyl and more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03523-xProvincial capitals such as Hefei are outscoring some established science cities in the Nature Index — here’s why. more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03527-7The country’s rising players outperform US cities in year-on-year growth. more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03733-3Just passing time. more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08083-8Reply to: Concerns regarding proposed groundwater Earth system boundary more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03557-1A neural network has learnt to correct the errors that arise during quantum computation, outperforming algorithms that were designed by humans. The strategy sets more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08327-7Photocatalytic C–F bond activation in small molecules and polyfluoroalkyl substances more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03533-9Although I find new ways to express myself as a student abroad, sometimes it can be isolating to avoid my mother tongue, writes Rahul more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08119-zThis article reviews evidence that has emerged over the past two decades indicating that herpes simplex encephalitis in children can result from monogenic defects more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08411-yA cell atlas foundation model for scalable search of similar human cells more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03754-yComing less than a decade after its launch, the studies emerging from the global project are a major achievement. Funders should sign up for more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03812-5The ingestible device shoots out tiny jets of drugs to deliver them to the GI tract of pigs and dogs — plus how light-powered more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08220-3Two broadly reactive and inhibitory human monoclonal antibodies against the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum have been characterized, providing insights into immunity, prevention and treatment more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03524-wAlthough Beijing has solidified its top spot in the standings, the country’s regional cities are ones to watch. more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03554-4In rare diseases, rare mutations have long been thought of as the only contributor. Genetic analyses of people with such conditions now suggest that more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03555-3Antibodies from malaria-exposed individuals have been found to target a diverse family of proteins from the malaria-causing parasite. These proteins cause severe disease by more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07944-6A quantitative morphological framework for the human thymus reveals the establishment of the lobular cytokine network, canonical thymocyte trajectories and thymic epithelial cell distributions more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08247-6Liver X receptor drives epithelial Areg-mediated intestinal regeneration, while preventing tumour growth through adaptive immune responses. more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03804-5Analysis of nearly 2,000 people living in remote villages in Honduras reveals who’s spreading gut microorganisms to whom. more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08148-8A recurrent, transformer-based neural network, called AlphaQubit, learns high-accuracy error decoding to suppress the errors that occur in quantum systems, opening the prospect of more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08197-zReplacing ZnSeS with a thickened ZnSe layer in green InP-based QD-LEDs improves the efficiency and lifetime, boosting electron injection and reducing leakage, enabling 26.68% more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08219-wA study uses single-molecule footprinting to measure protein occupancy at regulatory elements on individual molecules in human cells and describes how different properties of more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03750-2How animals adjust their visual attention as goals or environmental conditions change is unknown. In the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, wiring diagrams of the more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08202-5Tethered or ingestible delivery systems that deliver liquid microjets in axial and radial directions can be used to deliver macromolecules to different parts of more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08204-3Single-nucleus RNA-sequencing and chromatin-accessibility analyses in rice (a C3 plant) and sorghum (a C4 plant) provide insight into how C4 photosynthesis evolved in bundle-sheath more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08153-xA nanoscale superconducting sensor used to map the magnetic fringe fields in twisted bilayers of MoTe2 shows the formation of fractional Chern insulator states more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03529-5But Chinese cities are quickly rising, thanks to significant government investment and targeted legislation. more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08212-3Species-specific gaze shifts with natural stimuli drive correlated spiking in retinal ganglion cells. more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08251-wUsing three-dimensional kinematic analyses, fibular reduction is shown to have a functional evolutionary adaptative role in birds to enable knee long-axis rotation. more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08240-zGROWdb defines US river microbiomes at the genome level. more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03767-7Microjet delivery systems that are inspired by cephalopods’ propulsion methods enable the needle-free administration of large biomolecules through the lining of the gastrointestinal tract. more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08217-yPatients with neurodevelopmental conditions without a monogenic diagnosis have a higher polygenic burden than those with a monogenic diagnosis. Non-transmitted common alleles in the more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08129-xUsing single-cell DNA sequencing we show that most healthy women harbour rare populations of aneuploid epithelial cells with copy number alteration events in their more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08189-zA multiomic atlas of human embryonic joint and cranium development enables detailed analysis of bone and cartilage maturation. more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03522-yThe policy has boosted tech transfer and economic growth in some regions, but challenges remain around innovation in key technologies. more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08208-zBy examining several cell-free biomimetic-collagen-based materials in murine and ovine bone-defect models, the twisted plywood pattern of collagen-based materials is shown to favourably influence more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08230-1Independent statistical reconstructions of the global mean surface temperature from either ocean or land data show that existing estimates of early-twentieth-century ocean surface temperatures more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08123-3Observations of a 3-million-year-old pre-main-sequence star with a misaligned disk reveal a giant orbiting planet; the system is ideal for studying the early formation more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03237-0I’m not sure if a management role in science is for me. How do I decide? more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08222-1An investigation into the relationship between network structure and gut microbiome composition among people living in 18 isolated Honduras villages reveals that strain-sharing can more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03783-7Climate change has driven hurricane wind speeds up by an average of nearly 30 kilometres per hour, an analysis of Atlantic storms shows. more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07571-1The study provides a comprehensive transcriptomic atlas of the human gastrointestinal tract across the lifespan, highlighting inflammation-induced changes in epithelial stem cells that alter more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08255-6A connectome analysis identifies, and experiments confirm, three state-dependent circuit motifs that modify the response of an aggressive female Drosophila or a courting male more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08248-5The histone deacetylase HDAC6 is a sensor of valine levels, and the abundance of valine in cells regulates DNA damage and cell homeostasis functions. more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08134-0Using the unique valley properties of a twisted MoTe2 bilayer, measurements of the degree of circular polarization of trion photoluminescence reveal optical signatures of more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08092-7The bulk–edge correspondence is directly imaged in a fractional Chern insulator at zero magnetic field with exciton-resonant microwave impedance microscopy, revealing spatially resolved bulk more
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08178-2A 142-qubit processor can be realized by connecting two smaller quantum processors using classical communications and circuit cutting. more
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In 2016, Finland became the first nation to design a circular economy roadmap, and has set specific goals to reach “maximum circularity” by 2035. While the nation has made great more
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Dutch researcher and tree expert Hans ter Steege is the founder of the Amazon Tree Diversity Network, which brings together hundreds of scientists studying the rainforest to map and understand more
Delegates from poorer nations say classifications that date back to 1992 are obsolete and two countries ‘should be contributing’China and India should no longer be treated as developing countries in more
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Born and raised in the locality of one of Bangladesh’s Ramsar site Tanguar Haor, 58-year-old farmer Bazlur Rahman says he feels proud to belong to the scenic swamp. A wetland 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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