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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UK researchers want to understand what triggers the Antarctic to kick out city-sized blocks of ice. more
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Co-authors say ‘no-regrets policy’ would save consumers €2.8bn a year while cutting emissions by 48m tonnes Healthier ready-to-eat meals could cut EU emissions by 48m tonnes annually and save customers more
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PHNOM PENH — New data published by the University of Maryland on April 4 and available through satellite monitoring platform Global Forest Watch show continued forest loss across Cambodia last more
Nature, Published online: 17 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01102-8Computational biologist Jitao David Zhang says that the country’s vocational training programme teaches key work and life skills. more
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Nature, Published online: 17 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01098-1Virologist Hulda Jónsdóttir studies some of the world’s most pathogenic viruses at the Spiez Laboratory in Switzerland. more
Nature, Published online: 17 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01110-8Algorithm examines images of metastatic cells to identify the location of the primary tumour. more
Nature, Published online: 17 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01099-0Biologist Carolin Sommer-Trembo describes her fascination for fish and why she enjoys doing science in Switzerland. more
Nature, Published online: 17 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01089-2Tackling plastic pollution needs scientists to be in the negotiating room at upcoming talks. more
Nature, Published online: 17 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01100-wComputational biologist Jitao David Zhang says that the country’s vocational training programme teaches young people key work and life skills. more
Nature, Published online: 17 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01123-3Unusual microbial communities in a person’s lower airways could influence the onset and progression of lung cancer and other conditions, and might point the more
Nature, Published online: 17 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01092-7Wastewater testing grew tremendously during the pandemic. But is it ready to tackle the opioid crisis, air pollution and antibiotic resistance? more
Nature, Published online: 17 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00920-0A clear-cut success. more
Nature, Published online: 17 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01135-zAn ‘at a glance’ approach to publication details, such as journal acceptance rates and the number of peer reviewers, would promote transparency, scientists say. more
Nature, Published online: 17 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01090-9A United Nations-backed agreement to end plastic pollution is within reach — but only if scientists, civil society and businesses unite against powerful vested more
Scientists say it's shaping up to be the worst one yet. more
Dahr Jamail was working in Alaska’s Denali National Park in the early 2000s when he decided to travel to Iraq to better cover the U.S.-led invasion of the region, on more
At the end of February, a curtain of flames engulfed the Texas Panhandle, eventually marking the state’s largest wildfire in history. The blaze was merciless, burning through more than 1 more
Small island developing countries are increasingly becoming locked into a cycle of environmental disasters and compounding debt burdens, making them less capable of investing in climate resilient infrastructure and providing more
For people living within three miles of a large solar farm, positive attitudes about the development outnumber negative ones by about a three-to-one margin, according to a new national survey more
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In 2015, smelly mats of a brown macroalgae called sargassum piled as high as 1.2 meter (4 feet) on the beaches of Barbados, recalls Joshua Forte. It was the fourth more
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Measures throughout 2023 to curb the illegal gold trade in Brazil led to a 20% drop in the country’s exports of the precious metal. more
More than 80 years after the iconic Xerces Blue butterfly vanished from San Francisco, researchers have analyzed century-old specimens to track down its closest living relative, the Silvery Blue. Last more
Indigenous people from Arctic communities are calling for environmental protection in the runup to this month’s round of negotiations aimed at securing a global treaty to end plastic pollution. U.N. more
As the soundscape of the natural world began to disappear over 30 years, one man was listening and recording it allRead more: World faces ‘deathly silence’ of nature as wildlife more
Loss of intensity and diversity of noises in ecosystems reflects an alarming decline in healthy biodiversity, say sound ecologistsRead more: No birdsong, no water in the creek, no beating wings: more
The 2013 documentary Blackfish turned orca trainers into pariahs in the US. Now some are hitting it big in ChinaSome people spend a long time deciding what they want to more
In an unprecedented deal, a private company purchased land in a tiny Arizona town – and sold its water rights to a suburb 200 miles away. Local residents fear the more
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Muhammad Zain Ul Haq, a 23-year-old university student and climate activist in British Columbia may be deported to Pakistan in less than a week. Haq, who goes by Zain and more
The Biden administration is trying to punish Lee County for rebuilding flood-prone homes. The state’s Republican politicians are fighting back. more
Activists found more than 5,000 trucks and buses passing through a single neighborhood in a day. more
Scientists have recorded widespread bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef as global heating creates a fourth planet-wide bleaching event. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Coral Reef Watch, more
What can sound tell us about nature loss? Guardian biodiversity reporter Phoebe Weston tells Madeleine Finlay about her visit to Monks Wood in Cambridgeshire, where ecologist Richard Broughton has witnessed more
Nature, Published online: 16 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01094-5Paring down the astronomical complexity of the protein-folding problem, plus Isaac Newton’s ambiguous use of the word ‘axiom’, in the weekly dip into Nature’s more
Nature, Published online: 16 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01085-6The world needs a COP for water like the one for climate change more
Nature, Published online: 16 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01088-3As the world’s largest election kicks off this week, India has an opportunity to reimagine science funding. more
Nature, Published online: 16 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01084-7It’s time to talk about the hidden human cost of the green transition more
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Nature, Published online: 16 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01081-wLitigation can lead governments to strengthen their climate policies and curb companies’ greenwashing, say scientists. more
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From shallow-water reefs in the Red Sea to graceful gorgonian species in the Caribbean and the rugged branching corals that form the structure of the Great Barrier Reef, the past more
The US space agency is seeking a cheaper, faster solution to bring Martian rocks to Earth for study. more
Even if everything goes well and the targets set by the Paris Agreement are met, average temperatures are expected to rise by 2.7° Celsius (4.86° Fahrenheit) this century, according to more
Paris claims ban breaches UK-EU trade deal but environmentalists say dispute is ‘hypocrisy’, given Macron’s rhetoric on saving oceansFrance has been accused of hypocrisy by conservationists over a fresh post-Brexit more
Bolivia is racing to attract foreign investment in its massive, untapped lithium reserves, with plans to expand operations and build new processing plants. But residents living near the lithium deposits more
Ocean heat records have been breaking for months. This is the first global evidence of the impacts on sea life. more
The ninth Our Ocean conference takes place this week in Athens, Greece. It is the largest and highest profile conference of its kind, and attracts presidents and celebrities, who all more
Few researchers have ever seen this elusive wildcat and it is known primarily from a few camera trap photos. Which raises the question: How do you conserve an endangered species more
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This year’s gathering of global Indigenous leaders, activists, and policymakers puts a spotlight on youth. more
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A new collection of wildlife photography aims to help understand why people have photographed animals at different points in history and what it means in the present. Huw Lewis-Jones explores more
Nature, Published online: 15 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01096-3A pioneering ‘connectomics’ collaboration has successfully reconstructed one cubic millimetre of brain tissue, but researchers are still just scratching the surface of the complexity more
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Nature, Published online: 15 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01050-3A stint at CERN exposed María Teresa Dova to longstanding collaborators and mentors, culminating in a successful bid to join a landmark project. more
Nature, Published online: 15 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01087-4Stanford University’s 2024 AI Index charts the meteoric rise of artificial-intelligence tools. more
Nature, Published online: 15 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07244-zWe introduce strong tailored light-wave-driven time-reversal symmetry breaking in monolayer hexagonal boron nitride, realizing a sub-laser-cycle controllable analogue of the topological model of Haldane more
Nature, Published online: 15 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00660-1An exclusive analysis shows that economics and interdisciplinary teams get the attention of policymakers. more
Nature, Published online: 15 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01076-7As the annual phenomenon once again strikes East Asia, scientists are hard at work to better predict how they will affect people. more
Nature, Published online: 15 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01109-1The agency’s head calls the current plan for delivering samples collected by the Perseverance rover ‘too expensive’ and its schedule ‘unacceptable’. more
Nature, Published online: 15 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01108-2Planetary scientist Ellen Stofan thought about leaving research after a funding bid was rejected. But new opportunities emerged. more
Nature, Published online: 15 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01115-3Results from the telescope could help to end a long-standing disagreement over the rate of cosmic expansion. But scientists say more measurements are needed. more
Nature, Published online: 15 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01097-2Hanik Humaida monitors the activity of Indonesia’s volcanoes to help protect the public. more
Nature, Published online: 15 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01080-xResearchers from the global south face often-distressing immigration bureaucracy that most from the global north do not. Six steps can begin to counteract this more
Nature, Published online: 15 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01093-6A moving memoir of botany and motherhood explores the historical pressures on female scientists. more
Nature, Published online: 15 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01120-6Upbringing and life experience matter more than genetics when it comes to being a good navigator. Plus, AI could help predict lethal dust storms more
Subsidence is causing parts of Mexico City to sink, and it’s happening at an uneven rate. That’s bad news for its sprawling public transportation system. more
The legal repression of activism has been fast and frightening, yet it won’t make protesters disappear and only sows divisionYears ago, when Dr Sarah Benn recognised the scale of the climate more
The energy future of fossil-fuel dependent Phoenix could be reshaped by some clean-energy advocates who just won seats on the board of a public power utility. more
Bulldozed tracks and informal byways in tropical forests and palm-oil plantations ‘almost always’ an indicator of future deforestation, say researchersA vast network of undocumented “ghost roads” is pushing into the more
The DOE is tripling efficiency standards for light bulbs, a move that will cut CO2 emissions by 70 million metric tons and save consumers $27 billion over 30 years. more
US engineering team has a two-year, $2m grant to help Nasa study the Moon's surface. more
In a resignation letter, an adviser called carbon credits "scientifically, socially, and from a climate perspective a hoax." more
With more than 70% of the country blanketed by tropical rainforests, Papua New Guinea (PNG) is a megadiverse country home to more than 5% of the world’s biodiversity, including charismatic more
The food we eat causes one third of all greenhouse gas emissions, as forests are cleared at an ever-growing rate to make way for new cattle pastures, soy fields, cocoa more
Anthropologist Maud Mouginot recalls an encounter with bonobos early one morning in 2019 deep in the forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo that helped revise her impression of them more
PORTEIRINHA, Minas Gerais — Beneath the shade of the umbu tree, Maria Neves tells Maria José that ripe umbu fruit is like a woman on the brink of giving birth: more
The brightest burst of light ever recorded was caused by a supernova, but that prompts new questions. more
As COP29 climate talks approach, developing nations are pushing for a huge boost in decarbonization and disaster funding. more
An extensive analysis of satellite imagery has uncovered thousands of miles of unmapped roads slicing through Asia's tropical rainforests.Read more on E360 → more
But the agency stopped short of telling the company to move. more
Environmental crime slows climate action, deters investment in nature-based solutions, and undermines the green transition. Around the world, land grabbing, illegal deforestation, illicit mining, poaching and a rash of other crimes are more
Nature, Published online: 12 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01103-7Theoretical physicist saw his eponymous particle discovered after 48 years. more
Nature, Published online: 12 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01112-6A crystal structure predicted by Eugene Wigner in 1934 has been directly imaged for the first time. Plus, the first algae that can fix more
Nature, Published online: 12 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07401-4Author Correction: Controlling the helicity of light by electrical magnetization switching more
Record-breaking rainfall leaves fields under water, threatening this year's harvest yield and quality. more
INDRAGIRI HILIR, Indonesia — Dahniar starts worrying after a few days without rain during the dry season here on the northeast coast of Sumatra. Traders selling water will complain of more
Advice from an Indigenous researcher: "To go fast, start slow." more
Marine biologist Christine Figgener gained global attention with a video showing her removing a plastic straw from the nostril of a sea turtle. With these ancient reptiles now threatened worldwide, more
The White House's own environmental justice progress report gives little insight into the green benefits delivered to disadvantaged communities. more
New analysis finds "quite a big gap" between 51 companies' emissions targets and their plans to actually achieve them. more
Archaeologists unearth significant new paintings in the ancient Roman town buried by a volcano in AD79. more
Nature, Published online: 11 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01031-6Discovery in sharks suggests that these sensory receptors date back to some 450 million years ago. more
Nature, Published online: 11 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00931-xThe DIANA technique sparked excitement from neuroscientists. But two new papers have cast doubt over the results. more
Nature, Published online: 11 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01046-zA newly discovered ‘organelle’ that converts nitrogen gas into a useful form could pave the way for engineered plants that require less fertilizer. more
Nature, Published online: 11 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01033-4People who survived paediatric cancers age faster and are at higher risk of early death. more
Nature, Published online: 11 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01032-5Astronomers spot the first planet outside the Solar System to boast a phenomenon reminiscent of a rainbow. more
Nature, Published online: 11 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01106-4Buzzwords typical of AI-generated text were found in peer review reports. Plus, replication issues plague promising DIANA fMRI technique and how climate change is more
In honor of our 100th issue of Looking Forward, here are some of the most surprising, most actionable, and most fun solutions we've explored together. more
Many of the biggest and richest businesses on Earth are coming up short in their efforts to tackle climate change, a new report finds. Read more on E360 → more
Although there are thousands of forever chemicals, the new regulation targets six of the most pervasive ones. more
Climate change is coming for your morning joe. Startups are betting that substitutes made out of date seeds and chickpeas are the answer. more
The grants will ensure young activists can shape local climate actions. more
Nature, Published online: 10 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07282-7Glucocorticoids reprogram the mitochondrial metabolism of macrophages, resulting in increased and sustained production of the anti-inflammatory metabolite itaconate and, as a consequence, inhibition of more
Nature, Published online: 10 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07203-8A hybrid topological phase of matter is discovered in the simple elemental-solid arsenic and explored using tunnelling microscopy, photoemission spectroscopy and a theoretical analysis. more
Nature, Published online: 10 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01071-yResearcher and prolific science communicator who laid bare the social lives of apes. more
Nature, Published online: 10 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00998-6Researchers want to unpick how climate change affects mental health around the world — from lives that are disrupted by catastrophic weather to people more
Nature, Published online: 10 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07265-8A newly developed RIPK3 inhibitor blocks necroptosis of lung cells, reduces lung inflammation and prevents mortality in a mouse model of influenza A virus more
Nature, Published online: 10 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01069-6The British physicist, who has died aged 94, predicted the existence of the Higgs boson in the 1960s. more
Nature, Published online: 10 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07360-wSelenium alloyed tellurium oxide for amorphous p-channel transistors more
Nature, Published online: 10 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07253-yCryo-electron microscopy structures of the type 2 taste receptor TAS2R14 in complex with Ggust and Gi1 identify cholesterol as an orthosteric agonist and the more
Nature, Published online: 10 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00993-xThe warming planet is worsening mental illness and distress. Researchers need to work out the scale of the problem and how those who need more
Nature, Published online: 10 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01043-2The bioengineered immune players called CAR T cells last longer and work better if pumped up with a large dose of a protein that more
Nature, Published online: 10 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07292-5Using mosaic variant barcode analysis, clonal dynamics of specific cell types are deconvolved in the human forebrain. more
Nature, Published online: 10 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07288-1The murine enteropathogen Citrobacter rodentium targets a specific subset of absorptive intestinal epithelial cells in the mid–distal colon, which stimulate T cells to produce more
Nature, Published online: 10 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07295-2Studies on the µ-opioid receptor using fluorescent labelling of intracellular residues and energy transfer experiments in the presence of different ligands with or without more
Nature, Published online: 10 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07154-0A rotaxane-based mechanochemical system enables force-controlled release of multiple cargo molecules that are appended to its molecular axle. more
Nature, Published online: 10 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07373-5ROS-dependent S-palmitoylation activates cleaved and intact gasdermin D more
Nature, Published online: 10 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07291-6The effects of sex and androgens on the molecular programs and cellular populations are explored using a single-cell transcriptomic atlas comprising over 2.3 million more
Nature, Published online: 10 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07200-xUltrafast light-induced driving of phonons at resonance in a substrate facilitates the permanent reversal of the magnetic state of a material mounted on it. more
Nature, Published online: 10 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07287-2Citrate synthase from the cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus is shown to self-assemble into Sierpiński triangles, a finding that opens up the possibility that other naturally 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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