Links... to Everywhere!
Click on the links to see what programs are being offered at nearby nature centers! Then move on to local, state-wide, and national environmental organizations. Or click on Fun Sprouts (below) for fun family activities in Bergen and Rockland Counties.
| Natural Places of Interest near Demarest Nature Center | Closter Nature Center Closter, NJ Tenafly Nature Center 313 Hudson Ave. Tenafly, NJ 07670 Flat Rock Brook Nature Center 443 Van Nostrand Avenue, Englewood, NJ, (201) 567-1265 Greenbrook Sanctuary PO Box 155, Alpine, NJ (201) 768-1360 McFaul Environmental Center Crescent Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ (201) 891-5571 Palisades Interstate Park, New Jersey section |
Natural Places of Interest In New Jersery |
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge New Jersey Meadowlands Meadowlands Environment Center Liberty State Park |
Web Sites Related to Environmental Issues in NJ |
Hackensack Riverkeeper Liberty State Park Development There's No Need to Release Butterflies - They're Already Free Reconnect Partnership: Give your unwanted technology new life. |
NJ Environmental Organizatons |
Alliance for New Jersey Environmental Education (ANJEE) DEP Division of Fish, Game, & Wildlife Delaware Valley Raptor Center Excellent information about hawk rehabilitation and natural history in north-west NJ. National Audubon in NJ New Jersey Audubon Society North Jersey Group, NJ Sierra Club New York-New Jersey Trail Conference Guide to hiking in the area The Nature Conservancy in New Jersey The Raptor Trust Non-releaseable birds on view for the public, programs, and excellent bird rehabilitation center in central NJ. |
National Environmental Organizations |
Center for Coastal Studies National Wildlife Federation North American Butterfly Association Great Butterfly Information, they have a New Jersey Chapter Sierra Club Can send action alerts regarding local, regional and national environmental issues The Nature Conservancy Purchases property in order to protect vital habitats |
Fun and Informative |
Backyard Birding--How-to's Envionmental Health Information Services, Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and the DHHS-National Toxicology Program. FunSprouts.com lists fun activities for families in the Northern NJ and Rockland How-to Report Dead Birds Protocols for having dead birds tested for West Nile Virus. You will need to work with the local health department. Lyme Disease and Tickborne Diseases Department of Health & Senior Services Lyme Disease Center for Disease Control Lyme Disease Network Reptile and Amphibian Information Space Weather News |
Important:
see upcoming
DNCA Events...
Fri., May 31:
Photo Contest Deadline
Cash prizes! Deposit entries at the Demarest Free Public Library in the DNC Basket. All photos must be taken in the nature center. See our website for contest details. Awards to be announced at the Breakfast in the Woods. Download DNCA Photo Contest Rules or see DNCA photo contest page for details.
The winning photos from the 2012 DNCA Photo Contest are online here.
Sat., Oct. 12
Craft Show at Oktoberfest, Duck Pond, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The happiest day of the year in Demarest! Excellent crafts for sale, German and Korean food, canoe rides, inflatable rides for the little kids, etc. Rain date Oct. 19.
See the winning
Photos!
The winning photos from the 2012 DNCA Photo Contest are online: click here for photo gallery.
Recycle!
Download the April Recycling Update [4mb PDF].
Household Hazardous Waste Collecting for Bergen County
Visit www.bcua.org for hazardous waste collection dates and locations, and safely get rid of paints, solvents, and old batteries.