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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More than 80 years after the iconic Xerces Blue butterfly vanished from San Francisco, researchers have analyzed century-old specimens of the butterfly to track down its closest living relative, the 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
Heavy rain likely to cause low yields in Britain and other parts of Europe, with drought in Morocco hitting importsWhich UK foods are at risk?The UK faces food shortages and more
ATHENS — The world is currently undergoing its fourth global bleaching event, with coral bleaching occurring in the territorial waters of more than 50 countries, according to scientists at the more
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
Authorities have also warned of landslides and flash floods in the coming days. more
Humanitarian work in Afghanistan and Yemen now classified as climate finance, FoI request reveals, as £11.6bn pledge slipsThe UK government has been accused of double counting £500m of overseas aid more
It is taking fast fashion to ever faster and ever cheaper extremes, and making billions from it. Why is the whole world shopping at Shein?For another five hours and 47 more
Nature, Published online: 16 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01083-8Use game theory for climate models that really help reach net zero goals 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
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/d41586-024-00986-wAcademics are calling for greater transparency in harassment cases. But do the benefits outweigh the risks? more
Nature, Published online: 16 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01091-8Many researchers think that Wegovy and Ozempic should be taken for life, but myriad factors can force people off them. more
Nature, Published online: 16 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01012-9An ambitious investigation has analysed discourse on eight social-media platforms, covering a vast array of topics and spanning several decades. It reveals that online more
Nature, Published online: 16 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01086-5Female academics need more support — in China as elsewhere more
Nature, Published online: 16 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01101-9Everyone who reviews a manuscript should answer a transparent set of questions, to ensure that scientific literature is subject to reliable quality control. more
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
No one on the Colombian island of Providencia was prepared for what happened on the night of Nov. 16, 2020. Not even Josefina Huffington, who had survived four hurricanes. That more
Bludy Beershop, Bill Stickers, Red Biddy: with their unlikely pseudonyms, the members of ‘Ferguson’s Gang’ raised a fortune for the National Trust – and rescued many landmarks from oblivion. But more
Underwater mountains are biodiversity hotspots and researchers exploring the Salas y Gómez ridge off Chile have found 50 species probably new to science. How much more has yet to be more
Blake Dollier spoke excitedly as he watched the construction crews pulverize concrete along a quarter-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 52 where it passes through West Lafayette, Indiana. Soon, the Indiana more
BORGER, Texas—Months before the Texas Panhandle erupted with destructive wildfires, fire crews in Borger were igniting fire intentionally on a seven-mile, roughly 250-foot wide ribbon of land on the edge more
This year’s gathering of global Indigenous leaders, activists, and policymakers puts a spotlight on youth. more
The climate benefits of shared e-scooters depend upon how companies deploy and manage them, and what steps are taken to keep riders safe. more
In a South Pacific nation ravaged by logging, several tribes joined together to sell “high integrity” carbon credits on international markets. The project not only preserves their highly biodiverse rainforest, more
A highly misleading new documentary claims soil carbon storage can redeem the livestock industry – it’s all so much ‘moo-woo’We draw our moral lines in arbitrary places. We might believe more
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/d41586-024-01093-6A moving memoir of botany and motherhood explores the historical pressures on female scientists. more
Nature, Published online: 15 April 2024; doi:10.1038/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/d41586-024-01080-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/d41586-024-01097-2Hanik Humaida monitors the activity of Indonesia’s volcanoes to help protect the public. more
Nature, Published online: 15 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01087-4Stanford University’s 2024 AI Index charts the meteoric rise of artificial-intelligence tools. more
Nature, Published online: 15 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01115-3New results 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/d41586-024-00660-1An exclusive analysis shows that economics and interdisciplinary teams get the attention of policymakers. more
Nature, Published online: 15 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01109-1The 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/d41586-024-01096-3A pioneering ‘connectomics’ collaboration has successfully reconstructed one cubic millimetre of brain tissue, but researchers are still just scratching the surface of the complexity more
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/d41586-024-01076-7As 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/d41586-024-01072-xThe gigantic animals have worked out an unusual way to exfoliate — a perfect way to deal with whale lice. more
In November, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) published a plan to cull nearly half a million barred owls across the lush old-growth forests of the Pacific Northwest and 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
AÑELO, Argentina—Ana Guircaleo was deep in slumber when a thunderous crash jolted her awake. Guircaleo, 72, barely had time to register that her television was shattered into pieces on the more
Conservation groups are calling for changes to the management of Lake Powell, the nation’s second largest reservoir, after the discovery of damaged plumbing within the dam that holds it back. 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
ADGER, Ala.—Charlie Utterback and his family live on top of longwall mining panel number 53. Above ground, Utterback’s dogs welcome visitors with a bark and the wag of a tail. more
From our collaborating partner “Living on Earth,” public radio’s environmental news magazine. If you live or work near the Atlantic or Gulf coasts, listen up: Some scientists are predicting this 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
Four years ago, a group of women, aged 64 and up, filed a lawsuit before Europe’s top human rights court against Switzerland for violating their rights by not protecting them 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
Millions of years ago, animals adapted to become warm-blooded amid huge climactic changes. Now scientists hope these clues from the past could help us understand what lies aheadIn Chicago’s Field 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/s41586-024-07401-4Author Correction: Controlling the helicity of light by electrical magnetization switching 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
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
New research has linked prenatal exposure to deforestation in Cambodia to child stunting and anemia among women. This link between human well-being and forest loss illustrates how the latter can more
Developers have rolled out the first ever interactive online tool to track all funding for Indigenous peoples, local communities and Afro-descendant peoples’ forest stewardship and land tenure. The Path to more
Employees at SBTi have called for their CEO to resign over controversial plans which they fear will enable greenwashingStaff at one of the world’s leading climate-certification organisations have called for more
Scientists have created the largest and most detailed bird family tree ever, showing how various species are related to each other and how they evolved over the past 93 million 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
SEMBILAN ISLAND, Indonesia — Until recently, skippers on this island relied on their day’s catch of grouper, mackerel and snapper tipping the scales at around 50 kilograms (110 pounds). Today, more
The White House's own environmental justice progress report gives little insight into the green benefits delivered to disadvantaged communities. more
Roads are being built at an unprecedented rate across the globe. Some 25 million kilometers (15.5 million miles) of paved roads are expected to be built in just the four 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
Visitors to the countryside objecting to a variety of rural noises are such a problem that legislators feel compelled to actThe French parliament is taking aim at noise complaints in more
Anthony Albanese wants us to look into his crystal ball of innovationSee more of Fiona Katauskas’s cartoons here Continue reading 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/d41586-024-01046-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/d41586-024-01106-4Buzzwords 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
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/d41586-024-01032-5Astronomers spot the first planet outside the Solar System to boast a phenomenon reminiscent of a rainbow. more
LÂM ĐỒNG, Vietnam — In 1991, Trần Văn Ry migrated from his home in northern Vietnam to Lâm Đồng in the country’s Central Highlands. Along with hundreds of other migrants, more
Roosevelt said the recent hype regarding the “garden cities” in Ecuador is “annoying”, as it is not a new discovery and it ignores older research from Latin American archaeologists. more
When the last Rabbs’ fringe-limbed treefrog (Ecnomiohyla rabborum) died in 2016 at the Atlanta Botanical Garden, its extinction garnered little media attention. Environmental journalist Jeremy Hance, a longtime Mongabay reporter 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/d41586-024-00909-9Nanoscale systems that release small molecules have potential therapeutic and industrial uses, but can result in low numbers of molecules reaching their target. A 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/s41586-024-07253-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/d41586-024-01069-6The 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/d41586-024-00921-zCollapse into now. more
Nature, Published online: 10 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07257-8Camera-trap images of 55 mammal species in 14 logging concessions in western equatorial Africa reveal greater animal encounter rates in FSC-certified than in non-certified more
Nature, Published online: 10 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01009-4Applications from quantum computing to searches for physics beyond the standard model could benefit from precision control of polyatomic molecules. A method of confining 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/s41586-024-07292-5Using 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/d41586-024-01055-yComputer scientist Avi Wigderson is known for clarifying the role of randomness in algorithms, and for studying their complexity. more
Nature, Published online: 10 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00440-xThe largest genome-wide association study for type 2 diabetes so far, which included several ancestry groups, led to the identification of eight clusters of more
Nature, Published online: 10 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01070-zResearchers find that a huge number of roads that don’t appear on official maps, and the protein that could determine whether someone is left-handed. more
Nature, Published online: 10 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01054-zAmateur and professional astronomers share with Nature what they observed and what data they collected when the Moon blocked the Sun. more
Nature, Published online: 10 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01077-6Nature editors remember and celebrate the life of Peter Higgs, the theorist behind the Higgs boson, who died on Monday, aged 94. Also, Iran 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/s41586-024-07291-6The 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/s41586-024-07360-wSelenium alloyed tellurium oxide for amorphous p-channel transistors 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/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/d41586-024-01006-7An innovative solid-state lithiation strategy allows the exfoliation of layered transition-metal tellurides into nanosheets in an unprecedentedly short time, without sacrificing their quality. 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/d41586-024-00878-zIs there a conservation benefit if tropical forests that are affected by logging gain certification from the Forest Stewardship Council? An analysis of the 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/s41586-024-07287-2Citrate 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
Nature, Published online: 10 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07212-7A magnetic-field-induced Wigner crystal in Bernal-stacked bilayer graphene was directly imaged using high-resolution scanning tunnelling microscopy and its structural properties as a function of more
Nature, Published online: 10 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07303-5An effort to map roads in the Asia-Pacific region finds that there are 3.0–6.6 times more roads than other sources suggest, and that unmapped more
Nature, Published online: 10 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00889-wMicroscopic magnetic fields form in non-magnetic materials when light makes the atoms rotate. A similar macroscopic effect has long been known, but proof of more
Nature, Published online: 10 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00910-2Animals that receive an inhibitor of an antiviral cell-death response called necroptosis are less likely to die of influenza even at a late stage more
Nature, Published online: 10 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00956-2With voting about to start in India’s general election, some researchers are concerned that sluggish funding growth and slow decision-making processes could hold the more
Nature, Published online: 10 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01051-2A study of review reports identifies dozens of adjectives that could indicate text written with the help of chatbots. more
Nature, Published online: 10 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07247-wRecent sequences of reverse-faulting earthquakes at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and the Carlsberg Ridge show that tectonic extension at mid-ocean ridge axes can be partially 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/s41586-024-07282-7Glucocorticoids 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/s41586-024-07175-9We demonstrate the emergence of magnetism induced by a terahertz electric field in SrTiO3. more
Nature, Published online: 10 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07242-1Increased effectiveness of anti-cancer chimeric antigen receptor T cell therapy is associated with a stem-like phenotype through increased expression of FOXO1. 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/s41586-024-07300-8The transcription factor FOXO1 has a key role in human T cell memory, and manipulating FOXO1 expression could provide a way to enhance CAR 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/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/d41586-024-00712-6The sensing of bitter taste results from the complex interplay of many chemical cues and a range of receptors. It emerges that this complexity more
The new regulations could cut emissions of certain carcinogens by nearly 80 percent. more
The renowned scientist came up with revolutionary ideas in the 1960s, sparking a 50-year search for evidence. more
"We are not made to sit in a rocking chair and knit," said one of the older Swiss women who won. 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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