Community Nature Walk – Saturday Dec 7th 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.
Nature News
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Working on fishing vessels has for centuries been one of the most dangerous jobs in the world. To this day, forced labor and other human rights abuses remain relatively common, more
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Filter performs well in removing plastic pollution from water and Chinese researchers say it appears to be scalableA sponge made of cotton and squid bone that has absorbed about 99.9% more
Over the course of his career, Peter Houlihan has hauled light traps across dense jungles to study insects, even climbing up trees to string them up in the canopy. Earlier more
BALIKPAPAN, Indonesia — Abdul Kadir looked out to sea as a gathering of storm clouds darkened the outlook for the day’s fishing in Balikpapan Bay. “We’re often faced with this more
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The phrase grabs people's attention, but some scientists argue it's doing more harm than good. more
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Government should point to evidence of FSA licensing of additive, says chair of environment and climate change committeeThe government must urgently reassure consumers that feed additives given to cattle to more
Citizens in northern Thailand staged protests along the shore of the Mekong River in Chiang Rai province on Dec. 7 to highlight concerns about the Pak Beng hydroelectric project slated more
Nature, Published online: 10 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-04023-8Researchers call on technology companies to test their systems for consciousness and create AI welfare policies. more
Nature, Published online: 10 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-04060-3Claims that dam removals were to blame for Valencia floods are false more
Nature, Published online: 10 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03859-4This week’s excerpts from Nature’s archive feature reviews of a visit to the Lick Observatory in California and a children’s adaptation of a book more
Nature, Published online: 10 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-04008-7Altered T cells, which have the ability to cross the blood–brain barrier, can deliver drugs straight to brain tumours. more
Nature, Published online: 10 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-04057-yUse existing foundations to build up citizen science for the SDGs more
Nature, Published online: 10 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03989-9Scientists in Asia and Africa are racing to discover hardier crop varieties using gene editing tools. But patent restrictions come in the way. more
Nature, Published online: 10 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03987-xDetecting and interpreting methane emissions from space is not enough. A comprehensive approach is needed. more
Nature, Published online: 10 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-04050-5Artificial intelligence could reveal how animals of the land, sea and sky talk to others of their species. more
Nature, Published online: 10 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-04046-1Thirty years after the sequencing of the BRCA1 cancer-associated gene, access to genetic tests and awareness about its risks are still too limited. more
Nature, Published online: 10 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03993-zDNA recovered from ancient remains is transforming our understanding of organisms and ecosystems from tens, thousands and even millions of years ago – but more
Nature, Published online: 10 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-04059-wLarge language models can help to translate science into real-world impact more
Nature, Published online: 10 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-04011-yThe gas planet has a density less than 2% that of Earth ― and is gradually shedding mass. more
Nature, Published online: 10 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-04058-xStop digital platforms treating people as lab rats more
Nature, Published online: 10 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03955-5Australia is the latest nation to introduce restrictions but evidence is limited about whether they will work. more
It's not just the EPA. From Elon Musk and RFK Jr. to Marco Rubio and Doug Burgum, Trump's picks to lead key agencies are poised to set a very different more
Satellite data have long told us where forests are and how they’re faring. Lidar, laser-based radar mounted on planes or satellites like the International Space Station, has helped us map more
An alliance of political groups is harnessing real fears about the local impact of wind and solar farms – and using them to spruik nuclear powerFollow our Australia news live more
Energy company’s deal with Japan’s Jera will allow it to focus on exploiting oil and gas assetsBusiness live – latest updatesBP has agreed a deal worth up to £4.5bn to more
Hundreds of thousands of people were left without electricity across the U.K. and Ireland after the onslaught of Storm Darragh this past weekend, local media reported. Darragh, which brought wind more
Conservation groups join those who helped plant woodland in opposing expansion of bottling plantHarrogate Spring Water, which is owned by the multinational Danone, is planning to cut down a wood more
The boat comes to a halt, shuddering against the dirt bank that rises from the edge of the Ucayali River. Sixto, tanned and with a frown cutting deep furrows across more
Researchers mapped brick kilns across India and used climate models to forecast the levels of heat stress workers face between now and 2050Photographs by Ishan Tankha“I work with fire. But more
A legal fight over an 88-mile proposed railway in Utah has set the stage for the U.S. Supreme Court to decide how federal agencies evaluate the environmental impacts of projects more
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Alachua County is preparing for a more dangerous future, even if the state government won't say "climate." more
A new report reveals the violent cost of the green transition. more
An area nearly a third larger than India turned permanently arid in past three decades, research showsAn area of land nearly a third larger than India has turned from humid more
For more than a year, there have been no confirmed sightings of the critically endangered southern patas monkeys in their last known refuge, in western Tanzania. In 2021, fewer than more
Wisdom, the world’s oldest known wild bird, has laid an egg, this time with a new partner. She is a Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis), or mōlī in Hawaiian, and this more
Conservation photography occupies a unique space, blending the art of visual storytelling with the urgency of environmental advocacy. Cristina Mittermeier, a pioneering figure in this field, has spent decades capturing more
Mongabay examined four REDD+ projects in Pará state and found that all were developed in partnership with sawmill owners with a long history of environmental fines. more
Nature, Published online: 09 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03992-0Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks. more
Nature, Published online: 09 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03996-wScientific ‘shorthand’ could be misrepresenting findings in published papers. more
Nature, Published online: 09 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03938-6A live webinar including practical tips on networking, cover letters and interview behaviours is now available to view on demand. more
Nature, Published online: 09 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03895-0Huji Xu is part of Nature’s 10, a list of people who shaped science in 2024. more
Nature, Published online: 09 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03994-yOne year into President Javier Milei’s presidency, scientists are exiting the country in the face of big budget cuts. more
Nature, Published online: 09 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03897-yCordelia Bähr is part of Nature’s 10, a list of people who shaped science in 2024. more
Nature, Published online: 09 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03991-1The Oxford ethologist offers glimpses of evolutionary history — but plays it too safe. more
Nature, Published online: 09 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03937-7Zoologist Arik Kershenbaum joins us to talk about his book Why Animals Talk. more
Nature, Published online: 09 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-04055-0Biomarkers could monitor ageing in the brain, revealing ways to treat dementia and other age-related brain disorders. more
Nature, Published online: 09 December 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08487-6A framework for neural organoids, assembloids and transplantation studies more
Nature, Published online: 09 December 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08480-zJWST sighting of decameter main-belt asteroids and view on meteorite sources more
Nature, Published online: 09 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03997-9Jeong-Sik Oh hikes to find hidden fault lines, with the help of drones, aircraft and laser technologies. more
Nature, Published online: 09 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03899-wWendy Freedman is part of Nature’s 10, a list of people who shaped science in 2024. more
Nature, Published online: 09 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03892-3Kaitlin Kharas is part of Nature’s 10, a list of people who shaped science in 2024. more
Nature, Published online: 09 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03995-xResearchers seeking to banish workaholic behaviours, boost their pay, have more influence at work or quit academia will find plenty of advice in these more
Nature, Published online: 09 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03894-1Anna Abalkina is part of Nature’s 10, a list of people who shaped science in 2024. more
Nature, Published online: 09 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-04007-8Preliminary study suggests possible link between long-term heat exposure and molecular markers of ageing. more
Nature, Published online: 09 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03891-4Ekkehard Peik is part of Nature’s 10, a list of people who shaped science in 2024. more
Nature, Published online: 09 December 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08449-yQuantum error correction below the surface code threshold more
Nature, Published online: 09 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-04018-5Generative-AI models require massive amounts of data — scholarly publishers are licensing their content to train them. more
Nature, Published online: 09 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-04028-3Error-correction feat shows quantum computers will get more accurate as they grow larger. more
Nature, Published online: 09 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03896-zMuhammad Yunus is part of Nature’s 10, a list of people who shaped science in 2024. more
Nature, Published online: 09 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03893-2Li Chunlai is part of Nature’s 10, a list of people who shaped science in 2024. more
Nature, Published online: 09 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03898-xRémi Lam is part of Nature’s 10, a list of people who shaped science in 2024. more
Nature, Published online: 09 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03900-6Placide Mbala is part of Nature’s 10, a list of people who shaped science in 2024. more
Nature, Published online: 09 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-04075-wWe meet 10 remarkable people who shaped science in 2024 and learn what we need to know about H5N1 avian influenza. more
Nature, Published online: 09 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-04056-zSyria might now have an opportunity to rebuild its scientific community, says Miryam Naddaf who fled her country a decade ago. more
Nature, Published online: 09 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03890-5A fraud buster, a nuclear-clock maker and a virus hunter. These are just a few of the remarkable people chosen for this year’s Nature’s more
The department's Loan Programs Office helped Tesla get its start and has lent billions to everything from transmission line projects to battery manufacturers. more
When a foreign mining company sued Greenland in 2022, the government’s lead lawyer thought he was prepared. Paw Fruerlund had handled similar cases before, and he believed the law and more
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Male players must step up and add their voice to the campaign to stop our sport being sold out to the big polluters causing climate changeAt the Cop29 climate conference more
Investigation uncovers how chemicals like diquat, banned in the UK but legal to export, are causing health problems in the global southValdemar Postanovicz was at home after a day tending more
Carbon-positive farming is a simple concept: remove carbon from the atmosphere and put it into the soil. How can it work for back yard gardens?Get our weekend culture and lifestyle more
Hot, dry conditions bring numerous species into contact with people and pets, and not just in the bush. It’s good to know which is whichSign up for the Rural Network more
As well as the migration of flies from the bush, we can welcome swarms of butterflies, shiny Christmas beetles and ladybirdsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news more
Carrboro, North Carolina accuses Duke of knowingly fueling the climate crisis for decades with harmful emissions, deception, delay and ‘greenwashing.’ more
As birds migrate through arid West Texas, there are few bodies of water where they can take a rest. Some end up landing in oilfield waste pits or ponds. That more
The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world Continue reading more
2024 brought the hottest Northern Hemisphere summer ever recorded, only narrowly surpassing the record set in 2023. The trend, driven largely by human-caused climate change, according to NASA, caused the more
While extreme heat poses a greater threat to the physical health of the elderly than to the young, in Mexico the large majority of heat-related deaths are actually among people more
In the mountains of Peru, where ancient cloud forests meet the Amazon Rainforest, an Andean bear made scientific history. For four months, a camera collar captured the wild male’s daily more
Hutias are a strange group of rodents living on various islands of the Caribbean. Although big, and sometimes looking a little plump, they’re active climbers and spend a considerable amount more
Coca-Cola is reducing its plastic recycling targets from previous commitments, which advocacy groups say is an abandonment of its reuse goals. The beverage giant’s announcement comes just as talks for more
TEFÉ, Amazonas — “I’ve lived on this floating home for 40 years, and this is the worst drought I’ve ever seen. You can see that the water dropped well below more
Surviving desert heat, alpine cold, and meager rainfall each year, two-needle pinyon pines (Pinus edulis) are the backbone of many forests in the southwestern United States. Their stout branches offer more
A developer wanted to build a facility to capture carbon. Locals saw an environmental menace. more
Hunting bigger, more experienced animals eradicates memories and knowledge crucial to group survival, research suggestsIt’s not just humans who get wiser as they age – animals do too, according to more
But this surprising effect of pollution should hardly be taken as a good sign. more
The overwhelming majority of Europeans support climate action, but they must be compensated for its costs in tangible waysThis year was not an easy time to be Green. Green parties more
A thrifty study uncovers a wealth of data about one of the world's largest and most elusive species. more
Nature, Published online: 06 December 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08446-1Publisher Correction: Spatially restricted immune and microbiota-driven adaptation of the gut more
Nature, Published online: 06 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03982-2Shi Zhengli, the virologist at centre of COVID lab-leak theory, reveals coronavirus sequences from Wuhan institute. more
Nature, Published online: 06 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03977-zArtefacts from a Mesopotamian archaeological site suggest that people in the region founded and later rejected an early form of the organized state. more
Nature, Published online: 06 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-04017-6A new research commissioner will help to build the European Union’s next massive science scheme — with a renewed focus on innovation. more
Nature, Published online: 06 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-04022-9Course correction. more
Nature, Published online: 06 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03911-3AI companies want to give machines human-level intelligence, or AGI. The safest and best results will come when academic and industry scientists collaborate to more
Nature, Published online: 06 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-04053-2We consider fresh data released by the virologist at the centre of COVID-19 ‘lab leak’ claims and discover that breast-cancer cells are more susceptible more
Nature, Published online: 06 December 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08481-yAuthor Correction: Global potential for natural regeneration in deforested tropical regions more
Nature, Published online: 06 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-04047-0Endocrinologist whose insight into how the brain controls the endocrine system shaped our understanding of bodily functions. more
The US is pushing back its planned return to the Moon as it fixes a heat shield issue. more
Grazing cattle given a seaweed supplement produced close to 40 percent less methane than those fed grass alone, a new study found.Read more on E360 → more
Inflation was a defining issue in the presidential election. Here's how climate change is making everything more expensive. more
Nature, Published online: 05 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-04025-6A distinct brain signature could be behind a hallmark symptom of depression. Plus, we explore how artificial intelligence is powering research. more
Nature, Published online: 05 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03971-5Physicians are voicing concerns about a lack of regulation and the risks of parents taking matters into their own hands. more
Nature, Published online: 05 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03942-wA case study has revealed widespread changes to the maternal brain during pregnancy. This is a milestone in the emerging neuroscience of ‘matrescence’ — more
Nature, Published online: 05 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03954-6Chemistry of the planet’s atmosphere suggests that its interior has never held water. more
Nature, Published online: 05 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03976-0Modelling study based on almost 250,000 positive COVID-19 tests in the United Kingdom shows that universal masking could have cut transmission markedly. more
In their pursuit of nickel, a key metal in EV batteries, miners are destroying the forest home of the Hongana Manyawa people on the Indonesian island of Halmahera, allegedly threatening more
Industrial agriculture in the Upper Midwest has been a driving force behind wetland loss. The farm bill might hold a solution. more
Nature, Published online: 04 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03974-2Lightweight mechanical legs enable this fixed-wing drone to navigate complicated terrain. more
Nature, Published online: 04 December 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08285-0Studies using mouse models of lung adenocarcinoma identify an association between age, iron homeostasis and tumour initiation potential that involves NUPR1 and lipocalin-2. more
Nature, Published online: 04 December 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08284-1The RANK–RANKL pathway drives intestinal epithelial expansion in pregnancy and lactation. more
Nature, Published online: 04 December 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08272-5A population of macrophages with exclusive molecular and functional signatures in the muscle spindles express machinery for synthesizing and releasing glutamate, and a cellular more
Nature, Published online: 04 December 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08289-wThe molecular mechanisms of how small changes in the degree of inclusion of a neuron-specific microexon in CPEB4 lead to dominant-negative effects in the more
Nature, Published online: 04 December 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08249-4A review of wearable devices for body-fluid analysis discusses the strategies, considerations and challenges to achieve their successful clinical translation and how they might more
Nature, Published online: 04 December 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08192-4Aircraft measurements over the Amazon show that new particle formation in the upper troposphere emerges when isoprene, emitted by forests, undergoes oxidation in the more
Nature, Published online: 04 December 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08282-3Modular synthetic G-protein-coupled receptors with nanobody-based ligand-recognition domains can be designed and used to programme transgene expression, real-time fluorescence or endogenous G-protein activation in more
Nature, Published online: 04 December 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08308-wSingle-molecule fluorescence microscopy experiments with a recombinant Escherichia coli transcription–translation system provides insights into the coordination of the transcription and translation machineries mediated by more
Nature, Published online: 04 December 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08434-5Author Correction: APOE4 impairs myelination via cholesterol dysregulation in oligodendrocytes more
Nature, Published online: 04 December 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08461-2Author Correction: Autoregulation in rats with transplanted supernumerary kidneys more
Nature, Published online: 04 December 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08201-6Deep ALMA archival observations of submillimetre-bright galaxies at high redshifts show that spheroidal bulges formed much earlier than expected and are directly generated by more
Nature, Published online: 04 December 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08464-zAuthor Correction: Carbon dioxide capture from open air using covalent organic frameworks more
Nature, Published online: 04 December 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08196-0Experiments performed in the CERN CLOUD chamber show that, under upper-tropospheric conditions, new atmospheric particle formation may be initiated by the reaction of hydroxyl more
Nature, Published online: 04 December 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08427-4Author Correction: A virally encoded tRNA neutralizes the PARIS antiviral defence system more
Nature, Published online: 04 December 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08290-3Single-cell profiling of human prostate cancer and studies in mouse models show that macrophages expressing SPP1 mediate immunotherapeutic resistance through adenosine pathway activation and more
Nature, Published online: 04 December 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08276-1In three mouse models of breast cancer, we show reduced responses to neoadjuvant chemotherapy when treatment is initiated during the dioestrus stage, when compared more
Nature, Published online: 04 December 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08252-9GenCast, a probabilistic weather model using artificial intelligence for weather forecasting, has greater skill and speed than the top operational medium-range weather forecast in more
Nature, Published online: 04 December 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08228-9A bird-inspired robot that can jump into flight, walk on the ground and hop over obstacles shows that jumping for take-off is more energy more
The European Commission says numbers have soared and the animals are now causing damage to livestock. more
The Baku Cop29 talks were marked by division and self-interest, with rancorous meddling right until the endFiona Harvey is an environment editor at the GuardianWhen I first visited Azerbaijan this more
A U.N. carbon market is expected to open as soon as next year, with carbon-rich Indonesia planning to generate billions of dollars in credits from its vast rainforests. But critics more
Copper will play a central role in the energy transition. These startups are working on a cleaner way to extract it. more
Recordings by biologist Heike Vester reveal how oil and gas exploration as well as cruises, fishing boats and even whale-watchers are adding to the din underwaterFrom the moment that the more
“If it wasn’t for Saudi and Russia we would have reached an agreement here.” more
Countries have failed to reach an agreement to stem plastic pollution after a small number of oil-rich nations resisted efforts to limit production. Read more on E360 → more
The chemicals can harm insects and marine wildlife, environmental charities warn. more
Paul Watson, an early Greenpeace member, says his imprisonment in Greenland is a ‘political case’The anti-whaling activist Paul Watson will learn within 14 days whether he will be extradited to more
Small Socialist Left party threatens to block budget if government becomes first to issue licences for deep-sea explorationThe Norwegian government has paused its plans to mine the deep sea in more
The significant case could clarify governments' legal responsibilities in relation to climate change. more
We're wasting too much of the clean energy we generate. Reservoirs and caverns can store excess solar and wind power. more
Policymakers and industry say the Midwest Hydrogen Hub will create green jobs and slash emissions, but environmentalists see a ploy to keep fossil fuels in use. more
Our Mission
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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What We Sponsor
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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