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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Two-week public inquiry sees last communication before deep-sea disaster near wreck of Titanic last year. more
In 2023, environmental activist Daniel Frits Maurits Tangkilisan was sentenced to seven months in prison under Indonesia’s controversial online hate speech law. His crime? A Facebook post criticizing illegal shrimp more
POHUWATO, Indonesia — Lukman Ahmad managed in the end to drag himself down from the slopes of Mount Pani toward the southern coast of Indonesia’s Pohuwato district. When he staggered more
Cultural protection order has been framed as a push to curry favour with inner-city seats, ignoring grassroots campaigns from Indigenous and non-Indigenous localsSign up for the Rural Network email newsletterJoin more
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Brazilian officials say they have nearly rid Indigenous Yanomami territory in the northern Amazon of the thousands of miners who had been operating illegally in the region. Read more on more
Reports show it failed (or sabotaged) airspace control and food deliveries to the Indigenous people, who suffer from malnutrition as a result of mercury contamination from illegal mining. more
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Investment managers with a combined $8 trillion in assets under management are urging the banks in their portfolios to eliminate deforestation from their lending and investment practices. The new guidelines more
Locals called it a ‘miracle’ when the steel plant in JD Vance’s home town got $500m for an upgrade. But Trump’s running mate calls shifting the US to cleaner energy more
Soaring sea temperatures have made the celebrated gastropod lethargic and infertile, so scientists are helping the threatened species to reproduceOf the many novel initiatives dreamed up by scientists to protect more
High rates of inbreeding among hooded vultures in Ghana and South Africa spell trouble for their future, according to a newly published study. The study found that despite wide differences more
During the second week of October 2023, in northern Chile’s Coquimbo, Yasna Silva used social media to ask for help. She and her entire family had been sued by the more
At the end of the last century, a wealthy few lived the dream of flying faster than the speed of sound, crossing the ocean in champagne-and-caviar style in a needle-nosed more
River wildlife is on the up and there’s little evidence that storm overflows are being used more often. But protest is still vitalPublic outrage over river pollution has been heartening more
A new University of California Riverside study on California agriculture and climate proposes a plan for new water capture, storage and distribution systems throughout California that will sustain agriculture and more
“There's definitely a colonial imperative in the existence of those lands." more
An investigation by Grist and High Country News reveals how public institutions benefit from extractive industries on tribal lands. more
At least two-thirds of methane emissions come from human activity, which is both a problem and an opportunity. more
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As rich westerners fuel demand for the ancient fragrance, a lucrative race for the resin is killing the trees but leaving little of the trade’s profit for those gathering itIn more
Exclusive: Labour will also boost environmental efforts by reestablishing climate role cut by Rishi SunakThe UK government is planning to appoint a special envoy for nature for the first time, more
The hoiho, which means ‘noise shouter’, triumphed in a year free from the usual scandals surrounding the competitionOne of the world’s rarest penguins has been crowned New Zealand’s bird of more
Nature, Published online: 16 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02996-0An epic exploration of human history examines how the poor and powerless have fought back — time and again — against those seeking to more
Nature, Published online: 16 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03031-yDiseases such as West Nile virus and dengue are becoming increasingly common as the insects that spread them move north. more
Nature, Published online: 16 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02997-zCan science be a route to peace and common understanding? A glance at the history of one institution shows: only when scientists actively commit more
Nature, Published online: 16 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02999-xYakamoz Kizildas collects the DNA of humpback whales to learn about their behaviour in the North Atlantic ocean. more
Nature, Published online: 16 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02873-wExtremely remote islands are more likely than less isolated ones to have a high number of endemic languages. more
Nature, Published online: 16 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02998-yArtificial-intelligence models are typically used online, but a host of openly available tools is changing that. Here’s how to get started with local AIs. more
Emissions from in-house data centers of Google, Microsoft, Meta and Apple may be 7.62 times higher than official tallyBig tech has made some big claims about greenhouse gas emissions in more
As Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore spend months longer than planned on ISS, three astronauts tell us what life is like in orbit. more
Labor and state leaders wants to land the first new U.S. smelter in 45 years. But the deal won’t happen unless Kentucky can furnish lots of clean energy. more
Lake Charles has been battered by storms over the past 20 years – and now its most famous landmark lies in ruinsLast week, one south-west Louisiana city in particular was more
At 21, Olivia Vesovich has already put more on the line for the climate fight than most people, regardless of age. In 2020, Vesovich was just 16 and wrapping up more
The Polaris Dawn crew is back following a mission featuring the world's first commercial spacewalk. more
ROATÁN, Honduras—Years later, Luisa Connor and Vanessa Cárdenas would look back ruefully on the day foreigners visited their beachfront village with plans for a development next door. They had no more
A public hearing is set to examine the events surrounding the catastrophic failure of Oceangate’s submersible. more
For most of her life she’s lived without running water, electricity and a fridge. Her toilet is often clogged so she goes to the bathroom in the bushGet our breaking more
A new bill forcing local authorities to remove homeless animals from city streets has led to a furious backlashNext to the network of the highways that crisscross Turkey, among the more
Exceptionally wet winters drove a boom of grasses and shrubs that a record hot summer dried into the fuel now powering California's wildfires. more
I loved the adrenaline rush of work as a political adviser - but a chance encounter with a tiny leveret make me rethink everythingThe path near the barn where I more
Over the past few months, a string of large American asset managers have left Climate Action 100+, a global investor group created to ensure that the largest corporate emitters of more
From our collaborating partner “Living on Earth,” public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by managing producer Jenni Doering with reporter Daniel Shailer on managed retreat in coastal South Carolina. more
To meet the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement and avoid the worst outcomes of climate change, the world needs to rapidly reduce carbon emissions. Identifying effective policies to reach more
In 2022, the government of Tanzania began forcibly evicting thousands of Indigenous Maasai from 1,500 square kilometers, nearly 600 square miles, of their ancestral land to make way for elite more
Amid an unusual September heat wave, several major wildfires are raging simultaneously out West. As climate change fuels more severe infernos, a fairly new field of study has emerged to more
Climate scientists have been saying this would happen for years. It will only get worse from here. more
A handful of governments have spent nearly $30 billion in public funds on carbon capture and hydrogen projects, mostly for private fossil fuel companies, over the past 40 years, a more
A High Court judge rules the decision to give permission for the mine was "legally flawed". more
The activities of wildcat miners in the Pan Amazon has become an increasing issue of concern over the past five years; in part, because their numbers have exploded, but also more
Indigenous Peruvians have long faced violent attacks by miners, loggers, coca growers, and drug traffickers, but a troubling new report finds that murders of environmental defenders are on the rise.Read more
Honduras this year launched a plan to eliminate deforestation by 2029, with a special focus on recovering land used by criminal groups for timber trafficking. Officials have already carried out more
For the third year in a row, extreme drought conditions in the Midwest are drawing down water levels on the Mississippi River, raising prices for companies that transport goods downstream more
Federal water managers will repair a set of little-used pipes within Glen Canyon Dam after discovering damage earlier this year. The tubes, called river outlet works, have been a focus more
It’s already possible to produce steel in a more climate-friendly way, but neither U.S. Steel nor Nippon Steel seems ready to adapt. more
The factoid about biodiversity and Indigenous peoples spread around the world, but scientists say bad data can undermine the very causes it claims to supportThe statistic seemed to crop up more
Nearly 5,000 primary school students took part in the Australian Conservation Foundation’s Wild at Art competition, which invites children to create an artwork depicting one of the country’s threatened native more
The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world Continue reading more
Activities such as mining, dredging and bottom trawling in most MPAs mean conservation targets will be missed, say researchersMost of Europe’s marine protected areas, set up to safeguard species and more
The Kingfisher oil project in Uganda operated by a Chinese company has resulted in numerous human rights violations, including forced evictions, inadequate compensation, threats, violence and loss of livelihoods, a more
Two Italian men were arrested at a Sri Lankan wildlife park after they were found with hundreds of protected insects. more
Nature, Published online: 13 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03028-7How our neuron activity drops in high-stakes situations, meet the organizations fighting for Ukrainian science and discover a chatbot that can pop the conspiracy-thinking more
Nature, Published online: 13 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02875-8Scientists create textiles with just the right weave and yarn to keep biting insects at bay. more
Nature, Published online: 13 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02965-7A survey at one of the biggest UK research universities finds that staff often end up flying to meetings despite a preference to avoid more
Proposals to build California’s first carbon storage facilities are facing key tests in the coming weeks, beginning with a vote by the Kern County Planning Commission Thursday night. The commission more
The Indigenous Semai tribe in Malaysia have achieved a significant legal victory in their long-running battle to protect their ancestral land from the impacts of a hydroelectric dam project. The more
I’ve spent a significant part of my career exploring and documenting how ecosystems function, and the profound impact humanity has on nature. Over time, I’ve come to recognize that not more
Scientists launched an investigation after being baffled by seismic signals picked up across the world more
Ten years ago, four Indigenous Asháninka environmental defenders were murdered in the forests near their community of Saweto in Peru’s Amazon Ucayali region. In 2023, a court in Pucallpa found more
JAKARTA — Indonesia’s recently updated conservation law continues to prioritize terrestrial protection, raising concerns over much-needed improvements to the management of the country’s rich marine ecosystems and resources. Parliament passed more
It’s a sunny July day during an otherwise exceptionally rainy season in the lush green mountains of Huila, in Colombia’s eastern Andes. Adriana Corrales, her assistant and a local guide more
Cutting-edge machine-learning models have created one of the most detailed, high-resolution maps yet of aboveground carbon density in the Amazon Rainforest, revealing where the forest is most intact and what more
With support from a $5 billion EPA program, school districts across the country are starting to switch from polluting diesel to electric buses. Advocates point to the health benefits for more
A new study suggests that framing the issue in terms of American values holds promise. more
COLOMBO — This past Aug. 17 would have been just another ordinary day for the elephants of Sri Lanka: feeding, drinking, resting and, for some, raiding nearby farms. But for more
Bivalve veganism is built on the philosophy that molluscs such as mussels and oysters feel no pain. But some say the scientific jury is still outAlex Karol is fantasising about more
With Sweden issuing permits to kill a fifth of its bears, and Romanian MPs voting to double its quota, the debate over hunting season has become a political issueThe forest more
Nature, Published online: 12 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02899-0Jane Kilcoyne and colleagues took action after calculating that their biotoxin chemistry lab produced 4000 kilograms of waste per year, none of which was more
Nature, Published online: 12 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02876-7Discovery could help to identify ways to prevent relapse into opioid usage. more
Nature, Published online: 12 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02964-8A mysterious afterglow in a pandemic side project leads to a new method for observing proteins that interact in living cells. more
Nature, Published online: 12 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02855-yThe Polaris Dawn crew are testing a new spacesuit design and running 36 experiments while orbiting Earth. more
Nature, Published online: 12 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02956-8Study links this phenomenon to the brain region that controls movement. more
Nature, Published online: 12 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02980-8A controversial theory about Rapa Nui has been conclusively debunked. Plus, what Harris and Trump said about science in their debate and the reviewers more
Nature, Published online: 12 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02969-3Study of a reverberation that rang around the world reveals a new type of geological event fuelled by global warming. more
Nature, Published online: 12 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02938-wDaily dose of the common medication metformin preserved cognition and delayed decline of some tissues. more
Nature, Published online: 12 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02966-6Large-language-model trial suggests facts and evidence really can change people’s minds. more
Hurricane Francine hits low-lying Louisiana. Subsidence could make the storm surge worse. more
Experts say the outlook for the next months is even worse, putting researchers on alert for the possibility of Amazon’s worst drought ever. more
PHNOM PENH — Carbon credit certifying agency Verra announced on Sept. 10 that it has lifted the suspension of the Southern Cardamom REDD+ project in Cambodia following a roughly 14-month review more
In January 2023, two men mysteriously disappear after speaking out against pollution from a controversial iron ore mine in Michoacán, Mexico. The following March, climate change protesters in Austria and more
GAROUA, Cameroon — Ouro Andre, a village in the Lagdo sub division in the North Region of Cameroon, appears desolate on this rainy morning as farmers set out early to more
The Line Fire in Southern California is giving rise to massive billowing "fire clouds."Read more on E360 → more
When eight young northern elephant seals suddenly began showing up at a deep-sea observatory, researchers were taken by surprise. Their repeated visits to the research site, otherwise a speck in more
Natural gas power plants put in place just five years ago to replace coal in the state's Upper Peninsula are now a conundrum for regulators. more
KATHMANDU — Nepal’s Supreme Court has become the last battleground for campaigners and conservationists, as knowledgeable civil society organizations remain largely silent on conservation issues with long-term repercussions. Looking at more
In the north-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, forests have been cleared for mines and the roads that service them. Large companies take what they can and move more
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump sought to court swing state voters in gas-rich Pennsylvania in their first head-to-head match. more
Nature, Published online: 11 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02620-1By analysing the ancient genomes of individuals from Rapa Nui, researchers have overturned a contentious theory that the remote Pacific island experienced a self-inflicted more
Nature, Published online: 11 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02916-2Geneticists are trying to understand the elevated risks of heart and metabolic disease among people of South Asian ancestry, but some question whether a more
Nature, Published online: 11 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02957-7More than two years after Russia invaded Ukraine, initiatives supporting Ukrainian researchers are counting the long-term career costs of the conflict. more
Nature, Published online: 11 September 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07836-9Presenting a series of interferometric images of R Doradus, this study reveals prominent convective structures on the surface of this giant evolved star that more
Nature, Published online: 11 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02862-zTiny cellular tubes between neurons and brain cells called microglia serve as conduits for the export of toxic protein aggregates from neurons and the more
Nature, Published online: 11 September 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07677-6This Review summarizes key events in the emergence of cellular complexity via eukaryogenesis in the light of developments in environmental and comparative genomics during more
Nature, Published online: 11 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02822-7Cellular structural filaments called microtubules are made up of units of tubulin proteins. Various enzymes add modifications to and remove them from tubulin units; more
Nature, Published online: 11 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02929-xParasitoid wasps, which have larvae that grow in or on other organisms and eventually kill their hosts, are widely recognized for their vast biodiversity more
Nature, Published online: 11 September 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07912-0The one-dimensional laser cooling of positronium enables testing of quantum electrodynamics and could realize Bose–Einstein condensation in positronium. more
Nature, Published online: 11 September 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07909-9BRCA1–BARD1 directly promotes double-strand break repair by stimulating long-range DNA end resection pathways. more
Nature, Published online: 11 September 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08024-5Heteromeric amyloid filaments of ANXA11 and TDP-43 in FTLD-TDP Type C more
Nature, Published online: 11 September 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07850-xIn situ experimental findings from six contrasting oceanic regimes, at multiple mesopelagic depths, are used to determine the mechanisms that drive microbially mediated carbon more
Nature, Published online: 11 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02868-7In brain tumours, immune cells called macrophages scavenge lipid debris from the myelin sheath of neurons. These lipid-laden macrophages cause immunosuppression, and their transfer more
Nature, Published online: 11 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02659-0A family of semiconductors known as perovskites has great promise for use in optoelectronic devices. A much-needed strategy for adjusting the density of charge more
Nature, Published online: 11 September 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07881-4An analysis of 15 ancient genomes from individuals dating to AD 1670–1950 from Rapa Nui (also known as Easter Island) addresses questions about the more
Nature, Published online: 11 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02664-3Biologists would love to be able to read out the amino-acid sequence of any protein molecule as they would the letters of a sentence. more
Nature, Published online: 11 September 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07934-8Mechanical forces act at the core of bird embryonic self-organization, shaping both tissues and gene expression to robustly yet plastically canalize early development. more
Nature, Published online: 11 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02660-7Boosting the heart’s natural countermeasures against poor function is one way to treat heart failure, but existing therapies need to be given frequently. An more
Nature, Published online: 11 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02945-xPresidential hopefuls Kamala Harris and Donald Trump touched on competition with China, women’s health and energy at key event in a close race. more
Nature, Published online: 11 September 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07917-9Ultrahigh electromechanical response is accomplished by inducing extreme structural instability from competing antiferroelectric and ferroelectric orders. more
Nature, Published online: 11 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02665-2By mining large-population genetic data sets, researchers identify the key factors controlling menopause timing, and reveal a close connection between reproductive longevity, cancer risk more
Nature, Published online: 11 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02663-4A powerful telescope array has imaged the surface of a star called R Doradus. The observations will help astronomers to understand the fluid dynamics more
Nature, Published online: 11 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02962-wGenome analysis adds to mounting evidence against the idea that Rapa Nui’s population collapsed owing to overexploitation of natural resources. more
Nature, Published online: 11 September 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07935-7A technique for threading long protein strands through a nanopore by electrophoresis and back using a protein unfoldase motor, ClpX, enables single protein molecules more
Nature, Published online: 11 September 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07919-7A study reports the discovery of a parasitoid wasp species that uses the adult stage of Drosophila fruit flies as its host. more
Nature, Published online: 11 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02932-2The absorption of fat across the gut wall had been thought to depend on passive diffusion. However, a brain–gut circuit has been found that more
Nature, Published online: 11 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02963-9Study refutes claim that mismanagement of natural resources led to population crash — plus a tiny wasp that’s been found in an unexpected place. more
Nature, Published online: 11 September 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07910-2Using highly purified protein factors, we provide evidence that BRCA1–BARD1 physically interacts with EXO1, BLM and WRN and upregulates the activity of all three more
Nature, Published online: 11 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02935-zIt has been unclear how to build simulations of entire neural circuits with only measurements from a dead fly’s brain. Using machine learning to more
Nature, Published online: 11 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02926-0The bacterial chaperonin complex — consisting of the proteins GroEL and GroES — assists the folding of newly synthesized proteins by transiently encapsulating them more
Nature, Published online: 11 September 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07924-wGenome-wide characterization of solute-binding proteins in SAR11, a group of ubiquitous marine bacteria, reveals that they generally combine high binding affinities with narrow binding more
Nature, Published online: 11 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02915-3Dozens of labs around the world are striving to grow models of human embryos to study development, fertility and therapies. They are entering uncharted more
Nature, Published online: 11 September 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07931-xAnalyses focusing on protein-truncating variants from 106,973 women from in the UK Biobank identify variants in genes that reinforce the link between reproductive lifespan more
Nature, Published online: 11 September 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07929-5Neurons in the dorsal motor nucleus of vagus are involved in the absorption of fat in the intestine, and the natural compound puerarin shows more
Nature, Published online: 11 September 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07679-4Understanding how extreme solar storms affect radiocarbon dating has made it possible to obtain calendar ages with annual precision, and future studies could yield more
Nature, Published online: 11 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02967-5We’re heading to Jupiter’s moon Europa. Plus, the ethical issues raised by ever-more-realistic human embryo models and why 4 in 10 of us have more
Nature, Published online: 11 September 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07895-yUsing cross-areal mapping of axonal projections in the mouse neocortex, we identify the subtype-specific developmental dynamics of extratelencephalic neurons and show the functional transcriptional more
Nature, Published online: 11 September 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07903-1Durable agonism of NPR1 achieved with a novel investigational monoclonal antibody could mirror the positive hemodynamic changes in blood pressure and heart failure identified more
Nature, Published online: 11 September 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07875-2The two-dimensional Bose glass state of matter is realized experimentally using ultracold atoms in an eight-fold symmetric quasicrystalline optical lattice, and the phase transition more
Nature, Published online: 11 September 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07902-2Harnessing precise molecular kinetics, a 14-bit, energy-efficient dot product engine is realized that unlocks neuromorphic hardware’s potential for core computations. more
Nature, Published online: 11 September 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07921-zA method using semi-stable edge of chaos in LaCoO3 enables continuous signal amplification in metallic conductors without separate amplifiers, potentially revolutionizing electronic chip design. more
Nature, Published online: 11 September 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07908-wBrain-wide recordings in mice show that learning leads to sensory evidence integration in many brain areas simultaneously, allowing sensory input to drive global movement more
Nature, Published online: 11 September 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07883-2A study demonstrates the application of Floquet Hamiltonian engineering to ultracold trapped polar molecules to realize interactions relevant to quantum metrology and many-body physics. more
Nature, Published online: 11 September 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08011-wStructure of human TIP60-C histone exchange and acetyltransferase complex more
Nature, Published online: 11 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02905-5Genomic analysis reveals a host of genetic variants that affect how quickly fertility ends, among them one that reduces reproductive span by six years. more
Nature, Published online: 11 September 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08022-7Gasdermin D-mediated metabolic crosstalk promotes tissue repair more
Nature, Published online: 11 September 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07925-9A molecular aggregate formed in a two-dimensional organic–inorganic hybrid perovskite superlattice with a near-equilibrium distance is shown to have a near-unity photoluminescence quantum yield more
Nature, Published online: 11 September 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07792-4The charge carrier polarity and concentrations in an emissive perovskite semiconductor can be adjusted by incorporating a molecular dopant widely used for the passivation more
Nature, Published online: 11 September 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07939-3A study demonstrates how experimental measurements of only the connectivity of a biological neural network can be used to predict neural responses across the more
A UK law allowing gene-edited food has been paused and some British scientists fear being overtaken. more
“I remember when I was a young child in Bangkok, we used to sail our boat on the clean floodwater,” says landscape architect Kotchakorn Voraakhom. “Flooding was fun.” But when 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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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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