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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GALÁPAGOS ISLANDS — Marco Andres Vizcaino Garcia is probably the most qualified naturalist guide a person could hire during their visit to Galápagos National Park and its adjacent marine reserve. more
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – In September 2024, Vida Livre Institute, a wildlife rescue center, received an unusual call from the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden staff. They were sending more
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As the northern latitudes warm, ice is melting and vegetation is growing more abundant. But instead of absorbing more carbon, the region is becoming a source of heat-trapping gas, a more
The southern states of the U.S. are facing a winter storm this week that will bring heavy snow and ice to a region that rarely experiences such conditions. More than more
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Americans waste more than 300 pounds of food per person per year, study says. more
As forests continue to be cleared and forested landscapes degraded by human activity, their loss can significantly affect the trees left standing, potentially changing the structure of forests, a recent more
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Charities in England that bid for share of millions say idea that Treasury could keep money is ‘heartbreaking’Charities that bid for a share of millions of pounds of water company more
Nature, Published online: 22 January 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-04252-xA lack of experienced imaging trainers in her native Uruguay put Marcela Díaz on the path towards mentorship. more
Nature, Published online: 22 January 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00176-2Immune cells lose their cancer-fighting prowess after taking tumours’ organelles on board. more
Nature, Published online: 22 January 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00143-xHuge analysis identifies regional variations in the criteria that institutions use to move researchers up the ranks. more
Nature, Published online: 22 January 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08441-6A non-invasive in vivo positron emission tomography imaging approach detects inflammatory disease using various preclinical models. more
Nature, Published online: 22 January 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08450-5Complete human recombination maps are presented that enable exploration of both cross-over and non-cross-over events during meiosis, with the potential to provide insight into more
Nature, Published online: 22 January 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08440-7RELMβ mediates a gut immune–epithelial circuit regulating tolerance to food antigens, offering targetable candidates for the prevention and treatment of food allergies. more
Nature, Published online: 22 January 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00153-9Feng ‘Franklin’ Tao says that the University of Kansas violated its own policies after he was wrongly arrested under the China Initiative. more
Nature, Published online: 22 January 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08322-yUsing whole-Earth oscillations to constrain a 3D global model of attenuation for the whole mantle, low attenuation correlates with low velocity in the lower more
Nature, Published online: 22 January 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08330-yVan der Waals (Cr,Bi)2Te3, synthesized by non-equilibrium molecular beam epitaxy, is characterized by magnetotransport measurements and shown to be a semimetallic Weyl ferromagnet, with more
Nature, Published online: 22 January 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00078-3A rapid and efficient method developed to create stem-cell-based 3D mini-organs derived from the cells of patients offers a way to evaluate personalized treatments more
Nature, Published online: 22 January 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08402-zWhistler-mode chorus waves have been observed in the tail region of the terrestrial magnetosphere, where the magnetic field is not dipolar so that chorus more
Nature, Published online: 22 January 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08354-4An integrated electro-optic frequency comb that combines microwave integrated circuits with a photonic circuit based on lithium tantalate leads to broadband operation with low more
Nature, Published online: 22 January 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00206-zHuge study highlights global discrepancy in hiring requirements — plus, how cancer cells palm-off misfiring mitochondria to help avoid destruction. more
Nature, Published online: 22 January 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08466-xProfiling of the location and transcriptome of tissue-resident memory CD8 T cell formation at single-transcript resolution finds regionalized signalling as the basis of immune more
Nature, Published online: 22 January 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00095-2In certain crystals, quasiparticles called Weyl fermions emerge from the collective quantum behaviour of electrons. However, these quasiparticles typically coexist with undesired conventional electronic more
Nature, Published online: 22 January 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08239-6We report signatures of a generalized version of the anomalous Hall crystal in twisted bilayer–trilayer graphene, whose formation is driven by the moiré potential. more
Nature, Published online: 22 January 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08422-9Analysis of policies for promotion criteria to full professor from academic institutions and government agencies worldwide reveals considerable variation in assessment practices, particularly between more
Nature, Published online: 22 January 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00098-zHuman genetic diversity and evolution rely on new mutations and exchange of DNA between chromosomes during the generation of sex cells, in a process more
Nature, Published online: 22 January 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08459-wDopaminergic neurons in the ventral tegmental area have a role in modulating aggression in adult male mice, and this effect of dopamine depends strongly more
Nature, Published online: 22 January 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00107-1Moscot is a cell-mapping framework based on the concept of optimal transport. It can analyse large-scale single-cell data, enabling mapping of the developmental trajectories more
Nature, Published online: 22 January 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08381-1We report superconductivity, in a limited region of displacement field and density, in 5.0° twisted bilayer WSe2 with a maximum critical temperature of 426 mK, establishing more
Nature, Published online: 22 January 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08453-2Moscot is an optimal transport approach that overcomes current limitations of similar methods to enable multimodal, scalable and consistent single-cell analyses of datasets across more
Nature, Published online: 22 January 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08468-9Using multi-ancestry genome-wide association study and fine-mapping, 298 loci and 36 credible genes are identified in the aetiology of bipolar disorder. more
Nature, Published online: 22 January 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08476-9A phased pangenome of potato constructed from 60 wild and cultivated haplotypes shows that substantial hybridization occurred during domestication and enables identification of many more
Nature, Published online: 22 January 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08454-1Cryo-electron microscopy structures of native type A GABA receptors from human brain reveal diverse subunit compositions, protein binding partners and binding sites for antiepileptic more
Nature, Published online: 22 January 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08439-0Mitochondria with mutations in their DNA from cancer cells can be transferred to T cells in the tumour microenvironment, which leads to T cell dysfunction and more
Nature, Published online: 22 January 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08470-1New topological states have been observed in rhombohedral graphene/hBN moiré superlattices, including fractional and extended quantum anomalous Hall effects, at ultra-low temperatures, demonstrating the more
Nature, Published online: 22 January 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00101-7A multi-ancestry genome-wide study of 158,036 people with bipolar disorder and 2,796,499 control individuals identified 298 genomic regions associated with the disease. Variations in more
Nature, Published online: 22 January 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08469-8A study reports optimized mitochondrial base editors with reduced off-target effects to facilitate the generation of mouse models of human mitochondrial diseases. more
Nature, Published online: 22 January 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00069-4Researchers are exploring how to prolong ovarian life and revisiting hormone replacement therapy — a once routine treatment that has fallen out of favour. more
Nature, Published online: 22 January 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08406-9A proof-of-principle study reports a complete photonic quantum computer architecture that can, once appropriate component performance is achieved, deliver a universal and fault-tolerant quantum more
Nature, Published online: 22 January 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00079-2Older female mice show poor spatial memory when their paternal X chromosome is inactive and only the maternal copy is active. This phenomenon could more
Nature, Published online: 22 January 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08443-4We developed PRINT, a computational method that identifies footprints of DNA–protein interactions from bulk and single-cell chromatin accessibility data across multiple scales of protein more
Nature, Published online: 22 January 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00104-4Rubisco is the enzyme responsible for carbon fixation in plants, algae and many bacteria. A screen of a comprehensive library of rubisco variants (each more
Nature, Published online: 22 January 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08455-0A massively parallel assay developed to map the essential photosynthetic enzyme rubisco showed that non-trivial biochemical changes and improvements in CO2 affinity are possible, more
Nature, Published online: 22 January 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00131-1First estimate of its type shows that cultivated seaweed beds can accumulate as much carbon as some natural ecosystems. more
Nature, Published online: 22 January 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00077-4Immune cells can destroy cancer, but tumours often evade such responses. The bidirectional transfer of mitochondria between cancer and immune cells is a newly more
Nature, Published online: 22 January 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-04211-6Bursts of electromagnetic radiation that share similarities with birdsong have long been observed close to Earth. A detection farther out in space confirms a more
Nature, Published online: 22 January 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08462-1A scalable platform for generating patient-specific organoids for testing personalized oligonucleotide therapeutics is described. more
Nature, Published online: 22 January 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00154-8We’re here to help. more
Nature, Published online: 22 January 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00150-yNature asked the world’s largest health-research funders what they are doing to study a life stage experienced by half of humanity. Here is what more
Nature, Published online: 22 January 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08253-8Approaches for the development of future at-scale neuromorphic systems based on principles of biointelligence are described, along with potential applications of scalable neuromorphic architectures more
Nature, Published online: 22 January 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08457-yThe maternal X chromosome in female mice impairs cognition through the silencing of certain genes and accelerates ageing of the hippocampus. more
The latest United States withdrawal from international efforts to slow global warming feels old hat to many long-time policy experts, who say that while the move will make global climate more
In Nagasaki prefecture, on the southern Japanese island of Kyushu, J-Power, the operator of the aging Matsushima coal-fired power plant, has an idea to keep the unit operating despite the more
Several years ago, I took a solo trip to the Huánuco region of the central Peruvian Amazon. After traveling five hours from the nearest town by car, boat and tuk-tuk, more
Soon after he was sworn in to his second term as U.S. president, Donald Trump issued more than two dozen executive orders that touch on nearly every facet of U.S. more
In the quiet Swiss town of Davos, Thomas Mann’s The Magic Mountain unfolds as young Hans Castorp’s brief visit to a sanatorium turns into a seven-year exploration of ideas, intrigue, more
Cacao cultivation is a major threat to the Congo Basin rainforest, with new research showing just where expanding cultivation could imperil the region’s rich wildlife. “We found areas within the more
Nearly all of Antarctica’s iconic wildlife, from penguins to seals and whales, depend on krill, tiny crustaceans that make up the base of the food chain. Krill are also sought more
KATHMANDU — When Pasang Nuru Sherpa recalls his childhood in the quiet village of Pangboche, in the foothills of Sagarmatha, the Nepali name for Everest, his memories take him back more
At Uganda’s Queen Elizabeth National Park, violent enforcement of wildlife laws leaves broken families behind and damages the relationship between conservation authorities and local communities, reports Mongabay’s Ashoka Mukpo. In more
In the sea as on land, climate change is driving shifts in the abundance and distribution of species. Scientists are just beginning to focus on why some fish predators and more
First Quantum Minerals’ copper operation was shut down more than a year ago, but Indigenous people report restrictions on movement and unexplained illness and deathFor the people of the nine more
Critical CO2 stores held in permafrost are being released as the landscape changes with global heating, report showsA third of the Arctic’s tundra, forests and wetlands have become a source more
As fires spread with alarming speed through the Pacific Palisades region of Los Angeles Tuesday, Jan. 7, a local TV news crew recorded a mountain lion trailed by two young more
TUSCALOOSA COUNTY, Ala.—On issues of climate change, the pope’s influence may stop at the Alabama border. Following an unprecedented, forcefully written call to action on climate change from Pope Francis more
New research highlights companies’ “aligned and coordinated” use of Twitter to deny climate change and delay solutions. more
Artisanal shellfish farmers face ruinous losses but money meant to help is going to the powerful fishing industry, say criticsEarly on a warm September morning in southern Italy, Giovanni Nicandro more
The White House announces a "national energy emergency" to reverse US climate regulations and boost oil and gas. more
From declaring a “national energy emergency” to exiting the Paris Agreement, here is everything climate-related Trump did on Day 1. more
Nature, Published online: 21 January 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00068-5Developers have tricks to stop artificial intelligence from making things up, but large language models are still struggling to tell the truth, the whole more
Nature, Published online: 21 January 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00149-5Persistent exposure to heatwaves, droughts, wildfires and more will take a toll on people’s bodies. We must learn how this will manifest. more
Nature, Published online: 21 January 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00142-yPublishing highly cited papers helps postdoctoral researchers to land a faculty job. more
Nature, Published online: 21 January 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00080-9Colour change in animals can occur over different timescales and aids communication and camouflage. Direct evidence of the associated energetic costs has been lacking, more
Nature, Published online: 21 January 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00130-2If one animal urinates, others are likely follow, according to a study of captive apes. more
Nature, Published online: 21 January 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00073-8The secure and ethical use of genetic testing can assist family reunifications in Ukraine and other settings for humanitarian disasters. more
Nature, Published online: 21 January 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00062-xOur weekly peek at Nature’s archive features musings on knowledge, and a physical phenomenon exemplified by the toot of a passing train. more
Nature, Published online: 21 January 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00170-8Why AI will never be able to acquire human-level intelligence more
Nature, Published online: 21 January 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-04179-3Tyus Williams harnesses his lived experiences to inform his research — and shares it all on social media. more
Nature, Published online: 21 January 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00169-1Faced with funding cuts, collaborate to define research priorities more
Nature, Published online: 21 January 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-04243-yWorkforce modeller Alison Leary says that nursing and academia face similar gender-based challenges to recruit and retain staff. more
Nature, Published online: 21 January 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00161-9A study assessed 1.2 million biomedical publications and measured the ‘unexpectedness’ of their findings. more
Nature, Published online: 21 January 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00171-7Africa can’t wait for pandemic preparedness more
Nature, Published online: 21 January 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00196-yAmid stock-market jitters, firms in the sector to make progress — and to score hundreds of millions of dollars in investments. more
Nature, Published online: 21 January 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00197-xThe new president signed decrees designed to shift the US government’s stance on climate and public health. more
Nature, Published online: 21 January 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00168-2For open communication, give researchers a permanent e-mail alias more
PEMBA ISLAND, Tanzania — Pemba Island’s Ngezi Forest Reserve, a complex of moist evergreen and coastal forests, mangroves and heathland in the Zanzibar archipelago, is the last refuge of the more
The people living around the Ngezi Forest Reserve on Pemba Island, off the coast of Tanzania, depend on its resources for many things: timber for building materials, a place to more
According to the Brazilian Federal Police, Bruno Heller is one of Amazon's largest deforesters and relied on legal and technical advice, including a fake contract, bribing police officers, and near-real-time more
What’s new: From the seafood markets of Vietnam, researchers have identified a species of giant crustacean or “sea bug” that’s new to science. They’ve named it Bathynomus vaderi, for its more
These ibises have a special skill called ‘remote touch’, which they use to find their worm, grub and snail prey through vibrationsHadedas are iridescent grey-brown ibises – jack russell-sized birds more
Altadena’s Village Playgarden education center served diverse families with outdoor classrooms, small farm and animals – till it was destroyed by flamesIn Altadena, it had become the hot ticket among more
It’s official: a weak La Niña came into fruition in late December and is expected, with significant uncertainty, to last until sometime between February and April, the U.S. National Oceanic more
The auto industry saw a slowdown in growth of U.S. electric vehicle sales in 2024, largely due to the longtime leader—Tesla—losing ground. How things go in 2025 will depend a more
Even average use of nitrogen fertilisers cut flower numbers fivefold and halved pollinating insectsUsing high levels of common fertilisers on grassland halves pollinator numbers and drastically reduces the number of more
Texas regulators have completed the first overhaul of oilfield waste rules in over 40 years. The Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) last month adopted revisions for Chapters 3 and 4 more
After Colorado’s most costly wildfire, hundreds of residents in Louisville—one of the communities that burned—protested in front of city hall over building codes meant to make new homes more green more
On the slopes of Mount Kalatungan, a protected area on the island of Mindanao in the southern Philippines, rows of robusta coffee shrubs thrive alongside tropical hardwoods like lauan. The more
Nature, Published online: 20 January 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00075-6Sustainability and artificial intelligence dominate our seventh annual round-up of exciting innovations. more
Nature, Published online: 20 January 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00174-4The Nobel prizewinner used quantum and molecular mechanics to model the dynamics of complex chemical systems. more
Nature, Published online: 20 January 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08630-xMethane oxidation to ethanol by a molecular junction photocatalyst more
Nature, Published online: 20 January 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00070-xA statistician offers a masterful guide to embracing the unknown. more
Nature, Published online: 20 January 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08606-xAuthor Correction: R-loop-dependent promoter-proximal termination ensures genome stability more
Nature, Published online: 20 January 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00074-7‘Lab vans’ and other facilities can bring researchers closer to what they study. more
Nature, Published online: 20 January 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00076-5Oceanographer Andrea Kealoha studies how the devastating Lahaina wildfire of 2023 affected the coral systems of Maui. more
Nature, Published online: 20 January 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00071-wAndrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks. more
Nature, Published online: 20 January 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00167-3Device that links neural signals to fine movements provides unprecedented control over speed and direction in a video-game obstacle course. more
Nature, Published online: 20 January 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00072-9Children and teenagers bring unique value to research as advisers and participants — raising ethical and practical issues about how best to compensate them. more
Nature, Published online: 20 January 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00179-zA type of microRNA seems to revitalize old mice. Plus, the influence of US president Donald Trump on science in the United States, and more
Nature, Published online: 20 January 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-04024-7Ahead of the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, displaced academics describe their experiences settling into UK universities. more
Nature, Published online: 20 January 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-04253-wSurvey of more than 1,600 biomedical researchers also flagged small sample sizes and cherry-picking of data as leading causes of reproducibility problems. more
Nature, Published online: 20 January 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00173-5Weight-loss medicines such as Ozempic might raise a person’s likelihood of developing conditions including arthritis. more
Bubbles of air trapped in ancient Antarctic ice, dating up to 2m years old, contain unknown information about Earth’s past climateGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news more
Disasters like the California wildfires are costing kids their education. more
In his four years in office, President Joe Biden dedicated more federal attention to climate action than any previous president, breaking a decades-long impasse, and worked to ensure vulnerable people more
Fred Wurster’s favorite time to walk through the Great Dismal Swamp is at dusk. Pushing through thick vegetation and swatting away mosquitoes, he gets to a section of this 113,000-acre more
Sifting for bottles together never gets old – it’s the idea that something so fragile could have survived for so long in one piece and in one placeMy family and more
A report by risk experts says previous assessments ignored severe effects of climate crisis. more
Gas from the seafloor has scientists wondering if oxygen could be found in the oceans of other planets. more
Rivers, as Bengal’s nurturing mother, shaped the soul of this land and cultural landscape. The ever-flowing water and fertile sediments formed the entire Bengal region, nourishing the Indus Valley civilization more
Los Angeles residents are breathing bits of "cars, metal pipes, plastics." more
Two species of critically endangered tortoises were reintroduced to Bangladesh’s forests last December. Six captive-bred elongated tortoises (Indotestudo elongata) were first released in Lawachara National Park in northeastern Bangladesh on Dec. more
Smoke from wildfire poses a host of health concerns, but when fires burn through urban areas, like the ongoing inferno in Los Angeles, U.S., the health risks increase dramatically. “This more
Carbon dioxide is accumulating in the atmosphere faster than ever before, putting hopes of limiting warming in jeopardy.Read more on E360 → more
In the bustling city of Dhaka, Azharul Islam Khan is developing a growing community of plant enthusiasts, one video at a time. With a degree in botany from Dhaka University more
Nasa astronaut Suni Williams, one of two astronauts stuck on the International Space Station, has completed her first spacewalk since arriving. more
The outgoing Democrat’s climate agenda was a surprising success — and a cautionary tale. more
The American Conservation Coalition has grassroots support and the ear of Trump's Cabinet picks. The next four years will test its influence. more
The Liberal prime minister leaves office amid a wave of anger over his ambitious climate policies. more
The source of more than half of all wildfires in the Western U.S. remains unknown. AI could change that. more
With only 370 remaining, the North Atlantic species is nearing extinction. more
The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world Continue reading more
A huge private bathhouse is found after lying hidden for 2,000 years under volcanic rock and ash. more
The Sydney funnel-web spider, a highly venomous arachnid found crawling in and around Australia’s most populous city, was long thought to be a single species. But it’s actually three different more
KONSO, Ethiopia — Across rugged highlands, terraces crafted from stone and earth stretch over steep hillsides like giant ripples of water. They’re part of a 400-year-old agricultural system in southern more
Report criticises ‘slow progress’ on industry regulation, amid record fish mortality and concerns over welfare and environmental pollutionThe Scottish government has been criticised for its “slow progress” on regulating the more
Officials at Elon Musk's company said the upper stage was lost, minutes after it launched. more
Our society emphasises the value of conquering and overcoming your fears – but I can live with the idea of not climbing every mountainEarlier this year, I finally climbed Mount more
Frogs, lizards, snakes and insect pests are being transported across the world on ornamental plants. more
Nature, Published online: 17 January 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00042-1Vegetation clearing to extract nickel, which is used in renewable technologies, leads to greater carbon emissions than realized. 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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