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
It’s on the walls of brownstones and train stations and in New York City parks. And it isn’t mold—it’s English Ivy. A non-native plant, English Ivy (Hedera helix) outcompetes native more
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Monday it is delaying by one month the planned cutoff of satellite data that helps forecasters track hurricanes. Meteorologists and scientists warned of severe more
ASTURIAS, Spain, and YUCATÁN, Mexico — On a mild February morning, Isaac Blanco quickly places half a sardine into each cage as his brother, Julio, steers their boat along the more
A recent study has found that just 104 companies, mostly multinational corporations from high-income countries, are involved in a fifth of the more than 3,000 environmental conflicts it analyzed. The more
MÉRIDA, Venezuela- José Betancourt, 75, climbed to the glacier of Pico Bolívar, Venezuela’s highest peak, 158 times before it disappeared in 2017. He’s also summited the nearby Pico Humboldt, the more
Warm weather and wet conditions caused by the climate emergency could trigger huge swarms of winged ants this July, experts warn. But why do they all take to the skies more
Financing for the fossil fuel sector from the world’s largest banks surged in 2024 to $869 billion, according to a recent report by the Rainforest Action Network (RAN) and other more
They live in the ocean’s coldest, darkest depths, far from sight — but cold-water corals are far from safe. In a first-of-its-kind study published in Marine Biodiversity in June, a more
Scientists are clear that global warming is making heatwaves like this hotter and more likely. more
For years, Puerto Ricans have faced high electricity costs and regular blackouts. The town of Adjuntas, in the central mountains, boasts the island’s first community-owned solar microgrid Continue reading more
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Forest fires fanned by high winds and hot, dry weather damaged some holiday homes in Turkey as a lingering heat wave that has cooked much of more
KATHMANDU — Nepal has launched a species action plan focused exclusively on conserving the endangered dhole (Cuon alpinus), also known as the Asiatic wild dog. The new 262.9 million rupee more
Authorities issue extreme heat, health and wildfire warnings with highest temperatures forecast in France, Italy, Portugal and Spain Continue reading more
In 2019, customs officers at a post office in the Philippine capital Manila unwrapped what looked like an ordinary parcel from Poland. Inside, they found 757 live tarantulas stuffed inside more
These supposedly serious cetaceans have been spotted massaging each other with kelp stalks. This is the sort of performative nonsense you’d expect from dolphinsI’ve thought for a while that it more
These starfish relatives have lots of remarkable features and are a keystone species. My hope is that we will recognise how vital these charismatic creatures areBrittle stars have a lot more
A drunk old man’s report of sighting an angel opens on to much broader mysteriesNest BoxWhen the drunken old fool saw the barn owl, Continue reading more
Tucked away in Brooklyn’s Calvert Vaux Park near Coney Island, one of the largest bee habitats in the city was once a rose garden, full of ornamental “Knock Out roses,” more
We're losing vital agricultural land. But is solar the main culprit? more
The move threatens treaty rights and salmon recovery as energy demands from AI and crypto surge. more
“I lost my sons, nephews, and grandson in this tragedy. I lost my older brother’s son. I can say that I lost almost ten relatives in this shipwreck. It is more
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Rapporteur calls for defossilization of economies and urgent reparations to avert ‘catastrophic’ rights and climate harmsA leading UN expert is calling for criminal penalties against those peddling disinformation about the more
The story of Astrid Puentes Riaño is rooted in the soil of Colombia. Born in Bogotá to a family with campesino roots, her early memories are of mountain air, clean more
Proposals would enable Britons to save on energy bills and join millions of people in Europe who use ‘plug-in’ panelsThose living in flats or rented homes in the UK could more
Swarms in South Korean capital trigger heated debate over pest control as experts say rising temperatures partly to blameSeoul residents are grappling with an invasion of so-called “lovebugs” that have more
Canford Heath, Dorset: Their UK numbers have thankfully recovered from near extinction in the 1960s, but that doesn’t make them any easier to spotThe constant droning of the nearby road more
Nature, Published online: 30 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02047-2How being near to other orangutans affects the duration of sleep. more
Nature, Published online: 30 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01953-9The scale of funding cuts in the United States means that countless scientists will lose their jobs. It would be naive not to start more
Nature, Published online: 30 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01987-zDrugs currently being tested target complications associated with obesity such as heart disease, fatty liver disease and type 2 diabetes. more
Nature, Published online: 30 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02034-7After a quarter of a century, the website remains an essential tool for navigating the genome and understanding its structure, function and clinical impact. more
Nature, Published online: 30 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02048-1Most sexually reproducing species have an even chromosome copy number, but the dog rose does not. What explains its unusual pattern of chromosome inheritance? more
Nature, Published online: 30 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02035-6Clinical geneticist Carmencita Padilla advocates for expanded access to neonatal screening in the Philippines and around the world. more
Nature, Published online: 30 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02085-wInflammation, thought to be a driver of age-related disease, does not worsen with age in some Indigenous communities. more
Nature, Published online: 30 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02080-1The action comes as high-ranking US officials criticize top journals as ‘woke’ and ‘corrupt’. more
Nature, Published online: 30 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01957-5The month’s sharpest science shots — selected by Nature’s photo team. more
Nature, Published online: 30 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02033-8A marine ecologist’s 40-year struggle to understand how animals signal to one another. more
Authorities in Spain, Portugal, Greece and France issue extreme heat, wildfire and health warnings Authorities across Europe are on alert as the first heatwave of the summer pushes temperatures up more
Clean tech’s key minerals now drive western rearmament, reviving extractive ambition and exposing the toxic cost of dependenceIt’s an irony that the minerals needed to save the planet may help destroy more
Utah used actors, AI, stagecraft, and NDAs as it sought to sway public opinion and take control of 18.5 million acres of federal public land. more
Guardian investigation sheds light on private intelligence industry that runs covert surveillance operationsIs surveillance by private operators legal in the UK?Wildlife activists who exposed horrific conditions at Scottish salmon farms more
ASHEBORO, N.C.—Boxy, gunmetal gray buildings loom over a labyrinth of ducts and tubes and catwalks, beyond which 100 train cars loll on their tracks. Smokestacks wait to exhale. This is more
Fracking’s Forever Problem: Fifth in a series about the gas industry’s radioactive waste. When Tom McKnight started working for the oil and gas industry as a truck driver in Ohio more
Negotiators doubt countries’ financial and environmental commitment as military and trade wars divert attention“Climate is our biggest war. Climate is here for the next 100 years. We need to focus more
In a world that treats foxes as either fur or folly, Mikayla Raines saw something else entirely: Sentience. Not the cartoonish cleverness of folklore, nor the soft luxury of fashion, more
It is what we might call the HS2 fallacy: new reservoirs as tall as high-rise buildings that boost water companies’ assetsBritain is running out of water, we are told. Soon more
The urban heat island sits in a rural heat ocean. more
COLOMBO — The Deduru Oya reservoir in northwestern Sri Lanka has long been a favorite fishing spot for angler Ishanka Dissanayaka. In mid-June, he returned to the reservoir for a more
The ever-increasing demand for power in Texas—not only from data centers, but due to industrial electrification, manufacturing and population expansion—has outpaced anything the state’s electricity grid operator has seen or more
The Environmental Protection Agency and its administrator, Lee Zeldin, face a class-action lawsuit after canceling $3 billion in grant funding for climate and environmental programs in disadvantaged communities. The lawsuit, more
From our collaborating partner “Living on Earth,” public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by host and executive producer Steve Curwood with Richard Lazarus, the Charles Stebbins Fairchild Professor of more
Experts say repealing the "Roadless Rule" won't help stop fires, but it will help loggers. more
The Chesapeake Bay Program declined to grant tribal nations full membership and voting rights in its governing body at a meeting Friday, its principal staff committee instead saying officials could more
PORT STEPHENS, Australia (AP) — Sydney’s harbor becomes a humpback highway in winter as the whales migrate from feeding grounds in Antarctica to breeding areas off Australia’s coast. Whale watchers more
From Pacific Island students to executives at global organizations like Greenpeace, a wide swath of people are losing patience with the slow and often uneven international process for reining in more
Thorny questions about who will pay for global climate action derailed a climate summit in Bonn, Germany, this week. more
ADDIS ABABA — Local leaders at Ethiopia’s largest community conservation area are working to become financially self-sufficient and continue protecting land and wildlife independently, following the abrupt cut of funding more
Peter Seligmann, the founder of Conservation International (CI) and longtime Chair of its Board of Directors, has stepped down from the Board effective June 22, 2025, the organization announced. He more
Titus was just 4 years old when poachers killed his father and several other close adults in his group. Despite the violence, the young mountain gorilla developed an approach to more
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. Bangladesh is preparing to add to its tally of 56 protected areas by more
PUNTA GORDA, Belize — Rosa Mis walks on a carpet of cracking dry leaves under the scorching sun of late May. Her green T-shirt blends in with the newly grown more
The Trump administration is outwardly hostile to clean energy sourced from solar and wind. But thanks to close ties to the fossil fuel industry and new technological breakthroughs, U.S. geothermal more
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Flash floods triggered by pre-monsoon rains swept away dozens of tourists in northwest Pakistan on Friday, killing at least eight people. The nationwide death toll from more
From New York to Paris to Beijing, urban trees are enjoying an extra-long growing season, a new study finds.Read more on E360 → more
Residents on British Columbia island fiercely divided over whether to relocate, euthanize or ignore ‘Tex’ the bearMost visitors to Texada Island, a 30-mile sliver of land off the west coast more
Vermont’s Climate Superfund Act became law last summer. New York followed its lead in December. Four days later, the Chamber of Commerce and the American Petroleum Institute sued Vermont for more
The first tourist season since the storm reveals how much the river and livelihoods have changed. more
VILLARS, Switzerland — Six years after being shaken by allegations of human rights abuses linked to conservation enforcement, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) says it has undertaken considerable more
An analysis of 500 watersheds found levels of organic carbon, phosphorus, and other pollutants up to 103 times higher after a wildfire. more
This is Mongabay’s second story in a short series about the new Shimoni Fish Port. Read the first story here. SHIMONI, Kenya — On a drizzly March afternoon, more than more
More than 4,000 Tuvalu citizens have entered the ballot for a world-first climate visa to Australia. more
The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world Continue reading more
Nature, Published online: 27 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02024-9Directives by the Trump administration are still being applied to grant materials despite court order. more
Nature, Published online: 27 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02029-4Researcher used carbon dating to provide evidence that humans had arrived in Brazil much earlier than previously thought. more
Nature, Published online: 27 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02009-8Results align with other efforts to count the number of people killed amid the ongoing conflict. more
Nature, Published online: 27 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01958-4Nature talks to legal and other specialists about the cases and what to watch out for when transporting lab materials. more
Nature, Published online: 27 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02082-zRocks on Hudson Bay, Canada are the only piece of Earth’s crust known to have survived from the planet’s earliest eon. Plus, sea slugs more
Nature, Published online: 27 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02011-0Several groups hope to develop artificial-intelligence models that can predict how cells behave. more
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. Five years on from the publication of the climate fiction book, The Ministry for more
On July 1, 2025, the reassessment of Swedish hydropower plants will resume under the framework of its national plan – a necessary and long-delayed effort. Swedish rivers are heavily impacted more
Ocean health is moving into a danger zone, with rampant human-caused carbon dioxide emissions having already pushed ocean acidification levels beyond safe limits in large swaths of the marine environment, more
In early February, in downtown Bogotá, Colombia, Luis Alfredo Acosta recited a line in a book from memory: “I am from the rainforest because I smell like the rainforest; I more
Oil palm is a crop whose derivatives have multiple uses, resulting in staggering global demand. Because of this, Peru’s Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (MIDAGRI in Spanish) has developed more
Scientific evidence suggests ash trees are ‘fighting back’ against a deadly disease. more
ARUNACHAL PRADESH — India. Over 60% of star anise trees have vanished from the region in just 84 years, pushing this valuable spice toward endangerment and leaving the Indigenous Monpa more
A protected wildlife refuge in Nicaragua has suffered a wave of deforestation in recent years, fueled by controversial land deals allowing settlers to clear the rainforest for farming, mining and more
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Dozens of Colombian waste pickers inundated Bogota’s iconic Bolivar Square with about 15 tons of recyclable goods Tuesday to protest decreasing income and tougher conditions for more
To the outside world, Uganda’s Queen Elizabeth National Park is a model of successful conservation of wildlife amid declining populations in other parts of Africa. But while elephant, giraffe and more
COLOMBO — Sri Lanka’s largest protected area, the Wilpattu National Park, recognized as one of the best places in the country to observe leopards in the wild, has long been more
The city with the most lead service lines in the country doesn’t plan to finish replacing them until 2076. more
Thousands of people “are falling through the cracks" because they can't make repairs to qualify for the Weatherization Assistance Program. more
A planned EV battery factory in Indonesia poses a grave threat to an uncontacted tribe, a watchdog group warns.Read more on E360 → more
Freighters emit more greenhouse gases than jets, but a tech startup believes a simple and effective technique can help the industry change course An industrial park alongside the River Lea more
Scientists start a controversial project to create the building blocks of human life, in what is thought to be a world first. more
Nature, Published online: 26 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09282-7Addendum: Unravelling cysteine-deficiency-associated rapid weight loss more
Nature, Published online: 26 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02017-8Research across science and medicine will probably shrink at one of the world’s most elite universities amid a new political reality. more
Nature, Published online: 26 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02000-3Thimerosal is found in only a small fraction of US vaccine doses but has long been viewed with suspicion by the anti-vaccination community. more
Nature, Published online: 26 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01938-8US biomedical agency’s public-access policy kicks in on 1 July. Nature talks to specialists about how to comply. more
Nature, Published online: 26 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01816-3Astronomer Willice Obonyo describes how scholarship programmes seeded a fresh crop of radioastronomers in Africa. more
Nature, Published online: 26 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02025-8Researchers have shown how Stone Age people might have canoed from Taiwan to Japan more than 30,000 years ago by doing it themselves. Plus, more
Nature, Published online: 26 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01986-0Study highlights potential for sustainable synthesis of paracetamol. more
Nature, Published online: 26 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01993-1Kelp ‘loofahs’ might be first example of toolmaking by marine mammals. more
Nature, Published online: 26 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02010-1Scientists debate age of ancient Canadian crust as Inuit leaders work to preserve the location. more
The 40,000-year-old boomerang was made with an astonishing level of skill and ingenuity, say scientists. more
“What started out as a necessity during the pandemic has really evolved into an incredible place that brings people together." more
A conference in Cambridge this week will explore a raft of geoengineering ideas to cool the region down – and attempt to address the fears of those who argue the more
"A single word like 'X̱maay' contains generations of climate knowledge, laws, and cultural practices." more
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla has become only the second Indian to travel to space. more
Maasai pastoralists living by the national park in Kenya’s capital are helping wildlife with a crucial migratory route through their land – at great risk to their cherished cattleNairobi national more
But the Climate Change Committee warns there's still a long way to go for the UK to reach net zero by 2050. more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09153-1A cost-effective all-in-one halide cathode material with high energy density and exceptional cycling stability can be used to achieve energy-dense, durable cathodes for the more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09170-0An approach that learns models of robots from video capture can predict the 3D motion outcomes of motor commands, enabling accurate control of a more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09138-0A dysprosium amide–alkene complex shows soft magnetic hysteresis loops up to 100 kelvin, arising from the high charge density of the amide ligands and the more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08950-yThis Review examines recently gained insights into the roles of ESCRT complexes in viral infection, immunity, cancer and neurological disease. more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09200-xThe Tweety homologue TTYH2 is identified as the lipid transfer mediator for APOE-containing lipoproteins. more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02005-yScientists warn against reading too much into a small experiment generating a lot of buzz. more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09210-9Certain antimetabolites used to treat cancer are more neurotoxic than others, and it is now shown that this is due to their greater tendency more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09181-xA new asymmetric non-fullerene acceptor, P2EH-1V, is designed and synthesized for constructing devices demonstrating record-high efficiencies of 26.7% (certified at 26.4%) over an aperture more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09139-zThe emergence of universal collective behaviour is demonstrated through collisions of electron droplets containing up to five particles, which exhibit strong all-body correlations characteristic more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09202-9Disruption of dendritic cell (DC) interstitial motility in the tumour microenvironment promotes immune evasion, and enhancement of DC interstitial motility offers a route for more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01712-wIn yeast, the CDK and cyclin proteins that drive cell division activate first in the nucleus — a different location in the cell from more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09191-9Using viral barcode tracing to detect interactions between glioblastoma cells and non-malignant astrocytes in patient samples, investigators discovered a pathway that reduces tumour-specific immunity more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01936-wThe majority of papers and patents in a subfield of AI enable surveillance, according to a new study. more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09143-3The coherent bunching of anyons and their dissociation was observed in an interference experiment. more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01929-9Here’s where academic researchers are flocking to — and the topics they’re pursuing. more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01925-zIf companies do step in to support research, will they publish the results, or keep them close to their chest? more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09157-xCMOS-based circuits can be integrated with silicon-based spin qubits and can be controlled at milli-kelvin temperatures, which can potentially help scale up these systems. more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01859-6The discovery of compounds that inhibit biosynthesis of the pheromone that triggers locust swarming suggests a fresh approach for controlling these pests. more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09150-4Using the James Webb Space Telescope's Mid-Infrared Instrument, a study reports evidence for a direct detection of a cold, sub-Jupiter-mass planet in the disk more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09197-3A high-sensitivity, broadband, transient, full-Stokes spectroscopy setup is demonstrated, which can detect quickly varying small signals from chiral emitters. more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09080-1The Nature Relationship Index offers a new way to measure and engage human aspirations to shape a better future for people and all life more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01965-5The output of computer-vision research is overwhelmingly aimed towards monitoring humans. The potential ethical implications need more scrutiny. more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01941-zThe theft probably helps the cells to spread around the body, and preventing it could provide a path to treatment, researchers say. more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01713-9Experiments in which systems of interacting electrons are split apart reveal the signatures of a liquid-like state — even for as few as three more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01928-wSometimes research needs to leave academia in order to thrive. Three spin-off founders reveal key drivers of their success. more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01982-4Marine creatures house contraband structures in special organelles, which the animal raids for food in times of need. more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01718-4Neurons often receive organelles called mitochondria from other cells. It emerges that neurons donate mitochondria that support cancer-cell spread. more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01926-yThere are good commercial reasons for firms to share their research in science journals, but the practice seems to be falling out of favour. more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01715-7The diverse chemical and physical properties of plastics make it hard to recycle mixtures. An innovative recycling method now tackles this issue. more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09165-xAn RNA codon-expansion strategy enables incorporation of non-canonical amino acids into proteins of interest orthogonally to existing methods by inserting pseudouridine codons into specific more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08972-6An analysis of research papers and citing patents indicates the extensive ties between computer-vision research and surveillance. more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01964-6Phonons are quasiparticles that carry heat, and in electronic chips they can get blocked at interfaces between materials, leading to overheating. An electron-microscopy technique more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01745-1One analysis suggests that 90% of studies in the field involve data relating to humans. more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09172-yExperiments in fission yeast show that cyclin-dependent kinase is first activated in the nucleus, from which the mitotic signal is propagated from CDK at more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01839-wWhen researchers cede their scientific judgement to machines, we lose something important. more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01967-3As was realized after the Second World War, peace and prosperity stem from partnership and sustained investment in human development. more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01454-9Technologies that can interpret imagery have many potential applications. An innovative study of papers and patents in the field suggests one use case that more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09088-7A product-oriented strategy that leverages the reactivities of different functional groups in real-life plastic mixtures can be used to obtain valuable products, opening a more
Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01930-2A description of the terminology and methodology used in this supplement, and a guide to the functionality that is available free online at natureindex.com. 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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