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
Saltwater fishing is both big business and a pastime in the U.S., with millions of Americans working in the industry – from commercial trawlers to professional fishing guides and gear more
MAFIA ISLAND, Tanzania — His white beard streaming in the turquoise waters, Waziri Mpogo dives under the surface a few hundred meters offshore of a palm-lined beach. Holding his breath, more
This is the last of three interviews with Indigenous representatives at the United Nations about the latest issues in their country’s Amazon forests. Read the interview about the Peruvian Amazon more
Narrow strips of flowering plants along road edges can support high butterfly diversity, a recent study from Singapore has found. In late 2023, researchers surveyed 101 road verges — strips more
Long-term reform is not going to be easy, but we have now wasted 15 years and everyone has lost, especially the natural worldGet Guardian Australia environment editor Adam Morton’s Clear more
In the space of six months, Xamã the jaguar had crisscrossed more than 14,000 hectares of the Amazon Rainforest, or about 35,000 acres — an area a tenth the size more
Sustainable farming initiative is part of payment package that replaced EU’s common agricultural policyUK politics live – latest updatesMinisters wrongly refused nature funding to 3,000 farmers in England when they more
Renewable diesel is a biofuel made from vegetable oils and animal fats touted by proponents as an almost miraculous “drop-in” transition fuel able to drastically cut greenhouse gas emissions while more
Exclusive: Campaigners call for energy profits levy to be made permanent to enable ‘just transition’ from fossil fuelsMaking permanent the UK’s windfall tax on oil and gas producers would generate more
Hundreds of jobs may be at risk, say heads of ABF Sugar and Ensus, as Starmer agrees to remove tariffs on US ethanolBusiness live – latest updatesThe British bioethanol industry more
Maryland and eight other Northeastern states last month released a first-of-its-kind transmission action plan. Experts view it as a direct response to years of frustration with regional grid operators over more
PITTSBURGH, Pa.—In a state where far more people get their drinking water from private companies than the national average, Pittsburgh voters will decide this month whether to ensure their water more
A convoluted credit system allows companies to label virgin plastic as recycled. Here's how it works. more
As climate change makes sinkholes more common, more and more people are finding "a love of all things holey." more
New report says the government ignores local and international laws that protect Indigenous rights. more
BANGKOK — Ouk Mao, a Cambodian environmental journalist, was reporting on the continued logging of Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary when he was attacked on March 24 by a group of men more
Fourth most important food crop in peril as Latin America and Caribbean suffer from slow-onset climate disasterThe climate crisis is threatening the future of the world’s most popular fruit, as more
Sir Adrian Montague’s appearance on Tuesday offers perhaps the last chance to scrutinise utility’s dealingsHurrah, Sir Adrian Montague, the chair of Thames Water, is scheduled to make another of his more
Exclusive: Decision on whether to work with turbine maker being overseen by ministers after British Steel rescueMinisters are weighing up proposals for a Chinese company to supply wind turbines for more
Conservationists call for more funding and warn of danger to ‘cherished’ native species, from water voles to ladybirdsLess than 1% of the government’s biosecurity budget goes on tackling invasive species, more
As it shifts responsibility for recovery efforts to local authorities, FEMA workers will stop knocking on doors to provide aid to survivors in disaster areas. more
The Danish drama is piercing in its ordinariness. In the real world, the climate crisis worsens and authoritarians take charge as we calmly look awayThe climate crisis has taken a more
As I stood there, awed by how disgusting and wasteful our species is, I realised that everyone needs to see thisLike all the best things in life, this story starts more
BESSEMER, Ala.—They all came here for peace, and so far, the land has given it to them. For Marshall Killingsworth, the peace comes from the owls whose hoots echo across more
PHILADELPHIA—It was an unseasonably warm spring day, and Jackie Robinson was keen to show off a machine that many climate advocates say is the cooling technology of the future. “Welcome more
Under pressure from Reform and from the former PM, Keir Starmer is facing a series of tests of his resolve on green policyPopulist politicians are striking a chord with the more
COLOMBO — As October drew to a close last year, ardent birdwatcher Moditha Kodikarachchi eagerly awaited a special guest in his garden — a migratory Asian paradise flycatcher. Since 2021, more
The spacecraft, which launched in 1972 on a mission to Venus, circled Earth for over five decades. more
On the remote Channel Islands, a draw for researchers and divers, preservation has transformed the ecosystemJust 14 miles (23km) off the southern California coast lies a vast underwater paradise.Giant sea more
The federal government promised to pay for upgrades to keep utility rates down. Now what? more
New York is home to four of the largest bitcoin mines in the country, which consume huge quantities of electric power and water to cool their server farms, emit loud more
From our collaborating partner Living on Earth, public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by Jenni Doering with Frederique Seidel, senior program lead on children and climate at the World more
If you took a look at a map of Rocky Mountain snow right now you would see a lot of red. The mountains that feed the Colorado River with snowmelt more
Greens co-leader to table private member’s bill on a worker-led green transition in attempt to seize narrative back from Nigel Farage’s partyThe Labour government is standing back and letting Reform more
One day after the acting head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency said that eliminating FEMA was not “in the best interest of the American people,” the Trump administration ousted more
Driving home from work late on April 25, Leah Thomas noticed the sky over Beaver County was glowing red. “At first I thought maybe it was a fire, or that more
Researchers in Hawaiʻi have described an unusual species of carnivorous caterpillar that scavenges in spiderwebs while wearing cast-off bits of the spider’s prey. Nicknamed the “bone collector,” the caterpillar belongs more
If an animal is born in captivity, can it ever truly thrive in the wild? The answer is complicated. As escalating threats, from climate change to development, decimate biodiversity, scientists more
The World Bank has released the first-ever framework to address environmental and social harms caused by projects the bank financed through its private sector branches, including the International Finance Corporation more
A regional fishery body is seeking to reduce cormorant numbers across Europe through “coordinated” culling, citing the aquatic birds’ reported impacts on fisheries and aquaculture. The European Inland Fisheries and more
Atoll islands with healthy ecosystems are less likely to disappear as oceans rise, research shows. Now, scientists are using nature-based solutions — like restoring coral reefs and native forests — more
This story is published through the Indigenous News Alliance. In mid-April, the Trump administration cleared the way for a controversial copper mine proposed for western Arizona. The mine would destroy more
The “blue economy” emerged as a popular vision for sustainable ocean development during the 2010s, as communities across the world grappled with challenges of declining ocean health, economic crises and more
A new report by the Mining Observatory finds key mining states in Brazil, including Pará, the host state of the upcoming 2025 U.N. climate summit (COP30), are highly exposed to more
Federal enforcement of environmental laws has slowed significantly under President Trump.Read more on E360 → more
Far right accused of misinformation over turbines at Reinhardswald, which has left local people dividedDeep in the woods that inspired the Brothers Grimm, past the tower from which Rapunzel threw more
Researchers have for the first time filmed wild chimpanzees feasting on alcoholic fruits together. It’s the “first evidence for ethanolic food sharing and feeding by wild nonhuman great apes,” they more
Many saw the beloved tree that Adam Carruthers and Daniel Graham cut down as a part of north-east England’s DNA“It was just a tree,” said a mystified Adam Carruthers, one more
In South Africa’s Kruger National Park, a mass poisoning attack this week has left 123 threatened vultures dead and another 83 recovering with the aid of a veterinary team. On more
Ozone as a layer several kilometers up in the atmosphere protects living beings, including humans, from ultraviolet rays. But its accumulation at ground level can be very dangerous, Mongabay contributor more
The Rhode Island project to create local jobs, launch compost hubs, and reduce emissions was years in the making. more
ABIDJAN — In recent months, the town of Soubré in the southwest of Côte d’Ivoire has experienced a shortage of staple products in local markets. Some of the most widely more
First, the administration laid off all of the program's staffers. Now the White House is proposing cutting its funding. more
As billion-dollar climate disasters pile up, and world leaders fail to act against global warming, lawsuits on behalf of impacted states, cities and other government entities have increased in number more
The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world Continue reading more
Avid hiker Maria* and her boyfriend were among the dozens of travelers who booked a tour of the Philippines’ Mount Pinatubo for April 18. Pinatubo, an active volcano, had its more
Residents say litter near their homes is "heart-breaking" as survey finds worst situation on record. more
Nature, Published online: 09 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01419-yAndrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks. more
Nature, Published online: 09 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01462-9Drug makers are scrambling to navigate an ‘existential threat’ to a once-celebrated technology. more
Nature, Published online: 09 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01484-3Colliding beams of lead create fast-moving, short-lived gold ions. Understanding the process could help to refine particle accelerator experiments. more
Nature, Published online: 09 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01438-9Researchers say that a NASA-funded institute is over-interpreting Trump’s anti-DEI order. more
Nature, Published online: 09 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01387-3Just five nations account for more than three-quarters of the emissions of this potent greenhouse gas that stem from rice cultivation. more
Nature, Published online: 09 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01418-zA newly identified species of poison-dart frog seems to be monogamous, making it a rarity of its kind. more
Nature, Published online: 09 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01437-wChatbot can analyse health-care imagery, such as PDFs of test results, to accurately diagnose a range of medical conditions. more
Nature, Published online: 09 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01384-6Public-health measures to curb high blood-sugar levels, smoking and obesity could help to rein in the trend. more
Nature, Published online: 09 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01487-0E-mails reveal the stoppage at the US Environmental Protection Agency, which is encouraging workers to resign ahead of a reorganization. more
Nature, Published online: 09 May 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09095-8Author Correction: 2023 summer warmth unparalleled over the past 2,000 years more
First Moon samples collected in nearly 50 years and loaned by China for the first time are now in the UK. more
FEMA’s shake-up follows the cancellation of key climate resilience programs and growing uncertainty over the agency’s future. more
A Mongabay feature on Indigenous-led reforestation efforts in southeastern Brazil’s Atlantic Forest has been longlisted for the environmental reporting category of the 2025 One World Media Awards, a leading journalism more
The 28 most populous cities in the United States are all at least partly sinking. That’s according to a new study from the Columbia University Climate School. Researchers used U.S. more
Across the Pan-Amazon region, communities who developed the bioeconomy concept centuries ago and practice it today still have a hard time accessing its benefits. more
The search for intelligent life is looking in the wrong direction. There are billions of stars in our galaxy, some of them older than our sun and with Earth-like planets more
The world’s biggest seafood companies might seem to have a vested interest in healthy marine ecosystems and plentiful fish stocks. Many claim a commitment to biodiversity in their public messaging. more
Nearly two-thirds of all primates are in danger of disappearing, including 100 that have only been described by science in the last 25 years. To spotlight their plight, leading conservation more
A new study says 99.999% of the world’s deep seafloor is still unseen by humans. more
BAMAKO — Bourama Traoré and his brother, now aged 20 and 29, grew up along the banks of the Niger River. Their daily routine has always been simple: cast their more
For about 2% of the world’s amphibian species, it’s already getting too hot to survive in their natural habitats, according to a new study in Nature. If the planet keeps more
An absence of government legal and policy reforms is impacting the rights of Indigenous, Afro-descendant peoples and local communities associated with carbon programs in 33 countries in Asia, Africa and more
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. In a farmhouse overlooking the Upper Delaware River in the U.S., Barbara Yeaman more
A new report casts doubt on industry narratives about the “revolutionary” technology. more
Human-driven climate change made the extreme rainfall that caused dozens of deaths in early April in the U.S. South and Midwest more intense and likely, according to a new rapid more
As apex predators, lions (Panthera leo) roam the African savanna, and occasionally even the rainforests, as the only social big cats. A small, isolated population of Asiatic lions (Panthera leo more
A new study finds that the country's 28 most populous metros are losing elevation, from New York City to Seattle. more
The EPA is the nation's top environmental cop. In the last few months, the federal agency has significantly scaled back pollution enforcement. more
Fast and unplanned growth of cities providing ideal conditions for the creatures to thrive, say researchersScorpions are “taking over” Brazilian cities, researchers have warned in a paper that said rapid more
Nature, Published online: 08 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01492-3The structure of the taste receptor responsible for sweetness has finally been mapped out. Plus, the intricate patterns of cells in mouse brains illuminated more
Nature, Published online: 08 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01246-1Some data practices can lead to statistically dubious findings. Here’s how to avoid them. more
Nature, Published online: 08 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01434-zRecruiters want to see evidence of your potential to grow and develop, learn from mistakes, and how well you will fit into the team, more
Nature, Published online: 08 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01420-5Survey of hundreds of scientists’ work suggests that cutting off funding disrupts focus and reduces the novelty of research. more
Nature, Published online: 08 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01412-5The bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa produces an enzyme that breaks down biodegradable plastics. more
Nature, Published online: 08 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01431-2Hint: it’s less than 1% — a lot less. more
Nature, Published online: 08 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01473-6DNA sequencing of a family from children to great-grandparents reveals more mutations than previously seen. more
Nature, Published online: 08 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01423-2US agency guidelines nix funding for studies on climate anxiety and more but allow it for those on extreme weather and health. more
Nature, Published online: 08 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01413-4A small tweak to a common enzyme gives plants the ability to make smelly sulfurous molecules. more
The Energy Star program has quietly saved Americans billions in energy costs and has slashed emissions. Now it's now on the chopping block. more
President Trump’s recent order to expedite permits to begin deep-sea mining bypasses international agreements that protect oceans. By moving unilaterally, says the Ocean Conservancy’s Jeff Watters, the U.S. could endanger more
Characterised by darkness and cold temperatures, the extreme environment of Antarctica’s deep sea is largely unexplored. Now, after a special marine science voyage, a team aboard Australia’s national icebreaker, RSV more
A Russian drone attack has inflicted tens of millions of pounds of damage to the site of the Chornobyl nuclear power plant, according to experts. The photographer Julia Kochetova has more
Jaguars, giant armadillos and ocelots among species threatened by shrinking habitat in one of the richest areas of biodiversity in the worldIn the Gran Chaco forest, vast green expanses – more
In a blow to the government's clean energy ambitions, a company cancels a huge windfarm off Yorkshire. more
In a blow to the government's clean energy ambitions, a company cancels a huge windfarm off Yorkshire. more
The wealthiest 10 percent of people on Earth have fueled two-thirds of the warming since 1990, according to a new modeling study.Read more on E360 → more
On average, five fatal whale strikes occur in the country’s waters each year, the highest in the world – and just a fraction of the total number killed, say researchersPhotographs more
The tick that causes Lyme can also spread babesiosis — and researchers fear doctors in the mid-Atlantic don't know about it. more
Forecasters are predicting higher temperatures across the U.S. and up to 10 hurricanes. Cutting federal programs could leave people even more vulnerable. more
Conservatives led by Friedrich Merz remain committed to renewables, but say "we must and we will change" an economic policy focused on climate. more
For three years in a row, Indigenous leaders have called for an end to carbon markets, carbon offsets, and geoengineering technologies. more
The Trump administration fast-tracked the project approval, reversing a Biden directive. more
Nature, Published online: 07 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01380-wA report detailing how climate inaction will consign people born today to a lifetime of weather extremes must awaken a sense of responsibility. more
Nature, Published online: 07 May 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08907-1Climate models, impact models and demographic data are used to estimate the number of people projected to experience unprecedented lifetime exposure to extreme climate more
Nature, Published online: 07 May 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08959-3The superconductivity in Bernal bilayer graphene that emerges from the spin–orbit coupling induced by proximal tungsten diselenide can be tuned by modulating the twist more
Nature, Published online: 07 May 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08973-5A large-scale multi-omics analysis reports oncogenic alterations that drive medulloblastoma progression, rather than initiation, and the findings show how single-cell technologies can be used more
Nature, Published online: 07 May 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08969-1Activity in the striatum is necessary for trial-to-trial improvements in learning sensory–motor tasks but not memory recall. more
Nature, Published online: 07 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01386-4The Haenyeo divers of the Korean island of Jeju have a genetic variant linked to pain tolerance, as do other people living on Jeju. more
Nature, Published online: 07 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01385-5At sufficiently high concentrations, some of the compounds called per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances self-organize into two-layered membranes. more
Nature, Published online: 07 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01371-xFive gene clusters have been integrated into the bacterium Vibrio natriegens to engineer a strain that can remediate five organic pollutants — toluene, phenol, more
Nature, Published online: 07 May 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08942-yLysosomal phospholipase PLA2G15 was identified as a physiological BMP hydrolase whose activity depends on unique esterification and stereochemistry of BMP and offers a potential more
Nature, Published online: 07 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01389-1The Advanced Research and Invention Agency is investing £57 million to study climate-manipulating technologies, but says it is taking a cautious approach. more
Nature, Published online: 07 May 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08947-7A synthetic biology approach was used to engineer Vibrio natriegens into a strain capable of bioremediating complex organic pollutants in saline wastewater and soils, more
Nature, Published online: 07 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01408-13D structure of the tongue’s sweet-sensing protein could guide future food designs. more
Nature, Published online: 07 May 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08863-wIntroducing spin–orbit coupling by substrate proximity effect leads to an enhancement of superconducting phases in rhombohedral trilayer graphene. more
Nature, Published online: 07 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01441-0A nineteen-year-old has become the first person to undergo a ‘third nostril’ surgery to remove a spinal tumour. Plus, generations of cold-water diving has more
Nature, Published online: 07 May 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08974-4Some cancer cells exhibit high loads of reactive iron in lysosomes, and this feature is exploited by using fentomycin-1, a newly developed small molecule, more
Nature, Published online: 07 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01368-6Lipid recycling in organelles called lysosomes depends on the lipid BMP, which was thought to be resistant to degradation by lysosomal enzymes. It emerges more
Nature, Published online: 07 May 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08960-wThe physical organization of the genome in non-bilaterian animals and their closest unicellular relatives is characterized; comparative analysis shows chromatin looping is a conserved more
Nature, Published online: 07 May 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08900-8Model simulations show that the observed trends in the seasonal amplitude of methane can be attributed to changes in emissions and the atmospheric sink more
Nature, Published online: 07 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01336-0An analysis shows that large fractions of future generations will be exposed to extreme climate events that would occur only once every 10,000 years more
Nature, Published online: 07 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01374-8A 20-year field study of the African superb starling (Lamprotornis superbus) found striking evidence that birds often switch breeding roles from year to year more
Nature, Published online: 07 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01410-7Former Harvard scientist convicted of making false statements says he wants to do research that benefits humanity — and cannot do that in the more
Nature, Published online: 07 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01350-2Momentum is building for PROTAC treatments that eliminate disease-causing proteins, including those responsible for difficult-to-treat childhood cancers. more
Nature, Published online: 07 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01274-xUndeterred by US funding cuts, behavioural-health researcher Jason Flatt studies how dementia affects people from sexual and gender minorities. more
Nature, Published online: 07 May 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08955-7Ancestral reconstruction together with molecular dating of the last Asgard archaea and eukaryote common ancestor suggest that eukaryotes arose from the fusion of a more
Nature, Published online: 07 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01411-6An executive order suspends the use of federal funds for certain experiments on pathogens with pandemic potential. Critics say low-risk science could be affected more
Nature, Published online: 07 May 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08952-wA set of neurons in the peri-locus coeruleus region controls arousal and avoidance states, providing an understanding of the neurobiological basis of arousal and more
Nature, Published online: 07 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01136-6Mutations in RAS enzymes commonly drive cancer. Targeting an overlooked protein complex that works with RAS offers a fresh avenue to cancer therapy. more
Nature, Published online: 07 May 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08962-8Imaging and optogenetics in mice provide insight into the interplay between the primary motor cortex and the motor thalamus during learning, showing that thalamic more
Nature, Published online: 07 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01417-0Young people will be exposed to a number of heatwaves that no one would have experienced in pre-industrial times. more
Nature, Published online: 07 May 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08957-5Approach versus avoidance responses are driven by D1 and D2 neurons in the ventral hippocampus. more
Nature, Published online: 07 May 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09082-zAuthor Correction: Matrix-producing neutrophils populate and shield the skin more
Nature, Published online: 07 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01432-1Sample-enlarging trick helps researchers to untangle brain connectivity using readily available equipment. more
Nature, Published online: 07 May 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08971-7A technique called condense-seq has been developed to measure nucleosome condensability and used to show that mononucleosomes contain sufficient information to condense into large-scale more
Nature, Published online: 07 May 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08910-6This Review provides an overview of progress and future directions in the development of nasally administered vaccines for respiratory infections. more
Nature, Published online: 07 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01433-0Removal of experienced fish results in younger members not knowing migration routes — plus, how AI companion apps may affect our mental health. more
Nature, Published online: 07 May 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08958-4A study of the cooperative breeding behaviour of superb starlings during 40 consecutive breeding seasons over 20 years reveals long-term reciprocal helping between both more
Nature, Published online: 07 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01337-zA molecule designed to activate iron locked up in organelles called lysosomes and thereby induce cell death might offer a way to tackle treatment-resistant more
Nature, Published online: 07 May 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08983-3A critically low abundance of older herring due to age-selective fisheries resulted in an approximately 800-km poleward shift in main spawning. more
Nature, Published online: 07 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01338-yA fluorescence-microscopy method for tracing neuronal connections in the brain could make connectomics studies more widely accessible for neuroscientists. more
Nature, Published online: 07 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01061-8By considering the central statement of your entire PhD, you can structure your writing around it, says Tuuli Toivonen. more
Our Mission
According to the 1972 articles of Incorporation, the purposes of the organization are:
- To acquire or lease undeveloped lands and establish thereon educational building(s).
- To develop natural history and conservation education programs in cooperation with schools, colleges, hospitals, youth groups and other organizations which will develop an understanding and appreciation of natural resources.
- To cooperate with national, state, county, municipal and private natural resource agencies in providing an outdoor laboratory in which to demonstrate natural resource problems and management techniques.
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What We Sponsor
The DNC sponsors numerous programs to bring residents of Demarest and the surrounding areas into closer contact with wildlife and the natural world. Programs have varied, including lectures on native plants, family hikes, maple syrup making, bird watching & counts, birdhouse building, mushroom foraging walk, community trail walk and children’s scavenger hunts. Local outdoor activities have been held at the Nature Center, Wakelee Field, various school grounds, and at the Duck Pond.
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Since its incorporation in 1977 the Demarest Nature Center Association has cared for a 55-acre parcel of land bordered by Columbus Road on the west and County Road on the east. The Demarest Nature Center is open to all every day of the year. In addition to protecting woods, vernal ponds, meadows, and a section of the Tenakill Brook, as well as establishing and maintaining walking trails, the center provides educational events for everyone about the beauty of nature and the importance of preserving our amazing forest habitat. Your membership dollars go towards sponsorship of environmental education programs for kindergarten through the fourth grade in the Demarest schools, and a yearly scholarship given to a local high school senior who plans to pursue environment-related studies in college. Your membership also helps support our birdhouse/bird feeder building program, our annual photo contest, maple syrup making, environmental scholarships, monthly community trail walks and the Craft Show at Oktoberfest/Fall Festival Event.
The Demarest Nature Center Association is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation, run solely by volunteers and receives no funding from the Borough of Demarest.
Residents of Demarest receive all DNC mailings as postal patrons. Non-resident members receive DNC mailings by 1st class mail.
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