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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After fatal weather-related disasters battered three states over the past week, President Donald Trump’s choice to lead the country’s top weather research agency told lawmakers Wednesday that he supports the more
No place on Earth is safe from plastic pollution. Plastic garbage and tiny shards of these long-lived petroleum-based polymers taint the highest Himalayan mountains, deepest ocean trenches, outermost Antarctic field more
As shiny, pearl-like white plastic pellets rode wave after wave and piled up on the beaches of Thiruvananthapuram in India’s southern state of Kerala, local residents were first bemused, then more
The Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition (ASOC), an advocacy group focused on the world’s coldest and most remote region, has received the 2025 Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity. The 1 million more
From Mexico City to the Mekong Delta, increasingly severe droughts caused by climate change are laying waste to ecosystems and economies everywhere. more
Conservation is often framed as a scientific or technical challenge — a matter of policies, protected areas and enforcement. But that lens has led conservation astray. Around the world, biodiversity more
Colombia’s Constitutional Court has issued a historic ruling, finding in favor of Indigenous leaders who say their communities in the country’s Amazonian region are at risk of losing their identity more
Lions have been dubbed the king of the jungle, but one could argue the real royalty are the trees, the massive woody beasts that hold down the land and root more
MAHARASHTRA — India. In Maharashtra’s Chandrapur district, human-tiger conflict is escalating, with attacks becoming increasingly common. A mix of factors—including the effects of climate change—is driving tigers out of their more
Greenery, shade and swimming spots won’t solve the climate crisis, but they’re becoming ever more criticalThree years ago, in Zurich for the first time, I crossed a bridge over the more
Roughly 40% of the global fish catch comes from small-scale fisheries. It’s one of the food production systems most vulnerable to climate change, and governments are lacking data to help fishers more
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By the third day after the levees broke in August 2005, misinformation in New Orleans about lawlessness and looting was rampant. It became so pervasive that many recovery efforts following more
There are just a few weeks left to tap federal programs that make purchasing an EV, heat pump, or solar panels more affordable. more
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Dozens of rescuers searched the banks of a mountain river Wednesday looking for people missing after monsoon floods swept away Nepal’s main bridge connecting the country to China more
COLOMBO — Young birder Lahiru Walpita begins most of his days at dawn by scanning the skies for seabirds along the coastline in northern Sri Lanka. In July 2024, during more
Exploring the magical landscape that inspired Narnia and stars as a location in Game of Thrones – just an hour outside of BelfastWhere is the finest mountain panorama in the more
Shanxi produces more coal than India. How will it survive in China’s clean energy future?Deep in the recesses of an underground cavern, covered in dust and soot, Xu Xiaobo wondered more
Mass lobby in Westminster is kicked off with giant image on cliffs of Dover stating ‘89% of people want climate action’More than 5,000 people from across the UK arrived in more
PLACENCIA, Belize — After Hurricane Iris decimated the coral reef at Laughing Bird Caye National Park in 2001, many wrote off the UNESCO World Heritage site as a coral graveyard. more
Sharpenhoe Clappers, Bedfordshire: The chimney sweeper moths are keeping a low profile, while others are putting on a displayAs we swelter through the meadow, our heat-loving companions bask on knapweed more
Human-caused global warming increased the peak temperatures of an early summer heatwave across much of Europe by up to 7 degrees Fahrenheit and tripled the number of expected heat deaths more
Heat caused 2,300 deaths across 12 cities, of which 1,500 were down to climate crisis, scientists sayPlanet-heating pollution tripled the death toll from the “quietly devastating” heatwave that seared Europe more
Koalas, which spend most of their lives high up in eucalyptus trees, usually die while on the ground, often mauled by dogs or hit by cars. More striking, a new more
MALUKU, Indonesia — Just four months after Mongabay reported on a dramatic surge in diagnoses of respiratory illness near Indonesia’s second-largest nickel industrial estate, new data indicate that up to more
Dr Tim Gregory argues that nuclear power is safe, relatively cheap and the only realistic route to achieving net zero targetsDr Tim Gregory is a nuclear evangelist. A chemist who more
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Nature, Published online: 09 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09340-0Feline infectious peritonitis epizootic caused by a recombinant coronavirus more
Nature, Published online: 09 July 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02050-7Soil samples from the far side of the Moon provide clues about the origin of lunar asymmetry and the effects of ‘mega-basin’ impacts on more
Nature, Published online: 09 July 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02071-2AI tools have been slow to enter academic recruitment — but recent developments could change that. more
Nature, Published online: 09 July 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02125-5Airborne particles adhere to filters only weakly. A filtration strategy that mimics the effects of the mucus layer coating nasal hairs captures particulate matter more
Nature, Published online: 09 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09247-wLack of evidence for the transitional cerebellar progenitor more
Nature, Published online: 09 July 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02165-xWhen hunter-gatherers began living close to animals, the pathogens that cause the plague and leprosy got closer too. more
Nature, Published online: 09 July 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02179-5The transition to agriculture introduced many new diseases to humans from animals — plus, how whale poo is helping researchers study harmful algal blooms. more
Nature, Published online: 09 July 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02158-wGraphene-based sensor is a step towards restoring taste for people with neurological conditions. more
Nature, Published online: 09 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09015-wRetraction Note: Human fetal cerebellar cell atlas informs medulloblastoma origin and oncogenesis more
Nature, Published online: 09 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09251-0A single-cell multi-omics atlas of rice is revealed, providing insight into cell-type functions and molecular programs. more
Nature, Published online: 09 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09205-6By combining structural biology and evolutionary genomics analyses, the evolution of enzymes over 400 million years is shown to be governed by catalytic function, more
Nature, Published online: 09 July 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02163-zSome sleuths fear that the business of cleaning up flawed studies is being weaponized against science itself. more
Nature, Published online: 09 July 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02122-8Building a quantum computer out of silicon allows the computer’s qubits to be integrated seamlessly with their control electronics, but the control circuits can more
Nature, Published online: 09 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09341-zReplay and representation dynamics in the hippocampus of freely flying bats more
Nature, Published online: 09 July 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02116-6If plastics are to be made more sustainable, they must first be made safer in terms of the chemicals they contain and release. A more
Nature, Published online: 09 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09270-xA study describes the assembly and analysis of a haplotype-resolved pangenome of bulbous barley with the potential to improve domesticated barley and illustrates its more
Nature, Published online: 09 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09274-7A method making use of heavy water dissociation in bipolar membranes to synthesize deuterated acids and bases is described, which requires particularly mild conditions more
Nature, Published online: 09 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09242-1Analysis of cloud motion vectors from the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer over the past two decades indicates an acceleration and poleward shift of atmospheric circulation, more
Nature, Published online: 09 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09258-7The detection and coherent control of single 13C nuclear spins in hexagonal boron nitride at room temperature enables the use of van der Waals more
Nature, Published online: 09 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09244-zCryo-electron and atomic force microscopy shed light on how fibrils of the protein tau, which accumulate in the brain of people with Alzheimer’s disease, more
Nature, Published online: 09 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09230-5An analysis of bowel samples from bowhead whales collected yearly from 2004–2022 indicates increasing algal toxin concentrations in Arctic food webs due to warming more
Nature, Published online: 09 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09192-8Screening shotgun-sequencing data from ancient humans covering 37,000 years of Eurasian history uncovers the widespread presence of ancient bacterial, viral and parasite DNA and zoonotic more
Nature, Published online: 09 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09218-1Observations from 12 hydrocast stations along a transect crossing the North Atlantic from the subtropical gyre to the northern European shelf provide evidence of more
Nature, Published online: 09 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09231-4Protein sequences from fossil tooth enamel of a rhinocerotid from Canada’s High Arctic are used to develop phylogenetic frameworks from a specimen too old more
Nature, Published online: 09 July 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02064-1New research on nanoplastics pollution and ‘chemicals of concern’ underscores the need for a strong agreement when negotiations restart in Switzerland next month. more
Nature, Published online: 09 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09184-8An inventory of 16,325 known plastic chemicals, including >4,200 hazardous compounds, supports the development of safer plastics. more
Nature, Published online: 09 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09187-5A new class of moiré materials based on monolayers with triangular lattices and low-energy states at the M points of the Brillouin zone is more
Nature, Published online: 09 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09040-9The isolation of dental proteins from fossils deposited 1.5 million to 18 million years ago in the Turkana Basin in Kenya, a tropical region, more
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Nature, Published online: 09 July 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02055-2Wrist evolution helped birds to conquer the air. Fossil data and analysis of a modern bird’s development reveal that this evolution preceded bird origins more
Nature, Published online: 09 July 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02073-0Time for a break. more
Nature, Published online: 09 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09243-0Gene regulatory network architecture and complex dosage effects from paralogue diversification converge to shape phenotypic space, producing the potential for both strongly buffered phenotypes more
Nature, Published online: 09 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09232-3The forelimbs of two Late Cretaceous theropod dinosaurs show the presence of the pisiform bone, previously thought to have been lost early in theropod more
Nature, Published online: 09 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09158-wA relative potency-adjusted inventory of fine-particulate matter (PM2.5) established in China reveals sectoral and regional disparities in PM2.5 emissions, exposures and associated toxic potencies. more
Nature, Published online: 09 July 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02178-6Six experts explain why quantum mechanics is a topic no-one can agree on. more
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Nature, Published online: 09 July 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02111-xMice that exercised produced higher levels of an immune-cell-stimulating molecule than sedentary rodents did. more
Nature, Published online: 09 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09233-2An atlas study of adipose tissue in people with obesity undergoing weight loss and their lean counterparts reveals that weight loss reduces cell senescence more
Nature, Published online: 09 July 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02056-1Cellular changes to adipose tissue after weight-loss surgery could point to pathways responsible for the metabolic benefits of this procedure. more
Nature, Published online: 09 July 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02164-yDemocrats hosted a protest event featuring ‘things we’ll never know’ because of the US government’s cuts to science. more
Nature, Published online: 09 July 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02052-5A landmark field study reveals widespread pollution of the Atlantic Ocean by nanoscale plastic debris — raising questions about the risk to marine ecosystems. more
Nature, Published online: 09 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09155-zThe molecular mechanisms of cell entry for the recently identified highly pathogenic feline coronavirus FCoV-23 are characterized in detail. more
Nature, Published online: 09 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09267-6Quantum correlations of spontaneous two-photon emission emitted from a bright quantum dot device are revealed, facilitating the creation of entangled photons with near-unity fidelity. more
Nature, Published online: 09 July 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02067-yMetal-organic frameworks were the next big thing in chemistry when they were invented more than three decades ago. Now, these intriguing materials are becoming more
Nature, Published online: 09 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09246-xDecreased brain coenzyme Q10 levels cause encephalopathy and are associated with neurodegeneration; supplementation with 4-HMA or 4-HB restores coenzyme Q10 synthesis in mice and more
Nature, Published online: 09 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09131-7Extreme Sr–Nd depletion in 2.8-billion-year-old basalt fragments from the lunar farside South Pole–Aitken basin suggests an ultra-depleted mantle source resulting from lunar magma ocean more
Nature, Published online: 09 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09228-zCalcium imaging of the mouse jejunum shows that specific nutrients in the intestinal lumen are detected by epithelial cells, which activate specific sets of more
Amid historic Texas floods, the Trump administration is retreating from disaster preparedness. more
Few conservationists have shaped the public conversation around wildlife protection quite like Peter Knights. Best known for co-founding WildAid and helping to redefine conservation as a communications challenge as much more
The Trump administration—ignoring decades of climate science and downward economic trends—has begun the process of reopening millions of acres of public land to coal mining in the Powder River Basin, more
Experts are divided if the drop over really means China has reached the peak of its emissions. more
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was silent while the “bill of devastation” (formally PL 2159/2021) moved through the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of Congress, and passed more
The deluge hit in the early morning hours of July 4. In the Hill Country region of central Texas, torrential rains triggered flash flooding that devastated communities along the Guadalupe more
President Donald Trump issued an executive order Monday that he said will “end taxpayer support for unaffordable and unreliable ‘green’ energy sources” such as wind and solar. But it’s not more
Climate change has already caused significant declines in coral reef coverage globally and is expected to do much further damage in coming decades. Some scientists have held out hope that more
UK ministers should update the public on the outlook for bills as the price of overhauling the system is adding upThe government’s decision on zonal pricing for electricity – the more
Rubber tapping in the forest was once the main Amazonian economic activity, and now an Indigenous group is bringing it back. more
Heavy rains over the weekend that pushed the Guadalupe River in Texas’ Hill Country to its second-highest height on record had by Tuesday resulted in more than 100 reported deaths, more
Exclusive: Defra warned three years ago of farmland contamination by water firms’ sewage-derived productGovernment ministers have ignored Environment Agency pleas to tighten rules on the use of sludge fertiliser for more
From pollinating plants to dispersing seeds, birds play a variety of crucial roles that help to keep ecosystems in balance. But when we degrade and fragment their habitats, some species more
Thousands of people are killed each year by floods – and climate breakdown is making them more likelyDeluges of water are washing away people, homes and livelihoods as extreme rains more
A Canada-based website’s listing of Indonesian islands for sale has reignited fears of privatization, long linked to conflicts between companies and coastal communities. On June 18, 2025, listings appeared for more
We take a look at river, reservoir and groundwater levels after a particularly dry few months. more
We take a look at river, reservoir and groundwater levels after a particularly dry few months. more
Camera trap footage and scent analysis confirm a unique symbiosis between an ant-eater and a subterranean fruit. Looks like the ant-eating aardvarks of the African savanna do not need to more
We all need to be careful about how we get information and reach conclusions – especially nowWhy exactly so many people drowned in the terrible Independence Day floods that swept more
Deforestation figures can be frustrating to look at, but there are a number of success stories when it comes to protecting tropical forests that we can learn from, Crystal Davis, more
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—Perched above the Bolin Creek Trail, 46,000 tons of coal ash appeared to be intact Monday afternoon, the mound’s slopes anchored by bushes and vines. But at the more
SHILOH COMMUNITY, Ala.—Pastor Timothy Williams said he’s not giving up his fight for justice. It’s a battle that has garnered national headlines and brought prominent leaders, including then Secretary of more
Bangladesh has initiated efforts to revive five species of plants currently listed as critically endangered on the country’s red list, as well as bring back two species declared locally extinct, more
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Following a series of eruptions three weeks ago, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has begun spewing hot ash and lava again. more
KATHMANDU — A decade ago, people from Salija village in western Nepal traveled several hours into the uphill forests to gather firewood and feed for their livestock, Shakhamani Khorja recalls. more
As growing populations denude its slopes and heavy rain intensifies, Mount Elgon has become increasingly vulnerable to landslides. In response, Ugandan farmers are planting native trees and changing the crops more
This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center’s Ocean Reporting Network, where Elizabeth Claire Alberts is a fellow. On June 25, the United States Department of the Interior (DOI), a more
Nature, Published online: 08 July 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02061-4Lessons learnt from early lunar research, and the birthplace of ‘pictures that live and move’, in our weekly peek at Nature’s archive. more
Nature, Published online: 08 July 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02153-1Old CO₂ released from rivers complicates evaluations of fossil-fuel emissions more
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Nature, Published online: 08 July 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02066-zBetter stress assessment and tailored interventions could give clinicians the tools they need to fend off lasting damage. more
Nature, Published online: 08 July 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02063-2Severe blows to the ‘deaf-scientist pipeline’ must not mean abandoning its best practices. Here is how to support current and future students. more
Nature, Published online: 08 July 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02107-7Study participants’ memory faltered when they learnt while experiencing negative or neutral emotions. more
Nature, Published online: 08 July 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02065-0Researchers studying research must avoid the temptation to get too stuck in the academic weeds. more
Nature, Published online: 08 July 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02109-5Tropical regions where heatwaves are already common will be hardest hit by this trend. more
Nature, Published online: 08 July 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02175-9Scientists are grappling with the connections between stress and health. Plus, the science that underlies escalating heatwaves and a rabies vaccine that can be more
Nature, Published online: 08 July 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02154-0Expand biobank sampling to three or more generations more
Nature, Published online: 08 July 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02054-3A computational workflow designs proteins with catalytic efficiencies comparable to those of some natural enzymes — a landmark result for the field. more
Nature, Published online: 08 July 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02068-xMicroorganisms, materials and movement inspire high-fashion dress designs. more
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Nature, Published online: 08 July 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02070-3Expanding human influence in outer space will require an ethical compass that is more expansive than the one conventionally used. more
Nature, Published online: 08 July 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02155-zAddress Colombia’s brain-health crisis more
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White or reflective roofs significantly reduce temperatures. Atlanta is the latest city to mandate their adoption. more
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The latest science on the link between climate change and natural disasters — and how they may be playing out where you live. more
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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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