Author: Staff

Light Pollution Poses Threat to Migrating Birds

Light Pollution

Across the northern hemisphere, the sights and sounds of migrating birds are a sure sign of spring. As temperatures …

May 9, 2019

Tonto National Monument Designated as International Dark Sky Park

News

Roosevelt, AZ – On May 7, 2019, the National Park Service and the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) announced that …

May 7, 2019

Tonto National Monument

Parks

U.S.A.

Tonto National Monument, established by President Theodore Roosevelt in December 1907, contains the ruins of two cliff dwellings established …

May 7, 2019

Dinosaur National Monument Designated as an International Dark Sky Park

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Dinosaur, Colorado and Jensen, Utah – Dinosaur National Monument and the International Dark-Sky Association are pleased to announce the …

April 22, 2019

Dinosaur National Monument

Parks

U.S.A.

Dinosaur National Monument is located on the southeast edge of the Uinta Mountains on Colorado Plateau the border between …

April 22, 2019

Protect Our Species from Light Pollution this Earth Day

Light Pollution

Established in 1970, Earth Day has brought attention to the many issues impacting the environment for decades. The Earth …

April 22, 2019

Pitcairn Islands Announced International Dark Sky Sanctuary

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APRIL 4, 2019 — ADAMSTOWN, PITCAIRN — The remote Pitcairn Islands group has been named the …

April 15, 2019

A Fungal Fairy-land, Revisited

Inspiration

Guest post by Anna Chinn Journalist and mushroom romantic, Aotearoa/New Zealand Letting our eyes fill up with darkness, we …

April 15, 2019

Call for 2019 IDA Award Nominations

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Do you know a dark sky advocate who deserves recognition for their work defending the natural nighttime environment? The …

April 12, 2019

Remembering Thomas Posch

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April 11, 2019

!Ae!Hai Kalahari Heritage Park of South Africa earns International Dark Sky Sanctuary Status

News

The !Ae!Hai Kalahari Heritage Park, the ancestral home of the ǂKhomani San and Mier communities, has just been declared …

April 10, 2019

!Ae!Hai Kalahari Heritage Park

Sanctuaries

South Africa

The historic !Ae!Hai Kalahari Heritage Park land settlement agreement with the government of South Africa saw six farms (totaling …

April 10, 2019