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DarkSky Wins Prestigious Spotlight Prize at the 2023 LIT Lighting Design Awards

News

DarkSky is delighted to be the recipient of the esteemed Spotlight Prize at the 2023 LIT Lighting Design Awards. …

November 29, 2023

Sinks Canyon State Park named first International Dark Sky Park in Wyoming

News

LANDER, WYOMING, USA Today, Sinks Canyon State Park achieved the honor of being designated Wyoming’s first-ever International Dark Sky …

November 20, 2023

Saguaro National Park becomes world’s ninth Urban Night Sky Place

News

TUCSON, ARIZONA, USA The National Park Service and DarkSky International are pleased to announce Saguaro National Park’s certification as …

November 13, 2023

Sopotnia Wielka becomes the first International Dark Sky Community in Poland

News

SOPOTNIA WIELKA, Jeleśnia, Poland Sopotnia Wielka, in Jeleśnia, Poland, has been officially designated as an International Dark Sky Community …

November 11, 2023

Parque Ecológico Joya-La Barreta: Mexico’s first Urban Night Sky Place

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QUERETARO, MEXICO Parque Ecológico Joya-La Barreta recreational park near Querétaro, México, was recognized as an Urban Night Sky Place …

September 29, 2023

Vercors named fifth International Dark Sky Reserve in France

Press release

AUVERGNE-RHÔNE-ALPES REGION, FRANCE The Regional Natural Park of Vercors has been designated as an International Dark Sky Reserve by …

September 26, 2023

Under One Sky 2023 Conference keynotes announced

News

We are excited for this year’s upcoming Under One Sky Conference and are thrilled to announce Jo Marchant and …

September 19, 2023

Parc national du Mont-Tremblant becomes Canada’s sixth certified International Dark Sky Place

International Dark Sky Places

Parc national du Mont-Tremblant was certified as Canada's third International Dark Sky Park and sixth International Dark Sky Place.

August 30, 2023

How a small town in the U.S. came to endorse the Five Principles for Responsible Outdoor Lighting

News

Like most of you, I’ve struggled for years to find a way to get my city — the small …

August 26, 2023

Minami-Rokuroshi in Ono City certified as Japan’s first Urban Night Sky Place

International Dark Sky Places

Minami-Rokuroshi was certified as an Urban Night Sky Place, the first in Asia and fourth overall IDSP in Japan.

August 21, 2023

Elizabeth van Heerden: A personal journey through an IDSP application

Human Health

Elizabeth shares her story of becoming a volunteer of the Naramata Dark Sky Initiative, including tips on how to …

July 26, 2023

Welcome to our new website

DarkSky Updates

We’re making improvements to the website. These improvements will take time and come in stages. You might have noticed …

July 25, 2023