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New National Monuments Protect Southern California Dark Skies

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Last fall, we asked you to contact President Barack Obama and Interior Secretary Sally Jewell to voice support for …

February 12, 2016

Cosmic Campground

Sanctuaries

U.S.A.

The Cosmic Campground is a 1.42 hectare (3.5 acre) site in the Gila National Forest of western New Mexico, …

January 14, 2016

IDA Designates First U.S. International Dark Sky Sanctuary In New Mexico

Press release

IDA is pleased to announce the designation of the Cosmic Campground as an International Dark Sky Sanctuary. It is …

January 14, 2016

Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park Named Florida’s First Dark Sky Place

Press release

Dark skies have rapidly vanished in the eastern United States, leaving very few locations relatively untouched by the effects …

January 6, 2016

Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park

Parks

U.S.A.

Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park (KPPSP), a 58,000 acre property in central Florida, is one of the largest parks …

January 6, 2016

Horseshoe Bay, Texas

Communities

U.S.A.

Horseshoe Bay is a community of 3,500 people located in the Hill Country along the shore of Lake Lyndon …

November 19, 2015

UBarU Camp and Retreat Center Named Dark Sky Park

Press release

TUCSON, AZ (2 November 2015) – The International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) has named the UBarU Camp and Retreat Center …

November 2, 2015

UBarU Camp and Retreat Center

Parks

U.S.A.

The UBarU Camp and Retreat Center UBarU is a 57.5-hectare (142-acre) property in southwest Gillespie County, Texas, owned and …

November 2, 2015

Lost Creek, Texas, Named Dark Sky Friendly Development of Distinction

Press release

AUSTIN, Tex. and TUCSON, Ariz. (24 September 2015) – Despite the urban sprawl of the Austin metro area, some …

September 24, 2015

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park Receives International Dark Sky Park Designation

Press release

MONTROSE, Colo., and TUCSON, Ariz. (8 September 2015) – The International Dark-Sky Association and Black Canyon of the Gunnison …

September 8, 2015

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

Parks

U.S.A.

Black Canyon of The Gunnison is a 12,440-hectare U.S. National Park situated in a part of western Colorado. At …

September 8, 2015

Canyonlands National Park

Parks

U.S.A.

Canyonlands National Park preserves a series of canyons, mesas and other landforms the confluence of the Colorado River and …

August 31, 2015