U.S.A.

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

Canyonlands National Park Named International Dark Sky Park

Press release

CANYONLANDS NATIONAL PARK, Utah, and TUCSON, Ariz. (31 August 2015) – The International Dark-Sky Association has granted Gold-Tier International …

August 31, 2015

Dark Skies and Northern Lights

Astronomy

Jonathan Babb, a high school biology teacher from Tucson, Arizona, recently sent us this photo looking for a some …

August 4, 2015

Take Action to Prevent ‘Projecting Change’ in NYC

LEDs

A planned outdoor light projection event this Saturday, August 1, will bathe New York City’s iconic Empire State Building …

July 31, 2015