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Dark Skies A Sign of The Times
by Jeff Pregler, AICP, Sierra Vista, AZ Originally posted on The Western Planner Part of the mystique of living in the western United States is the large expanses of undeveloped land and the seemingly pristine endless natural features. In fact, many states often identify themselves by these features such as Montana’s Big Sky Country or…
New Dark Sky Planning Guide
The Utah Rural Planning Group, a project of Housing and Community Development in the Utah Community Development Office, recently published a Dark Sky Planning Guide for local leaders interested in dark sky planning. Check it out here! (http://www.ruralplanning.org/assets/dark-sky-assessment-guide—web.pdf) For more information please visit the Utah Rural Planning Group website at http://www.ruralplanning.org/ or contact Aubrey Larsen…
New Dark Sky Assessment Guide
The Rural Planning Group, a project of Housing and Community Development in the Utah Community Development Office, created a wonderful Dark Sky Assessment Guide for communities interested in dark sky protections. Check it out here! (http://www.ruralplanning.org/assets/dark-sky-assessment-guide—web.pdf) For more information please visit the Utah Community Development Office website at http://www.ruralplanning.org/ or contact Aubrey Larsen at aubreychristensen@utah.gov. …
Debate team holds mock congress at League of Women Voters Event
By: by Rose Egelhoff Originally posted on The Times-Independent The League of Women Voters collaborated with the Grand County High School debate team to host an informational speech and mock congress on Nov. 13. The informational speech informed audience members about the use of light ordinances in protecting dark skies. In the mock congress, students debated a…
Darkness is worth protecting in the upper Ogden Valley
By: STANDARD-EXAMINER EDITORIAL BOARD Featured Image by: BENJAMIN ZACK/Standard-Examiner “Stars shine over the Northern Wasatch Mountains above North Fork Park in Eden. The park was designated as an International Dark Sky Park in 2015. Such a designation is rare for a location so close to an urban area. The glow from the lights of Ogden…
Helper as heart of darkness? Could be good idea
Originally posted on the Sun Advocate By: John Serfustini, Sun Advocate Editor If anyone should ask you how many public light fixtures there are in Helper, you can answer that there are 487 of them. Then you can add that 375 of them are on all night. But wait, there’s more. There are also data…
Utah Leads The World With Nine International Dark Sky Parks
Originally published on the IDA website Featured Image: The Milky Way arches across the sky as seen from Antelope Island State Park. Photo by Dan Ransom. Antelope Island State Park in Utah, U.S., has officially been awarded the title of International Dark Sky Park by IDA. It is the ninth such designation for Utah, more than…
IN DEFENSE OF DARK SKIES
Originally published on Sustainable Utah, a blog dedicated to Green News at the University of Utah run by the U’s Sustainability Office By: Colter Dye, Sustainability Ambassador Bridging the borders of three great North American ecosystems: the Great Basin, the Colorado Plateau, and the Rocky Mountains, Salt Lake City is a popular destination for…
FOX13 – Stargazing Hot Spots in Utah
With Cedar Breaks National Monument just being granted International Dark Sky Park designation, an honor reserved for the darkest skies and the most stunning starscapes, Utah is now home to eight of the nation’s sixteen parks. Emily Moench with Visit Utah talked about these parks and some stargazing events you can go to.Check out the interview with Emily…
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