Posted by admin | Oct 30, 2019 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, Native Landscapes, News, Night Skies, Scenic Beauty, Wildlife
Conventional wisdom has long held that deer are more active on moonlit nights and most active under a full moon. The day after, the conjecture followed, deer move around less in the daylight. Some hunters staked their outdoors reputations in support of the theory, as...
Posted by admin | Oct 23, 2019 | Legislature and Regulation, News, Night Skies, Planning and Development, Scenic Beauty
“I feel like we’re protecting the last tree, in a way.” That’s what Flagstaff, Arizona, city council member Austin Aslan said at a recent meeting. The subject of that earnest statement might surprise you: it was streetlights. To be more specific, he was talking about...
Posted by admin | Oct 3, 2019 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, News, Night Skies, Public Lands, Scenic Beauty
Lots of hard work went into making Grand Canyon an even better place to enjoy the night sky in recent years and that effort has been recognized. Grand Canyon National Park has been named Dark Sky Place of the Year by the International Dark-Sky Association. The park...
Posted by admin | Oct 1, 2019 | News, Night Skies, Scenic Beauty
Almost 150 municipalities in greater Geneva will hold a planned blackout on Thursday night to raise public awareness of the negative effects of light pollution. Authorities across much of greater Geneva will switch off public lighting on the night of Thursday...
Posted by admin | Sep 5, 2019 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, News, Night Skies, Scenic Beauty, Wildlife
Barn owls are skilled nocturnal hunters, swooping across open landscapes to scout out small rodents that scurry below. But scientists have long been puzzled by a trait that seems like it would work against the birds during their nighttime prowls. Some barn owls boast...
Posted by admin | Aug 22, 2019 | News, Night Skies, Scenic Beauty
Wednesday (Aug. 21) marked the two-year anniversary of the Great American Solar Eclipse, and if you are eager to view the next celestial sensation to cross the North American skies, get ready for another eclipse treat on April 8, 2024. According to a study led by...