MLive reports that Keweenaw Mountain Lodge on the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is working toward approval for Dark Sky Park status from the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA). They would be the third IDA Dark Sky Park after Headlands and T. K. Lawless.
Popular Science provides an overview of the International Dark-Sky Association’s Dark Sky Places program. The IDA Dark Sky Parks in Michigan are Headlands in Emmet County and Dr. T. K. Lawless in Cass County.
A new dark-sky group in Chelsea has organized and has recommended a few revisions to the Chelsea Zoning Ordinance to improve and update the lighting ordinance. They described their efforts at the March 13 Chelsea Community Forum. Contact [email protected] for more info, or to join.
March 15 – May 31 is Safe Passage Great Lakes Days: Ann Arbor and State of Michigan ask owners of tall buildings to turn off lights to save migrating birds. The fall dates are August 15 – October 31. Reported by Channel 4 Click on Detroit.
On February 25 at 7pm, Gillen Brown will give a virtual presentation on Light Pollution at the Plymouth District Library. Please register in advance to join remotely. Check it out for an overview of the issues!
The UN conference, “Dark and Quiet Skies for Science and Society” was held on-line Oct 5-9, 2020. All presentations are posted in both video and pdf format.
Marijuana greenhouses in Leamington, Ontario are causing magenta light pollution, visible in Michigan. It’s hoped that new local ordinances will limit proliferation of this problem.
Maps and forecasts for bird migration in the US are available on-line from Colorado State University for use in lights-out initiatives.
Tue, Sept 8 at 7:00 pm, Sally Oey will present remotely at Oakland Audubon Society on “Preserving Michigan’s Dark sky Heritage”: https://www.oaklandaudubon.org/meetings
A project to install new LED streetlights on Maui failed to consider the environmental impact in violation of state law. The color is harmful to sea turtles and birds, among other wildlife.
