Keep the U.P. Wild is organizing a lobbying blitz on Sep 19 to advocate for a National Wilderness Area in the U.P. For more info, and to join the emails to your Congressional delegation, go to the event website.
Some LED streetlights across the country are turning purple as they age. If this is happening near you, contact your local authority to replace. Blue and purple light is a form of light pollution that is detrimental to the ecosystem and human health.
A Michigan state-wide chapter of the International Dark-Sky Association has formed! It is DarkSky Michigan and provides networking and social media community for dark-sky advocates. (Not to be confused with Michigan Dark Skies!)
Homeowners in Scio Township, Michigan are suing the county road commission because of light trespass and glare, as reported by MLive.
Oct 21, 7:30 – 9:30 pm Belle Isle Nature Center in Detroit will host another nighttime event for families to see Jupiter and Saturn through telescopes, see bats and other wildlife (Bat Week is Oct 24 – 31) and learn about science from the James Webb Space Telescope. Register here for tickets to this free
The project will adversely affect Headlands International Dark-Sky Park. Please register your concern HERE by Oct 14.
As of June 10, Michigan State Parks that are Dark-Sky Preserves are now open 24 hours to allow people to experience the natural night sky.
The International Dark-Sky Association has named Keweenaw International Dark Sky Park based at Keweenaw Mountain Lodge in Copper Harbor, MI in the U.P. as the newest dark-sky park in Michigan!
Wed, May 18 at 7 pm: Gillen Brown will present on Light Pollution and Michigan’s Dark Skies at Brighton District Library, 100 Library Dr, Brighton. This event is in person.
The Free Press reports that Detroit is #2 in light pollution nationwide, according to SavvySleeper.org (see previous post). The Freep article discusses holiday lighting, the new Ann Arbor lighting ordinance, and Detroit light pollution.
