Join Michigan Dark Skies at the Plymouth District Library, 223 South Main St, Plymouth at 7pm, Wed, April 23. Annie Blackwell will present an overview of light pollution and why it’s a serious issue for health and the environment. https://plymouth.librarycalendar.com/event/michigan-dark-skies-23674
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.
On June 27, the State of Connecticut passed a law implementing year-round lighting curfews for all state-owned buildings. It is the fourth state after New York, Illinois, and Minnesota to implement nighttime lighting laws to protect birds and reduce light pollution.
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.
Light pollution is increasing globally at a staggering rate of 10% per year, especially in North America, according to a new study in Science (Kyba et al. 2023) that is widely reported in the media.
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
A single satellite launched on Sept 9, 2022, could at times outshine all the stars and planets in the night sky, according to New Scientist and other sources.
Dung beetles navigate by the Milky Way when there is no moon, as reported by SpaceWeather.com.
