Author: Drew Reagan | Page 11 | DarkSky International

A group of hikers silhouetted by the sunset and starry sky

Pledge to protect the night during International Dark Sky Week 2024

International Dark Sky Week

DarkSky International is celebrating International Dark Sky Week 2024 by urging people to take action to protect the night …

March 11, 2024

Day and night over Gantrisch, Switzerland

Gantrisch becomes first International Dark Sky Park in Switzerland

News

Berne, Switzerland Gantrisch Dark Sky Zone, Berne, Switzerland, was certified as an International Dark Sky Park today by DarkSky …

March 11, 2024

A star-filled night over Oregon Outback International Dark Sky Sanctuary

Oregon Outback becomes the largest International Dark Sky Sanctuary

News

Lake County, Oregon The Oregon Outback Dark Sky Network (ODSN) has completed the first phase of a multi-phased project …

March 11, 2024

An adult and child holding hands beneath a star-filled night sky.

Oregon Outback

Sanctuaries

U.S.A.

Eastern Lake County (Phase 1 of the proposed Oregon Outback International Dark Sky Sanctuary) is located in a remote …

March 11, 2024

Milky Way over Gantrisch Dark Sky Zone, Switzerland

Gantrisch Dark Sky Zone, Switzerland

Parks

Switzerland

The Gantrisch Dark Sky Zone spans 10,000 hectares (~104 square kilometers) in the Bernese Prealps, reaching across the Cantons …

March 8, 2024

Forested trail in Oxford, New Zealand

Oxford Forest Conservation Area named New Zealand’s second International Dark Sky Park

News

Oxford, New Zealand Oxford Forest Conservation Area, covering 11,350 hectares, has been certified as the newest International Dark Sky …

January 30, 2024

Matarkiki rising over the Oxford Foothills

Oxford Forest Conservation Area, New Zealand

Parks

New Zealand

The Oxford Forest Conservation Area is located in Oxford, North Canterbury, in the South Island of New Zealand. Its …

January 30, 2024

Arial view of a small town nestled between red rock desert mesas.

The Town of Castle Valley becomes Utah’s fourth International Dark Sky Community

News

Castle Valley, Utah The Town of Castle Valley proudly announces that it is now Utah’s fourth International Dark Sky …

January 27, 2024

Stars rotating in the night sky behind a rock tower.

Town of Castle Valley, Utah

Communities

U.S.A.

The Town of Castle Valley occupies 9.25 square miles of a 35 square mile valley bordered by two redrock …

January 27, 2024

Works change a street light in the dark sky community of Prestegne, Wales.

Presteigne and Norton is certified as the first International Dark Sky Community in Wales

News

Powys, Wales Presteigne and Norton became the first community in Wales to be designated as an International Dark Sky …

January 11, 2024

A drone aerial view of a street with dark sky friendly dim and warm lighting.

Presteigne & Norton Dark Sky Community, Wales

Communities

U.K.

The Presteigne & Norton Dark Sky Community is located in Powys, Wales’s largest and most rural county that borders …

January 11, 2024

Two people look at a star filled sky from a warm lit deck at night.

Pack your bags! The DarkSky Approved Lodging Program is now live.

News

On January 9th, 2023, DarkSky International officially launched the highly anticipated DarkSky Approved Lodging Program. This new program offers …

January 9, 2024