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Galloway Forest Park

Parks

U.K.

Galloway Forest Park, established in 1947, is located in southern Scotland in the Dumfries and Galloway council area and …

April 24, 2015

Enchanted Rock State Natural Area

Parks

U.S.A.

Enchanted Rock State Natural Area, named for its giant pink granite dome rising from the Llano Uplift, spans the …

April 24, 2015

Eifel National Park

Parks

Germany

Eifel is the first and only German national park in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is also …

April 24, 2015

Copper Breaks State Park

Parks

U.S.A.

Copper Breaks State Park, located in northern Texas some 21km south of the town of Quanah, contains two small …

April 24, 2015

Clayton Lake State Park

Parks

U.S.A.

Clayton Lake State Park, located in Union County, New Mexico, is a place of rolling grasslands, volcanic rocks, and …

April 24, 2015

Cherry Springs State Park

Parks

U.S.A.

Due to its exceptionally dark skies, Cherry Springs State Park is one of the best places in the eastern …

April 24, 2015

Chaco Culture National Historical Park

Parks

U.S.A.

Chaco Culture National Historical Park is home to many ancient wonders including the ruins of a civilization that thrived …

April 24, 2015

Capitol Reef National Park

Parks

U.S.A.

Capitol Reef National Park sprawls over 98,000 hectares of federal land in southern central Utah. It is named for …

April 24, 2015

Mayland Earth to Sky Park & Bare Dark Sky Observatory

Parks

U.S.A.

Mayland Earth to Sky Park & Bare Dark Sky Observatory, formerly the Blue Ridge Observatory and Star Park, is …

April 24, 2015

Natural Bridges National Monument

Parks

U.S.A.

Natural Bridges National Monument, the world’s first International Dark Sky Park, is located on the Colorado Plateau in the …

April 24, 2015

NamibRand Nature Reserve

Reserves

Namibia

Namibiaʼs NamibRand Nature Reserve, one of Africaʼs largest private nature reserves, lies in one of the naturally darkest (yet …

April 24, 2015

World’s First ‘Dark Sky Nation’

Press release

TUCSON, Ariz., and FREDONIA, Ariz. (22 April 2015) – Efforts to preserve dark night skies for the benefit of …

April 22, 2015