If you’re debating whether to spend two months’ salary to go on a guided Ayahuasca retreat in Costa Rica, try just spending a couple of evenings stargazing at a Dark Sky site first. The second annual Lake City Star Fest in June of 2024 was my first stargazing festival. Due to the constraints of driving […]
Revitalize your soul with this guide to watching the night sky sparkle By John Garvey Until very recently, children in all but the largest cities could see the Milky Way from their backyards on clear summer evenings. I know this because I was one of them (children, not cities). In many parts of the U.S., […]
by John Garvey, DarkSky Colorado President, [email protected] My kids and I sometimes play a game where we jump on the trampoline and see who can go the longest without smiling. Nobody can last very long. It was inspired by the song “Trampoline,” by Forest Sun, which goes like this: “It’s impossible not to smile when you’re […]
By Deborah Huth Price Reprinted from the April issue of the Lyons Redstone Review Spring bird migration is in full swing, and while you may see some flocks of birds flying overhead on their journeys, most of these travelers fly unseen after dark. It may seem counterintuitive that songbirds migrate without the light of day, […]
Elected officials in Breckenridge and Frisco are answering a call from a group of passionate locals who have been pushing for local municipalities to seek DarkSky certification. In showing interest, the towns join an international effort geared toward reducing light pollution for the sake of environmental and human health, advocates say…
By Joshua Korber Hoffman, CNN 6 minute read Published 4:27 AM EST, Wed February 5, 2025 Editor’s Note: Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series committed to reporting on the environmental challenges facing our planet, together with the solutions. Rolex’s Perpetual Planet Initiative has partnered with CNN to drive awareness and education around key sustainability issues and […]
