This past month, DarkSky Colorado sponsored three moth awareness events: “Mothapalooza,” “Moth Magic,” and “A Big Day of Bugs.” These events featured the University of Colorado’s Assistant Professor of Entomology Dr. Ryan St. Laurent, who helped the guests learn about Colorado moths as nocturnal pollinators, and the variety of moth species that can be found in Colorado.
By: Weylin Ryan The Light Revolution We Didn’t Ask For Humans have always found ways to illuminate the darkness, but something fundamental shifted with electricity’s arrival. Artificial lighting now increases by up to 20% annually in some regions, creating a new form of pollution we’re only beginning to understand. This isn’t just about missing stars; […]
By Bob Falcone “Welcome to Colorful Colorado,” greets everyone who enters the state on any of the major highways. The state’s colors inspired Katherine Lee Bates to write “America the Beautiful” after seeing the purple mountains majesty and amber waves of grain from the summit of Pikes Peak. Colorado is indeed colorful, and likely much […]
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 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…
