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Natural Night Preserves
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Credit: Cindy & Dan Duriscoe and the NPS Dark Sky Team

Out state and national parks are some of the only places we can go to experience a truly dark night and a naturally dark sky.

National Park Service Interim Outdoor Lighting Guidelines (DRAFT) 1/30/2007

Natural Night Preserves (Dark Sky Preserves)
Lake Hudson Dark Sky Preserve - The Dark Sky Preserve at Lake Hudson State Recreation Area near Clayton, Michigan, is our nations first "Dark Sky Preserve". Michiganâ€™s First Dark Sky Preserve - by The Amateur Astronomers of Jackson	Link To
Torrance Barrens - Dark Sky Reserve - The Torrance Barrens is a Conservation Reserve consisting of 1990 hectares of crown land south-east of Bala, which is administered by the Province of Ontario. The first of its kind in Canada, the Torrance Barrens is now officially recognized as a Dark Sky Reserve.	Link To
McDonald Dark Sky Park - The park is tucked against Sumas Mountain, mid-way between the cities of Abbotsford and Chilliwack, British Columbia.	Link To

Our State and National Parks as Natural Night Preserves
Promoting and Protecting Dark Night Skies in Our National Parks - by National Park Trust (NPT)	Link To
National Park Service: Natural Lightscapes, a product of our NPS Night Sky Team, â€œStarry night skies and natural darkness are part of the special places we protect. National Parks hold some of the last remaining harbors of darkness and provide an excellent opportunity for the public to experience this disappearing resource.â€�	Link To
Night Sky Quality Monitoring at Death Valley NP, California	Link To
Possible light pollution in Death Valley National Park as Las Vegas grows Video and Story CaliforniaConnected PBS	Link To
Night Sky Quality Monitoring at Joshua Tree NP, California	Link To
Night Sky Quality Monitoring at Lava Beds National Monument , California Live Web Cam at Lava Beds National Monument, Lava Beds National Monument Web Site	Link To
Night Sky Quality Monitoring at Mojave NPres, California	Link To
Night Sky Quality Monitoring at Sequoia/Kings Canyon NP, California	Link To
Night Sky Quality Monitoring at Lassen Volcanic NP, California	Link To
Night Sky Quality Monitoring at Yosemite NP, California	Link To
Links
National parks assess an emerging problem -- Light: Harder to spot stars as dark of night fades
Hodgdon Meadow Trailer Replacement & Utilities Improvement Project Environmental Assessment July 2007 .pdf Search this PDF for "Lighting" Improper outdoor lighting can impede the view and visitor enjoyment of a natural dark night sky. Recognizing the roles that light and dark periods and darkness play in natural resource processes and the evolution of species, the Service will protect natural darkness and other components of the natural lightscape in parks. ...
Dark Sky Parks and Preserves , at darksky.org	LinkTo
Media Coverage
New Dark Sky Preserve Sherwood Park News, Canada - Sep 13, 2006 ... The area was designated a dark sky preserve to reduce light pollution over the area, which will in turn make the stars more visible over the area, and create a ...	LinkTo
Where the Stars Come Out ABC News - Sep 13, 2006 ... dedicated to preserving the night sky and offering stargazers a place to view the heavens with as little interference from man-made light pollution as possible ...	LinkTo