MEDIA RELEASE City of Cottonwood 827 North Main Street Cottonwood, Arizona 86326 (928) 634-5526 COTTONWOOD, Arizona (December 5, 2019) The City of Cottonwood has become the newest addition to the International Dark Sky Places… Read more
Vrani Kamen (Croatia) Designated as International Dark Sky Park
PRESS RELEASE It is our great honour and pleasure to announce that Vrani kamen park has become the first International Dark Sky Park in Croatia to have earned a Gold Tier designation, according to strict… Read more
South Australia’s River Murray Designated First International Dark Sky Reserve in Australia
The River Murray region today received its status as the first International Dark Sky Reserve in Australia, only the sixteenth site in the world ever to receive this designation. “Today’s announcement of the River Murray… Read more
Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge named first-ever IDA Urban Night Sky Place
The International Dark-Sky Association is pleased to announce the certification of Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge as the organization’s first Urban Night Sky Place (UNSP). This designation is the first of its kind, developed… Read more
Cranborne Chase, UK, Designated as International Dark Sky Reserve
PRESS RELEASE New UK International Dark-Sky Reserve designated today Cranborne Chase becomes the first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in the country to be designated in its entirety as an International Dark-Sky Reserve 18 October… Read more
Fort Union National Monument Certified as an International Dark Sky Park
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: Sept. 4, 2019 Contact: Lorenzo Vigil, 505-425-8025, Lorenzo_vigil@nps.gov Watrous, NM – The National Park Service and the International Dark Sky Association are pleased to announce Fort Union National Monument as an International… Read more
Bryce Canyon National Park Certified as an International Dark Sky Park
August 13, 2019 For Immediate Release Peter Densmore (435) 834-4744 Bryce Canyon celebrates 50 years of night sky outreach and support BRYCE, UT – The National Park Service and the International Dark-Sky Association are pleased… Read more
Hehuan Mountain becomes Taiwan’s first International Dark Sky Park
Original text has been translated from Mandarin to English Hehuan Mountain becomes the first designated International Dark Sky Park in Taiwan. In the congratulatory letter from the International Dark-Sky Association’s Executive Director Ruskin K. Hartley… Read more
International Dark Sky Park Offers Sky and Earth Camp for Youth this Summer
The UBarU Camp and Retreat Center is a 144-acre property located in Texas Hill Country. Owned and operated by the Unitarian Universalist Friends Retreat Foundation, UBarU was designated as an International Dark Sky Park in… Read more
Arches National Park Certified as an International Dark Sky Park
Southeast Utah Group News Release Release date: July 5, 2019 Contact(s): Kate Cannon 435-719-2101, Nathan Ament 435-719-2227 MOAB, UT— The National Park Service and the International Dark-Sky Association are pleased to announce Arches National Park as an… Read more