Jul 2023

Astrophotography with Parisa Bajelan

Parisa Bajelan discuss the intersection of culture, astrophotography, and dark skies.

Members can access a recording of this presentation; please contact Allison Bressler.

Jun 2023

Lights Out! with Chloe Crumley

Chloe Crumley from Audubon Texas will discuss Lights Out! programs and the impact that intrusive lighting at night has on birds. In addition, she will talk about what Audubon Texas is doing to increase participation in Lights Out! Texas.

Members can access a recording of this presentation; please contact Allison Bressler.

May 2023

Community Engagement in Dark Skies

Join us as Wiwat Changtrakul (Dark Sky Thailand), Kerem Asfuroglu (Dark Source), and Michael Rymer (International Dark Sky Association and Dark Sky Colorado) speak about the importance of engaging your community in dark skies. We will discuss methods to increase participation, ways to get started, and some of the exciting work that our panelists have accomplished!

Members can access a recording of this presentation; please contact Allison Bressler.

Apr 2023

The Environment and Dark Skies with Travis Longcore

Travis Longcore, environmental scientist and advocate, will present the ways that dark skies help with ecological management.

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Mar 2023

Women in Dark Skies with Georgia MacMillan + panel

An amazing panel of women in the dark sky movement hosted by Georgia MacMillan.

Georgia MacMillan is the co-founder of Terra Firma Ireland, a social enterprise for sustainable astro-tourism in addition to leading the push to establish the Mayo Dark Sky Park. She currently serves as the Mayo Dark Sky Park Development Officer. 

Ada Blair lives in the Scottish Borders and is a psychotherapist, group facilitator and trainer working in higher education, the not-for-profit sector and private practice. She is the author of ‘Sark in the Dark: Wellbeing and Community on the Dark Sky Island of Sark’.

Anna Levin is an author and editor based in Scotland and specializing in environmental journalism and people’s connections to the natural world. Her book ‘Incandescent – We Need to Talk about Light‘ explores the consequences of excess artificial light on nature, our built environment, human health and well*being. She has a longstanding passion for aquatic mammals and is currently writing about the effect of light pollution on the watery environment, from her local river to the world’s oceans.

Marnie Ogg is the co-founder of Australasian Dark Sky Alliance, the first charity of its kind in Australia. She has received two Dark Sky Defender Awards, and has been a finalist in the Small Business Awards for her personal and board efforts in conserving the night environment.

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Feb 2023

Light Justice with Lya Shaffer Osborn

Lya is a multidisciplinary designer, an advocate for design justice, and the founder of a collaborative, community-dedicated studio and workshop in Seattle, WA. She received a double M.F.A. in Lighting Design and Interior Design from Parsons The New School for Design. Lya’s thesis challenged the industry norms and incentives that have long defined a designer’s role in the community and proposed alternative modes of improving the accessibility of design resources to the historically underserved.

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Jan 2023

The New Year of Dark Skies with Ruskin Hartley, DarkSky CEO and Executive Director

Ruskin shared our progress in the past year, and discussed our new initiatives and moving the needle forward on addressing light pollution.

Members can access a recording of this presentation; please contact Allison Bressler.