How to Bring Back the Stars: A Guide to Dark Sky Advocacy

Send us Fan Mailhttps://darksky.org/resources/what-is-light-pollution/light-pollution-solutions/In this episode we speak with DarkSky International Delegate and Astrobackyard Co-creator Ashley Northcotte about our shared interest in protecting our nighttime skies from light pollution and how we all can play a role to “Bring back the night for the Wildlife, the wonder, and the world we share.”Watch the video version of the podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/6K-FUpH-H8Y DarkSky Approved Lodging - https://darksky.org/what-we-do/darksky-approved/lodging/Find a DarkSky Place: https://darksky.org/what-we-do/international-dark-sky-places/all-places/ Apply for Dark Sky Place certification: https://darksky.org/what-we-do/international-dark-sky-places/apply/What is Light Pollution?  -  https://darksky.org/resources/what-is-light-pollution/Causes of Light Pollution- https://darksky.org/resources/what-is-light-pollution/causes/Effects of light pollution-  https://darksky.org/resources/what-is-light-pollution/effects/Based on Light Pollution and the Apparent Magnitude Scale - https://globeatnight.org/magnitudes/ Help Protect the Night - Citizen-Science with Globe at Night - https://globeatnight.org/Be solution-focused - https://darksky.org/resources/what-is-light-pollution/light-pollution-solutions/Five Principles of Responsible Outdoor Lighting- https://darksky.org/resources/guides-and-how-tos/lighting-principles/Apply for Dark Sky Place certification: https://darksky.org/what-we-do/international-dark-sky-places/apply/ How can we affect real change at the local/regional level? - Provide examples of successes. Outdoor Sports Lighting Program - https://darksky.org/what-we-do/darksky-approved/outdoor-sports-lighting/Become a DarkSky Member: https://darksky.org/ways-to-give/ Find your local chapter: https://darksky.org/who-we-are/chapters/ Become a DarkSky Advocate: https://darksky.org/who-we-are/advocates/ Find your DarkSky Delegate: https://darksky.org/who-we-are/delegates/Find a DarkSky Place: https://darksky.org/what-we-do/international-dark-sky-places/all-places/ Apply for Dark Sky Place certification: https://darksky.org/what-we-do/international-dark-sky-places/apply/ DarkSky Approved Lighting: https://darksky.org/what-we-do/darksky-approved/darksky-approvSupport the showCheck out the video version of this podcast on the Cosmos Safari YouTube Channel www.youtube.com/c/cosmossafari