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Learn how light pollution impacts our everyday lives by
wasting energy, impacting animal and plant behavior and
destroying our night sky. We hope that you will join our
efforts to fight light pollution in Missouri!
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Our Missouri Chapter has just reached its first birthday! Like any toddler, we need support to help our chapter grow. #Get Involved
Light Pollution
What is your biggest concern regarding artificial light at night?
| 13 Jan 2020 07:00PM - 08:00PM Webster Groves Garden Club |
| 21 Jan 2020 06:30PM - 07:30PM Great Rivers Master Naturalists |
| 25 Jan 2020 02:00PM - 03:00PM Vanishing Night Sky - Daniel Boone Library, St. Louis |
| 27 Jan 2020 07:00PM - 08:00PM Vanishing Night Sky - Grants View Library, St. Louis |
| 16 Mar 2020 07:00PM - 08:00PM Vanishing Night Sky - Prairie Commons Library, St. Louis |
Learn more about light pollution issues in Missouri and make a difference by getting involved:
Join IDA at the global level and automatically become a member of Missouri Chapter if you live in Missouri.
How dark is our night sky? We have deployed Sky Quality Meters throughout Missouri to collect sky brightness data for scientific analysis and to help implement programs to reduce light pollution.
An estimated 600 millions birds in the U.S. die each year from collisions with buildings during spring/fall migration. Our "Lights Out" campaign aims to make their migration safer.
Become a citizen scientist! Explore projects that will help you measure and better understand light pollution and how it can serious consequences for life on Earth.
What to find the darkest places on Earth to view the stars? Explore the brightest and darkest places on Earth using this easy-to-understand, color coded map that zooms to street level.
Learn responsible lighting basics, what a "Bortle Scale" means, how to handle a "Light Trespass Problem" and more by exploring our Learning Center.
Explore our growing list of links to other websites that includes articles, maps, lists and more related to light pollution..
