Natural Night Sky Preservation

Since Venezuela has been in the news lately, I thought I’d share a memory of star gazing there. Way back in 2009, I was lucky enough to join a Venezuelan birdwatching trip. The tour flew into Caracas then took puddle jumper planes to a nature ranch in the interior. By day I thrilled to see scarlet macaws and capybaras. On night birding excursions, I experienced some of the darkest skies I’ve ever see. Venezuela sits just above the equator so much of the sky was familiar to a

Last night, we went to a presentation at King’s Gap State Park focused on nocturnal bugs. The first segment offered information and urged us not to fear bugs, as they are mostly harmless.

A couple of nights ago, we drove out to where the Appalachian Trail crosses the Cumberland Valley near Boiling Springs, PA. We pulled the truck over right at the AT sign and got out to admire the night sky.