Natural Bridge, Sky Meadows awarded International Dark Sky status
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Dark sky over Mt. Bleak House at Sky Meadows State Park. Photo courtesy Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation.
Nighttime light pollution is common east of the Mississippi River, and natural nighttime darkness is disappearing, making stargazing more difficult.
International Dark Sky designation recognizes areas and organizations working to maintain spaces where the public can see stars more easily.
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A Win-win for the Winged Ones (Aircraft and Birds)
Visitors to
Sky Meadows State Park are likely to look to the sky and catch a glimpse of one of several raptor species, birds of prey, which call the park home. While the park has over 20 species of raptors, some of these soaring hunters have found themselves here with the help of human intervention.
Since 2014, 653 raptors have been relocated to Sky Meadows from Dulles International Airport.
There is a little-known, but incredibly important, conservation effort underway through a long-standing partnership with wildlife scientists at the U.S. Department of Agriculture to protect these precious predators. Ryan Stewart is a Wildlife Biologist and describes the project this way:
No crowds, no bugs, a roaring fire under the stars: What’s not to like about winter camping?
Published Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021, 11:50 am
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Backpackers head into the Pennsylvania woods. (Bay Journal photo by Ad Crable)
For 21 years, I have led an overnight backpacking excursion to a different wild spot in Pennsylvania on a cold, preferably snowy, winter weekend.
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