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Dawn Davis/Oregon State Parks Night camping under the stars at Prineville Reservoir State Park It s Oregon s first state park with that designation; Sunriver was first in the state PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department and the Oregon Chapter of the International Dark-Sky Association announced Friday that Prineville Reservoir State Park is now a certified International Dark Sky Park, making it the newest addition to the association s Dark Sky Places Program. Prineville Reservoir is the first Oregon state park and the second place in Oregon to be honored with the designation. The other is also in Central Oregon, as the community of Sunriver was named an International Dark Sky Place last year. ....
May 7, 2021 GMT PRINEVILLE, Ore. (AP) Prineville Reservoir State Park has been certified as an International Dark Sky Park and is the first Oregon park to make the list of the places around the world with the least nighttime light pollution. The certification recognizes the exceptional quality of the park’s night skies as well as efforts to install environmentally responsible lighting and educate the public about light pollution. Prineville Reservoir joins only 174 locations worldwide to have followed the rigorous application program. The park’s location in central Oregon, which is booming in population, makes it more critical as a place to enjoy star-gazing without light pollution, according to the Dark-Sky Association. To compete for the designation, park staff had to replace harsh outdoor lights with soft yellow and red lighting to reduce skyglow, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department said in a statement. ....