What better way to celebrate International Dark Sky Week than with and announcement that the National Park Service is teaming up with Illuminating Engineering Society to develop night sky-friendly lighting standards that will improve outdoor lighting in national parks without affecting your ability to stargaze.

Yosemite National Park will return to a reservation system for park visitors towards the end of May as the staff continues to work to reduce the spread of Covid-19.

Biscayne National Park will be embarking upon a $6.3 million hurricane repair project in late April to address sea-level rise and improve the park’s ability to withstand high-intensity storms.

“Half the park is after dark.” April 5 – 12 marks International Dark Sky Week 2021, a celebration of the vast, wondrous, starry sky above us. Perhaps you are even planning a visit to a National Park Service unit that's been designated an International Dark Sky Park. This special week also emphasizes how light pollution hampers our ability to see the stars and produces harmful consequences to all living things.