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Aoraki Mackenzie

Reserves

New Zealand

The Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve is comprised of Aoraki / Mt. Cook National Park and the Mackenzie …

January 20, 2015

Westhavelland

Reserves

Germany

Westhavelland Nature Park is the largest protected area in the German federal state of Brandenburg and comprises the largest …

January 20, 2015

Exmoor National Park

Reserves

U.K.

Located in the southwest of England in the counties of Somerset and Devon, Exmoor National Park enjoys some of …

January 20, 2015

Mont-Mégantic

Reserves

Canada

Mont-Mégantic, the world’s first International Dark Sky Reserve, encompasses the regional county municipalities of Granit and Haut-Saint-François and of …

January 20, 2015

Big Bend National Park

Parks

U.S.A.

This U.S. national park renowned for its hiking and backpacking trails nestles in the “Big Bend” of the Rio …

January 14, 2015

Chasing Cosmic Light In Dark Sky Parks And Reserves

News

Much of our world is now awash in artificial light at night, the result of more than a century …

January 13, 2015

Death Valley National Park

Parks

U.S.A.

Death Valley National Park is distant enough from the large cities of the southwest so that much of the …

January 13, 2015

IDA Welcomes Seasoned Nonprofit Leader J. Scott Feierabend as New Executive Director

News

Tucson, AZ 13 January 2015 – The International Dark Sky Association, a leader in night sky preservation, is excited …

January 13, 2015

Board of Directors

About

Meet the people that make up the 2021 International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) Board of Directors including President Diane Knutson.

August 18, 2025

IDA Issues New Standards on Blue Light at Night

News

New rules strengthen IDA’s Fixture Seal of Approval program. TUCSON, AZ 01 December 2014 — The International Dark-Sky Association …

December 1, 2014

Arizona’s Oracle State Park Named World’s Twentieth International Dark Sky Park

News

TUCSON, Ariz., and ORACLE, Ariz. 12 November 2014 — Nestled between the bright cities of Phoenix and Tucson, Oracle …

November 12, 2014

IDA Responds to 2014 Nobel Prize for Physics

News

Tucson, AZ 7 October, 2014 –The Nobel Committee announced today that it has awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize for …

October 7, 2014