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News Release Day: August 12, 2021
Contact: Gina Kerzman, 406-888-5838
WEST GLACIER, Mont. [August 12, 2021] – Today, Waterton Lakes Countrywide Park (Alberta, Canada) and Glacier Countrywide Park (Montana, United states of america) are happy to announce that they have been given complete certification as an Intercontinental Darkish Sky Park, after conference the Worldwide Dim Sky Association (IDA) outside lights demands.
Waterton-Glacier Intercontinental Dark Sky Park has installed darkish sky-pleasant lights though making sure lights utilized is necessary for general public security. These lights and fixtures lower the harmful impacts of synthetic lighting on wildlife, shield human wellbeing and preserve night time skies for optimal viewing.
Parks Canada is adding to its standing as an intercontinental chief in the preservation of evening skies with this certification in Waterton Lakes Nationwide Park. In 2021, new LED streetlights have been installed in Waterton Lakes in accordance with Parks Canada outside lighting rules and IDA expectations. This finished the needs for certification as a dark sky park. Waterton Lakes’ new streetlights element a custom made LED colour temperature, Computer system Amber (1650K). Parks Canada will continue to replace park lights with these new LEDs more than time. With this certification, Waterton Lakes joins 12 other Parks Canada-administered sites with dark sky designations.
In Glacier Nationwide Park, new LED streetlights had been mounted in the West Glacier headquarters region and park residences obtained either new, darkish sky-pleasant fixtures and LED bulbs, or simply just experienced the present bulbs changed. On top of that, substitution fixtures have been acquired for the East Glacier, St. Mary, and Several Glacier locations of the park for installation afterwards this year.
Dark Sky Park certification assists elevate consciousness about light pollution and highlights how Waterton-Glacier International Dark Sky Park is minimizing the impacts of outside lighting. It also delivers possibilities for people to experience the evening sky at its very best in both equally parks.
Offers:
“The darkish skies in the Waterton–Glacier Worldwide Peace Park truly are stunning. Designation of the Peace Park as the world’s 1st global transboundary Dark Sky Park displays the world our motivation to shielding the ecosystem, even though offering alternatives for guests to hook up with character, even at evening.”
Ron Hallman
President & Main Govt Officer, Parks Canada
“Dark night time skies are an essential wilderness characteristic at Glacier Countrywide Park. Clearly seeing the expanse of the universe boosts a person’s feeling of solitude nicely outside of that of the terrestrial landscape. A Darkish Skies designation aids Intercontinental Peace Park website visitors in obtaining their possess wilderness solitude.”
Pete Webster
Performing Superintendent, Glacier Countrywide Park
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Waterton Lakes Nationwide Park and Glacier Nationwide Park now keep 4 joint designations: International Peace Park, Biosphere Reserve and Globe Heritage Web page, and the first transboundary IDA Worldwide Dim Sky Park.
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Darkish Sky initiatives improve ecological health and fitness, specially for nocturnal animals, reward human well being, cut down electricity squander and present night sky viewing opportunities.
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Light-weight pollution is synthetic light-weight directed in direction of the sky, representing vitality inefficiency and waste. Darkish sky-compliant lights lowers light’s impact on the evening sky by lessening glow and commonly directing light-weight downward.
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Unnecessary synthetic light-weight at evening can affect ecological wellness as effectively as wildlife conduct and patterns. It has destructive outcomes on human beings and nocturnal animals as a number of species depend on darkness for foraging, mating and migration.
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Contacts:
Dallas Meidinger
Partnering, Engagement and Communications Officer, Waterton Lakes Subject Unit
Parks Canada Agency
403-632-5026
[email protected]
Media Relations
Parks Canada Company
855-862-1812
computer system.medias-media.personal [email protected]
Gina Kerzman
Community Affairs Officer, Glacier Countrywide Park
406-888-5838
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