The Adirondack Park is perhaps the only place east of Indiana where one can experience a truly dark sky at night. Today John Winkler outlined the different forms of light pollution and how it impacts the lives of both people and animals. A project is underway to educate and remediate sources of glare, skyglow and light trespass by choosing wisely types of illumination and placing lights in a way where the output remains useful but focused. One of the attached pictures shows how the Adirondacks stand out as dark alongside the rest of our geographic area but how the Tri-Lakes communities "stand out" amongst the darkness. Very useful information was learned about the project and what individuals can do now to reduce the level of light pollution in our area, enabling the stars to really "shine" at night. A recent article in the Lake Placid news provides more background. https://bit.ly/41gAydN For more information or ways you can help, write http://darkskieslp@gmail.com
