Date of Award
12-2019
Degree Type
Report
Degree Name
Master of Natural Resources (MNR)
Department
Natural Resources
Committee Chair(s)
Mark Brunson
Committee
Mark Brunson
Committee
Mark Larese-Casanova
Committee
Melanie Conrad
Abstract
Light pollution is causing the disappearance of dark night skies around the world. In the United States alone, 1/3 of people are unable to see the Milky Way where they live (Ramlagan, 2016). National Park Service sites contain some of the darkest skies in the country. Here at El Morro National Monument, these dark skies are a beautiful and healthy benefit to people in the local community and visitors traveling from afar. El Morro’s current park legislation does not include specific measures of protection for the night sky. This capstone project will create a baseline data set of night sky measurements, produce an interpretive program and webpage, implement stronger night sky protection and preservation standards into park management documents, and help El Morro become an International Dark Sky Park.
Recommended Citation
Kobinsky, Leslie, "Assessing & Protecting Dark Night Skies in El Morro National Monument" (2019). All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023. 1433.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/gradreports/1433
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