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Turning Off the Lights at Chaco
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Turning Off the Lights at Chaco
•Problem: impacts to night skies; impacts to wildlife; impacts to vegetation
•Management Strategies: increase supply; reduce the impact of use
•Management Practices: facility development/ site design/maintenance; information/ education
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Turning Off the Lights at Chaco
•Chaco Culture National Historical Park•1907•World Heritage Site
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Chaco Culture National Historical Park
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Turning Off the Lights at Chaco
•Importance of “natural darkness”•Internal and external threats•Retrofitting park lighting (shielding, motion sensors, removal)
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Turning Off the Lights at Chaco
•Stimulated changes throughout NPS•Interpretive programs, “star parties”, observatory
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Andromeda Galaxy taken from Chaco Observatory
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Turning Off the Lights at Chaco•New Mexico Night Sky Protection Act•New Mexico Heritage Preservation Alliance
•National Parks Conservation Association•NPS Night Sky Team•National Parks Milky Way Posters•International Dark-Sky Association•George Wright Forum Article