It also joins 83 locations worldwide that have won the coveted designation, including Warrumbungle National Park in Australia, Yeongyang Firefly Eco Park in South Korea and Zselic National Landscape Protection Area in Hungary. The Dark Sky designation is part of a growing movement across the nation and around the world that wants skies illuminated by stars. That’s because their application for Dark Sky status “involved the most complex set of circumstances we’ve ever had to consider anywhere in the world,” said John Barentine, program manager for the Dark Sky association. Sabala helped lead a three-year campaign to win a coveted International Dark Sky Park designation for Joshua Tree. Sabala helped lead a three-year campaign to win a coveted International Dark Sky Park designation for Joshua Tree.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 29, 2017 12:00 UTC