Dark Sky Park, Island and Reserve
Members of the CfDS have been involved in the following International Dark-Sky Association designations:
- Galloway Forest Park - Dark Sky Park (2009)
- Sark - IDA's first international dark-sky island (Silver tier) (2011)
- Exmoor - Dark Sky Reserve (2011)
Read more about this topic: Campaign For Dark Skies
Famous quotes containing the words dark, sky, island and/or reserve:
“It is better that, as scholars,
They should think hard in the dark cuffs
Of voluminous cloaks,
And shave their heads and bodies.”
—Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)
“When the sky is clear, carry an umbrella; though your stomach is full, carry provisions.”
—Chinese proverb.
“The very best place to be in all the world is St. Mary’s parish, Jamaica. And the best spot in St. Mary’s is Port Maria, though all of St. Mary’s is fine. Old Maker put himself to a lot of trouble to make that part of the island of Jamaica, for everything there is perfect.”
—Zora Neale Hurston (1891–1960)
“I do not know what right I have to so much happiness, but rather hold it in reserve till the time of my desert.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)