Geneva Lake Dark Sky Initiative

Even bees need to rest and they rely on darkness to signal the end of the day and their return to the hive.

The goal of the GLDS initiative is to raise awareness and educate the community about the hazards of light pollution. Putting tools to measure the darkness of the sky is the goal of Lakeshore Environment and Night Sky Sensor.

Recently, four high school students, Edward Byrd, Melynna Arreola-Quiroga, Jack Adams, and Victoria Zaraza, presented their data on the effects of light pollution along with suggestions about how to light homes and streets without infringing on the nighttime sky.

Did you know that satellites contribute to light pollution? In the last year, you may have looked up at night before and seen a train

The GLDS is a broad-based community movement (Lake Geneva, Linn, Williams Bay and Fontana), headed by the Wisconsin chapter of the International Dark-Sky Association.  We