Hello all,
It’s almost time for fall colors, pumpkin spice, apple cider, and cooler temperatures!
The next meeting is Wednesday, September 22nd at 7pm. At the meeting we will discuss ongoing projects and any new projects!
That meeting will be our last purely Zoom meeting, and our last quarterly meeting. We’re going back to monthly meetings. We want to be prepared to go into 2022 due to the below news, ready to attend many events around the city to spread the word about light pollution!
We will be going back to in person meetings in October (Covid restrictions-permitting). We will be going to hybrid meetings then, with it being in person, but Zoom for those that can’t make it due to traffic, time commitments, and other reasons. I am asking for ideas for places to meet up, so if you know of one with a reliable internet connection, please let me know!
Zoom invites will be sent out on Monday, September 20th via the newsletter group. On to the news!
Pittsburgh’s Dark Sky Ordinance
The city held a press conference on Tuesday 8/24 announcing the new Dark Sky Ordinance, which is part of the street light project. You can see the official announcement here, along with being able to read the ordinance at the bottom of the page.
It’s been a long time coming, I’m proud of the work accomplished!
If anyone you know has any questions about it, feel free to have them email me (my email address is below).
Mars New Year
Real quick I’d like to ask again for volunteers for the Mars New Year celebration happening in…. well, Mars, PA.
We’ll be at a table and talking to any visitors who walk by about the effects of light pollution, give good lighting examples, and we’ll have some brochures to hand out. We will also have a slideshow playing on a monitor for visitors to view. We only need 1-2 volunteers per day, but more is welcome! If you want to know more, check out http://marsnewyear.com/
Location:
Downtown Mars, PA. There will be signs for parking. I’m not exactly sure which street exhibits are on, but Mars is a small town and I’ve been told we’ll be along the main strip.
Dates:
August 27th from 5pm to 10pm
August 28th from Noon to 10pm
There will be food vendors there, and a nifty drone show at 10pm both days!
Apologies for the short notice, but if you are free this weekend and can help out, please email me at dburt@idapgh.org or just find the table!
If you can’t volunteer but happen to attend, please grab some pictures of us and send them to me!