Online Conference: Building Regenerative Villages This is very short notice, but it looks quite interesting: https://re-build.co/ Due to work responsibilities I won't be able to attend, but maybe some

Wanted to share this information about 3D Printed Houses posted by Sharon recently on the Affordable Cohousing group. Do you suppose this might soon become a way to build an affordable dark-sky commun

Dark Sky New Mexico is featured in the April 9, 2021 edition of the Hidalgo County Herald. See attached. Remote telescope hosting is becoming very popular. Now, the next logical step (and it's a big o

The following files have been uploaded to the Files area of the main@Dark-Sky-Communities.groups.io group. /BigBend_IDSR.jpg By: David Oesper <oesper@...> Description: Greater Big Bend International D

Sharon Villines posted this note and website on Cohousing-L, and I wanted to share it with you. Inspiration for any dark-sky community! In looking at affordable housing options, I find myself returnin

The headline is more dramatic than the actual practice which only affects commercial buildings interior lighting, but the article contains a lot of data on how many birds die from lights left on at ni

Perhaps some inspiration for us for the Mirador Astronomy Village project? https://www.redbudrvresort.com/ Not a dark-sky location as it is located in the Austin metro area near Hutto, TX. Dave

One thing that should be considered for a site is a backup source of power. I live and work at McDonald Observatory and we were without power for about 3.5 days during the big outages a couple of week

Interesting article and reader comments, with some relevancy to dark-sky communities. The Drawbacks of Living in a Tiny Home During a Pandemic https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/12/realestate/tiny-house-

Jubilee is a 55+ community located on the westernmost edge of Los Lunas, New Mexico and it has an observatory: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/NvinNwhwY5c/hqdefault.jpg I can't find any information about the e

I'm seeing a level of organized activity in West Texas to protect dark skies and foster economic development related to dark skies that goes beyond anything I have seen in either New Mexico or Arizona

Each year Valentine has a party that is underwritten by Big Bend Brewing in Alpine. Mahala Guevara, vice president of Big Bend Brewing, is the contact guy for it. He might be worth giving a call.

Fantastic location, south of Santa Fe and super close to the Southwest Chief Amtrak station. Way out of my price range, and not enough land for a dark-sky community of any kind, so just an FYI for any

Hereford, AZ, is a rural subdivision. Not sure if Hereford has outdoor lighting restrictions, but Cochise County does have light pollution regulations. https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/8484-S-Coyote

I am a native of New England now living in New Mexico. My wife is from Wisconsin but spent time in New England. Among the things we like about the American Southwest are-- --the big, open sky that is

Has anyone had experience with Earthship homes? Something for us to consider for a dark-sky community? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthship I received this interesting note last night from a retire

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved new rules that will allow small drones to fly over people and at night in the US. https://www.faa.gov/news/press_releases/news_story.cfm?newsId=2

It rarely happens that a new community forms nowadays, and even though Freedom, Georgia is not a dark-sky community, their story is inspiring and might give us some good ideas. https://thefreedomgeorg

Given the rapid advancement of outdoor lighting technology and security systems in recent years, I would like to submit for your consideration that the time has come for a demonstration project where

Mirador Astronomy Village (https://miradorastrovillage.org/) will be a residential community that does public outreach. A nonprofit will be created to facilitate the public outreach and educational ac