Hello, friends of the night sky! Jim here, inviting you to join a remarkable virtual gathering for anyone passionate about preserving dark skies, reducing light pollution, and reconnecting with the stars.
The event is Under One Sky, a global online conference organized by DarkSky International, taking place November 7–8, 2025. It’s a 24-hour journey around the world – sessions timed for every region, workshops, inspiring global stories, and hands-on solutions focused on protecting the night.
From the comfort of your home (or your favourite star-gazing spot), you’ll immerse yourself in a global perspective that spans lighting initiatives in cities, community efforts in rural landscapes, and conservation successes across continents. The conference is built around sharing real-world solutions, ways to design lighting that respects darkness, advocate for policy changes, engage communities, and monitor impact. You’ll leave this conference with new tools and connections as we work to turn the tide on the growth of light pollution to protect the night.” And because it’s a full around-the-clock virtual event, you can join sessions at times that work for you, whether that’s early morning or late evening in our Pacific time zone.
If you’ve hung out with us recently at the Dungeness River Nature Center or elsewhere around the peninsula and are ready to take action to protect the night, this conference is for you. Meet people that can teach you more about engaging in community outreach, habitat conservation, volunteer leadership, educational programmes, lighting policy, or simply hang out with others that love the dark sky as much as you do. Whether you’re an experienced advocate or just beginning to explore how artificial light affects ecosystems, wildlife, human health, and our view of the stars, you’ll find sessions crafted for your level of interest.
Registration is required to attend the event and it’s sessions. If, in these challenging times, the registration fee is a barrier to attending we’ve got your back. Community Registration is still available and allow you to participate for fee.
See you there!