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  • Dungeness River Festival

    Dungeness River Nature Center 1943 W Hendrickson Rd, Sequim, WA, United States

    This free community event will celebrate the natural and cultural resources of the Dungeness Watershed and offer a fun and educational experience for all ages! This event will be held at the Dungeness River Nature Center from 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The first part of the event will be dedicated to school children, and […]

  • International Observe the Moon Night

    Dungeness River Nature Center 1943 W Hendrickson Rd, Sequim, WA, United States

    Join us for International Observe the Moon Night Saturday, October 4 from 6pm-9m at the Dungeness River Nature Center! This is a worldwide celebration of lunar science and the Moon in arts and culture started by NASA. On October 4th, 2025 everyone on Earth is invited to observe and learn about the Moon together, and […]

  • Under One Sky 2025

    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, we have a great opportunity for you.  Join us at Under One Sky, a global online conference organized by DarkSky International, taking place November 7–8, 2025. It’s […]

  • Lights Out: Discover the Hidden Impacts of Light Pollution

    Shipley Center 921 E. Hammond St, Sequim, WA

    Join us for an eye-opening presentation, “Lights Out,” exploring how the glow of artificial light at night affects everything from migrating birds to our view of the Milky Way. Light pollution—sometimes called “ALAN,” or artificial light at night—disrupts the natural rhythms of wildlife, adds unnecessary CO₂ to our atmosphere, and dims the stars that once […]

  • Dark Sky Community Meeting

    Shipley Center 921 E. Hammond St, Sequim, WA

    Come spend an evening with neighbors who care about keeping our nights naturally dark and our stars bright. Whether you’re already an advocate, a brand-new member, or just curious about what all this “dark sky” business is about, we’d love to have you with us for this first big gathering. We’ll kick things off with […]

  • DarkSky Olympic Peninsula Public Meeting

    Peninsula College 1502 East Lauridsen Blvd, Port Angeles

    Winter has finally arrived with some snow at lower levels, but those clear nights in January and early February brought some lovely opportunities for stargazing. Thanks for being a supporter of dark skies! We are excited to share details for our first meeting of 2026. DarkSky Olympic Peninsula Public Meeting 6-7:30 pm Tuesday March 3rd […]

  • Talk: For the Love of Darkness, and the Birds

    Peninsula College 1502 East Lauridsen Blvd, Port Angeles

    For the Love of Darkness & Birds explores how artificial light at night endangers migratory birds and provides steps for communities to prevent these needless deaths. Since most North American birds migrate after dark, bright building lights can disorient them, often resulting in fatal collisions. Highlighting how targeted actions—specifically turning off unnecessary lights during peak […]

  • Dark Sky and Lights Out Talk

    Poulsbo Library 700 NE Lincoln Rd, Poulsbo, WA, United States

    John Goar with DSOP and Kevin Eyer with Kitsap Audubon Society will talk about dark sky advocacy and the Lights Out Washington initiative.

  • Screening: Defending the Dark

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    Historic Lynwood Theatre 4569 Lynwood Center Rd NE, Bainbridge Island, WA, United States

    Defending the Dark inspires and informs viewers on why it is important to preserve dark sky areas, while emphasizing the unique dark sky environment of northern Maine. Dark Skies benefit wildlife and their habitats, reduces health and safety risks to humans, saves energy, and reduces costs. Light pollution has devastating effects on migrating birds, native plants, […]

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