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SUMMARY:Night Sky Program at Hurricane Ridge: It's Your Moon!
DESCRIPTION:Night programs begin at Hurricane Ridge in Olympic National Park\, our very special site\, with It’s Your Moon! Find the schedule and more at olympictelescope.com
URL:https://darkskyopwa.org/event/20260624-hurricane-ridge/
LOCATION:Hurricane Ridge Parking Area
CATEGORIES:Astronomy,Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260625T213000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260625T233000
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SUMMARY:Night Sky Program at Hurricane Ridge: It's Your Moon!
DESCRIPTION:Night programs begin at Hurricane Ridge in Olympic National Park\, our very special site\, with It’s Your Moon! Find the schedule and more at olympictelescope.com
URL:https://darkskyopwa.org/event/20260625-hurricane-ridge/
LOCATION:Hurricane Ridge Parking Area
CATEGORIES:Astronomy,Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260710T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260710T010000
DTSTAMP:20260628T233242Z
CREATED:20260628T233132Z
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SUMMARY:Bortle Brigade - Collecting Sky Quality Data
DESCRIPTION:Join the Bortle Brigade for our inaugural meetings\, where citizen science meets the stars. Over three late-night sessions\, you’ll become part of a growing community of dark sky advocates working to measure\, understand\, and preserve the natural darkness above us. This first meeting is in the small hours of Friday\, July 9th at midnight (technically the 10th) at the North Beach County Park parking lot. \nIn each roughly one-hour session\, you will: \n\nMeet the Sky Quality Meter (SQM) — a pocket-sized instrument that measures how bright (or how beautifully dark) the night sky really is. We’ll walk through how it works and how to use it.\nTake your own readings — after a hands-on demonstration\, you’ll operate the meter yourself and record real measurements of the sky overhead.\nDecode the Bortle Scale — discover how your readings translate into a location’s Bortle Score\, the standard astronomers use to rate light pollution from pristine dark skies to brightly lit city centers.\nSee why it matters — learn what dark sky advocates do with this data: tracking light pollution over time\, guiding policy and lighting decisions\, identifying and protecting dark sky sites\, and reconnecting communities with the night.\nIf weather doesn’t cooperate we’ll do everything but actually take the readings.\n\nNo experience or equipment required\, just curiosity and a willingness to stay up a little past your bedtime. Come find out how a single reading from your backyard becomes part of a bigger picture in the fight to keep our skies dark. \nDress for the weather and let your eyes adjust. The stars are waiting!
URL:https://darkskyopwa.org/event/20260710-bortle-brigade-2/
LOCATION:North Beach County Park\, 5787 Kuhn St\, Port Townsend\, WA\, 98368\, United States
CATEGORIES:Bortle Brigade,Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260711T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260711T010000
DTSTAMP:20260710T192800Z
CREATED:20260628T230725Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260710T192800Z
UID:18070-1783728000-1783731600@darkskyopwa.org
SUMMARY:Bortle Brigade - Collecting Sky Quality Data (Cancelled)
DESCRIPTION:The forecast is too cloudy to get good sky quality data\, so we’ll reschedule this for another evening in the future. \nJoin the Bortle Brigade for our inaugural meetings\, where citizen science meets the stars. Over three late-night sessions\, you’ll become part of a growing community of dark sky advocates working to measure\, understand\, and preserve the natural darkness above us. This first meeting is in the small hours of Friday\, July 10th at midnight (technically the 11th) at the Discovery Trail Trestle Bridge Trailhead off Highway 101 on Straight View Dr. \nIn each roughly one-hour session\, you will: \n\nMeet the Sky Quality Meter (SQM) — a pocket-sized instrument that measures how bright (or how beautifully dark) the night sky really is. We’ll walk through how it works and how to use it.\nTake your own readings — after a hands-on demonstration\, you’ll operate the meter yourself and record real measurements of the sky overhead.\nDecode the Bortle Scale — discover how your readings translate into a location’s Bortle Score\, the standard astronomers use to rate light pollution from pristine dark skies to brightly lit city centers.\nSee why it matters — learn what dark sky advocates do with this data: tracking light pollution over time\, guiding policy and lighting decisions\, identifying and protecting dark sky sites\, and reconnecting communities with the night.\n\nNo experience or equipment required\, just curiosity and a willingness to stay up a little past your bedtime. Come find out how a single reading from your backyard becomes part of a bigger picture in the fight to keep our skies dark. \nDress for the weather and let your eyes adjust. The stars are waiting!
URL:https://darkskyopwa.org/event/20260710-bortle-brigade/
LOCATION:Discovery Trail Trestle Bridge Trailhead\, 33 Strait View Dr\, Port Angeles\, WA\, 98362\, United States
CATEGORIES:Bortle Brigade,Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260712T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260712T010000
DTSTAMP:20260710T192823Z
CREATED:20260628T230019Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260710T192823Z
UID:18063-1783814400-1783818000@darkskyopwa.org
SUMMARY:Bortle Brigade - Collecting Sky Quality Data (Cancelled)
DESCRIPTION:The forecast is too cloudy to get good sky quality data\, so we’ll reschedule this for another evening in the future. \nJoin the Bortle Brigade for our inaugural meetings\, where citizen science meets the stars. Over three late-night sessions\, you’ll become part of a growing community of dark sky advocates working to measure\, understand\, and preserve the natural darkness above us. This first meeting is in the small hours of Thursday\, July 11th at midnight (technically the 12th) in the Olympic Discovery Trail Parking Area on Runnion Dr. \nIn each roughly one-hour session\, you will: \n\nMeet the Sky Quality Meter (SQM) — a pocket-sized instrument that measures how bright (or how beautifully dark) the night sky really is. We’ll walk through how it works and how to use it.\nTake your own readings — after a hands-on demonstration\, you’ll operate the meter yourself and record real measurements of the sky overhead.\nDecode the Bortle Scale — discover how your readings translate into a location’s Bortle Score\, the standard astronomers use to rate light pollution from pristine dark skies to brightly lit city centers.\nSee why it matters — learn what dark sky advocates do with this data: tracking light pollution over time\, guiding policy and lighting decisions\, identifying and protecting dark sky sites\, and reconnecting communities with the night.\n\nNo experience or equipment required\, just curiosity and a willingness to stay up a little past your bedtime. Come find out how a single reading from your backyard becomes part of a bigger picture in the fight to keep our skies dark. \nDress for the weather and let your eyes adjust. The stars are waiting!
URL:https://darkskyopwa.org/event/20260711-bortle-brigade/
LOCATION:ODT Access – Runnion Dr\, 662 E Runnion Rd\, Sequim\, 89382\, United States
CATEGORIES:Bortle Brigade,Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260910T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260910T203000
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UID:18117-1789065000-1789072200@darkskyopwa.org
SUMMARY:Kitsap Audubon Society's Monthly Program
DESCRIPTION:Kitsap Audubon President Kevin Eyer will highlight why Audubon’s “Lights Out” program is a critical\, accessible initiative that allows everyone to help protect migrating birds. Each year\, billions of birds travel north in the spring and south in the fall. The majority fly at night\, using the stars and night sky to navigate their pathways. However\, as they pass over urban areas\, bright artificial lights and atmospheric sky glow disorient them\, frequently leading to fatal collisions with buildings and windows. \nBeyond direct collisions\, artificial lighting poses another major threat by disrupting birds’ migration routes. The disorientation causes birds to circle disoriented structures and call out in confusion\, quickly depleting the essential energy reserves they need to complete their long journeys. Through the Lights Out program\, simple actions to reduce unnecessary nighttime lighting can significantly lower these preventable fatalities and ensure safer passage for migratory wildlife. \nBuilding on these conservation efforts\, representatives from the West Sound Wildlife Shelter (WSWS)—the region’s primary wildlife rehabilitation facility—will join the presentation alongside a few of their live Ambassador birds. \nAs WSWS provides expert\, second-chance care to injured\, sick\, and orphaned local wildlife\, they recognize that hands-on education is essential for long-term species protection. By sharing the stories of their permanent animal ambassadors\, WSWS works to foster public awareness and empower the community to take direct action—from preventing bird-window strikes to advocating for habitat preservation and responding appropriately when vulnerable wildlife needs help.
URL:https://darkskyopwa.org/event/20260910-kitsap-audubon/
LOCATION:Poulsbo Fire Department\, 911 NE Liberty Rd\, Poulsbo\, WA\, 98370
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Lights Out
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ORGANIZER;CN="Kitsap Audubon Society":MAILTO:info@kitsapaudubon.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260919T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260919T153000
DTSTAMP:20260903T174053Z
CREATED:20260903T173926Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260903T174053Z
UID:18122-1789812000-1789831800@darkskyopwa.org
SUMMARY:DSOP at Forever StreamFest
DESCRIPTION:We’ll be at Forever StreamFest in Port Angeles.
URL:https://darkskyopwa.org/event/2026-forever-streamfest/
LOCATION:Pebble Beach Park\, 301 Marine Dr\, Port Angeles\, WA\, 98362
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260919T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260919T220000
DTSTAMP:20260903T174944Z
CREATED:20260903T174944Z
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UID:18126-1789846200-1789855200@darkskyopwa.org
SUMMARY:Observe the Moon Night
DESCRIPTION:You’re invited! Observe the Moon with the National Park Service and DarkSky Olympic Peninsula Saturday and Sunday evenings\, September 19 & 20\, at the Hurricane Ridge startgazing site. Each year\, observers around the world come together to celebrate Earth’s Moon through direct observations\, hands-on activities\, lunar-themed music\, artwork\, readings\, and more.
URL:https://darkskyopwa.org/event/20260919-observe-the-moon/
LOCATION:Hurricane Ridge Parking Area
CATEGORIES:Astronomy,Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260920T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260920T220000
DTSTAMP:20260903T180741Z
CREATED:20260903T175006Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260903T180741Z
UID:18130-1789932600-1789941600@darkskyopwa.org
SUMMARY:Observe the Moon Night (Sunday program)
DESCRIPTION:You’re invited! Observe the Moon with the National Park Service and DarkSky Olympic Peninsula Saturday and Sunday evenings\, September 19 & 20\, at the Hurricane Ridge startgazing site. Each year\, observers around the world come together to celebrate Earth’s Moon through direct observations\, hands-on activities\, lunar-themed music\, artwork\, readings\, and more.
URL:https://darkskyopwa.org/event/20260920-observe-the-moon/
LOCATION:Hurricane Ridge Parking Area
CATEGORIES:Astronomy,Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260925T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260925T143000
DTSTAMP:20260903T181221Z
CREATED:20260903T181200Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260903T181221Z
UID:18133-1790332200-1790346600@darkskyopwa.org
SUMMARY:DSOP at Dungeness River Festival 2026
DESCRIPTION:We’ll be at the Dungeness River Festival at the Dungeness River Nature Center. Come on by and say hi!
URL:https://darkskyopwa.org/event/20260925-river-festival/
LOCATION:Dungeness River Nature Center\, 1943 W Hendrickson Rd\, Sequim\, WA\, 98382\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261003T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261004T235959
DTSTAMP:20260917T192635Z
CREATED:20260917T192617Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260917T192635Z
UID:18137-1790985600-1791158399@darkskyopwa.org
SUMMARY:See Us at OysterFest
DESCRIPTION:For four decades OysterFest has been an important event to Mason County. There is much to see and do for the whole family at this celebration that has a profound impact on many local non-profits. And this year\, we’ll be right in the middle of it all. If you’re attending come on by and say hi!
URL:https://darkskyopwa.org/event/20261003-oysterfest/
LOCATION:Sanderson Field\, 250 W Sanderson Way\, Shelton\, WA\, 98584
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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