Watch the “Night Lights and Bat Flights” webinar with Dr. Amanda Adams
This webinar explores how artificial light at night affects bats’ flight, foraging, and survival — and why lighting choices matter for protecting nocturnal wildlife.
Dr. Amanda Adams of Bat Conservation International (BCI) shares insights from two decades of global bat research.
On April 25, 2025, supporters gathered at the Texas Capitol for Dark Sky Day at the Capitol.
Representative Troxclair honored DarkSky Texas on the floor of the Texas House, recognizing our efforts to reduce light pollution across the state.
We were proud to be supported by both Senator Blanco and Representative Troxclair, who sponsored resolutions marking this important day.
Watch the video embedded above (or view it directly here) to see Representative Troxclair’s remarks honoring DarkSky Texas.
Come for an evening under the night sky at Elm Fork Nature Center, sponsored by the City of Carrollton, DarkSky Texas, NASA, and the National Space Society of N. Texas. Discover the wonders of the dark sky, see a life size NASA space exploration suit, see nocturnal creatures that call the nature preserve home, enjoy stargazing, and more exciting activities!
The event also includes an 8pm night hike around the Preserve.
Celebrate Earth Month in the Redbud Capital of Texas!
The award-winning Denton Redbud Festival has been promoting community beautification and Denton pride since 1994. The Redbud Festival features dozens of vendors with tree and plant sales, gardening supplies, household items and local/handmade products, along with family-friendly activities and live, local music.
DarkSky Texas will host a table with an exhibit of better lights for better nights.
Location: Denton Civic Center and Quakertown Park
Sit in on the DarkSky Texas Board of Directors Meeting. It’s open to all of our membership. We especially encourage attendance by representatives of county-wide night sky related groups, astronomy club reps, and others who want to volunteer.
DarkSky Texas Board Meetings
Tuesday, May 13, 2025 · 7:00 – 8:30pm Central Time
Zoom joining info
Video call link: https://zoom.us/j/92016950186
Working on an International Dark Sky Place application? Join us at 7:00PM on the first Wednesday of each month (with the exception of Jan 2025 when the event will be Jan 8th). See full list of events for more info.
Working on an International Dark Sky Place application? Join us at 7:00PM on the first Wednesday of each month (with the exception of Jan 2025 when the event will be Jan 8th). See full list of events for more info.
Review the Agenda and Join us! The agenda has the link to join the meeting.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MjF1JRDxOfqbuEF13mEwKZLu8CO6Ozr1/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=105677860306105778141&rtpof=true&sd=true
Working on an International Dark Sky Place application? Join us at 7:00PM on the first Wednesday of each month (with the exception of Jan 2025 when the event will be Jan 8th). See full list of events for more info.
Are we ignoring half of the conservation work that needs to be done? Cindy will explore the natural world and its processes that depend on the absence of artificial light. Living things need natural darkness for navigation, reproduction, circadian rhythms, photoperiodism, competition, predation, and general habitat protection. We humans need it too. Learn what we can do to extend our conservation work to the nighttime.
The talk will explore the natural world and the processes that depend on the absence of artificial light. It will emphasize the issues that birds have with artificial lighting. I’ll also include some information on bird-friendly windows. It will cover issues of navigation (& migration), reproduction, circadian rhythms, photoperiodism, competition, predation, and general habitat protection. I’ll also touch on some issues that humans have with artificial light at night too. We’ll review what we can do to extend our protection of birds (and ourselves) to the nighttime.
Working on an International Dark Sky Place application? Join us at 7:00PM on the first Wednesday of each month (with the exception of Jan 2025 when the event will be Jan 8th). See full list of events for more info.
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