OPINION: Field of Light exhibit glamorizes outdoor lighting and ignores light pollution’s harmful effects on wildlife, plants, and human health.
As a conservation organization, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center could take a leadership role in educating Central Texans about the harm light pollution does to our view of the sky and to wildlife.
Light pollution harms plants, birds, bees, insects, and other wildlife as well as human health. Not to mention contributing to skyglow that degrades our view of the night sky. There are serious implications for energy conservation, as well as climate change, as a result of over lighting.
New research is showing that artificial light at night affects the seasonal cycles of plants, impacting the growing season and affecting everything from allergies to local economies. At Hays County Friends of the Night Sky, we work to educate the public – including homeowners, businesses, industrial facilities, school districts, churches, builders, developers, and many more – about responsible use of lighting.
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