Light pollution threatens the exceptional dark night sky above Glacier National Park (GNP), endangering its International Dark Sky Park (IDSP) status. We assisted GNP in maintaining IDSP status by conducting a comprehensive ArcGIS lighting inventory of 1,516 lights. We found the Park had 64% dark sky compliant lighting. We also created a range of dark sky outreach material to increase enthusiasm in keeping the Park dark, including a citizen science program for employees and a pamphlet for electricians.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Melanson, Carter
• Dapsis, Evan
• Gardner, Brady
• Kearns, Christiana
• Dionne, Ryann

Subject

• Learning
• Project-Based Learning
• Environment
• Culture
• Infrastructure

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 114008
• E-project-101223-121544

Keyword

• Astronomy
• Glacier National Park
• DarkSky International
• Dark Sky
• Night
• Light Pollution

Advisor

• Eddy, Bethel L.
• Dodson, Leslie Lynn

Year

• 2023

Center

• Glacier National Park, Montana Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Ed Eberhardy
• Mark Biel

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Date created

• 2023-10-12

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Source

• E-project-101223-121544

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2023-12-04