The purpose of this project was to assist Glacier National Park with advancing from a provisional International Dark Sky Park (IDSP) status to a full IDSP status. To accomplish this, the park’s lighting inventory, dark sky educational programs, and night sky quality were evaluated. We determined that Glacier National Park’s sky quality has improved since becoming a provisional IDSP and we created resources to facilitate and expand the park’s dark sky educational outreach programs. Our analysis determined that the park is on track to achieve its IDSP goals by March of 2021. A set of recommendations was compiled and presented to park staff.

• 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

• Wirtz, Bridget
• Ost, Larson H.
• Gosselin, Casey J.
• Mulhern, Sullivan J.
• Buckley, Evan J.

Subject

• Innovation
• Environment

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-101620-122947
• 4486

Keyword

• Dark Sky
• Light Pollution
• Glacier National Park
• International Dark Sky Association
• Covid-19
• National Park Service

Advisor

• Looft, Fred J.
• Bianchi, Frederick W.

Year

• 2020

Center

• Glacier National Park, Montana Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Glacier National Park

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Date created

• 2020-10-16

Location

• Rijeka

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright