East Canyon State Park Designated as An International Dark Sky Park

On this episode of This Green Earth Chris Haramoto joins the show to talk about about East Canyon State Park'saward of the International Dark Sky Park designation. This classification means that East Canyon State Park has beautifully dark night skies that allow visitors to clearly view the Milky Way and other celestial objects.In order to be designated a Dark Sky Park, Haramoto and park staff, interns, and volunteers, had to meet the stringent programming, monitoring and infrastructure requirements set forth by the International Dark Sky Association.