Dark skies lighting initiative

• Intl Dark Sky Association – This is the organization at the center of the drive to reduce night lighting in cities to mitigate its many unintended negative impact.  http://www.darksky.org/about-ida

• Landscape Online dark sky overview – This site offers a nice simple overview of the dark sky approaches to landscape lighting. http://www.landscapeonline.com/research/article/10521

• University of Florida dark sky case study – This is a summary of a development project that implemented dark sky programs as documented by the University of Florida.  http://www.wec.ufl.edu/extension/gc/harmony/darksky.htm