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BOOK OF THE MONTH – UNDER A WHITE SKY: The Nature of the Future, by Elizabeth Kolbert
‘I was struck, and not for the first time, by how much easier it is to ruin an ecosystem than to run one.’ It’s a throwaway sentence, but one which neatly encapsulates the phenomenon Elizabeth Kolbert aims to portray in her fascinating new book. The context for this comment concerns the many years spent pumping water from the aquifer that feeds Devils Hole, a geothermal pool in Death Valley National Park, Nevada, during the late 1960s. Quarterly surveys are now conducted to track the health of the pupfish population, with supplementary food delivered by the National Park Service to ensure they have enough to eat. The fish even h
Press Release – Great South Fiordlands brilliant night sky could soon be as much an attraction to domestic and international visitors as its stunning daytime scenery. Great South has been working with the Fiordland community and stakeholders on the possibility of it becoming …
Fiordland’s brilliant night sky could soon be as much an attraction to domestic and international visitors as its stunning daytime scenery.
Great South has been working with the Fiordland community and stakeholders on the possibility of it becoming an accredited Dark Sky Park with the International Dark Sky Association.
Great South GM Tourism and Events Bobbi Brown said the night sky over Fiordland was of exceptional quality and early indications suggest it would meet the required level for international designation and potentially add another string to the bow for tourism operators.
Sandra Whipp
Stewart Island photographer Sandra Whipp, whose Aurora Australis photographs are featured heavily in marketing campaigns for the Dark Sky Sanctuary, doesn’t think a second Dark Sky place in Southland would deter visitors from the island.
Southland could soon be home to the second-largest Dark Sky Park in the world if an application for Fiordland is successful. Great South announced Wednesday that the regional development agency was working with the Fiordland community and stakeholders to apply for accreditation from the International Dark Sky Association. The agency’s general manager of tourism and events Bobbi Brown said the night sky over Fiordland was of exceptional quality and early indications suggest it would meet the required level for international designation.
Work is already under way to have Fiordland recognised as a Dark Sky Park, with hopes it would bring domestic and international visitors to the region.