Ashley Wilson

MS, NAILD LS-I, Director of Conservation @IDADarkSky.
Sensory ecologist, night sky enthusiast, devoted to salsa dancing, obsessed with bees and succulents.

[Dr. John Barentine FRAS @JohnBarentine]

All this is to say: we're going to keep fighting for a modern, progressive, effective Outdoor Lighting Code in Tucson and Pima County despite the efforts of special interests that want to roll back its protections for the night sky. The facts are on our side. (13/13)

[Dr Sam Morrell @smorrell]

We're recruiting! The project I work on to study the ecological impacts of #alan #lightpollution is recruiting a research technician to work with us at @UoE_Physics @UoE_Astro until the end of 2024.

Details here and application link here: https://t.co/ScDLLnnzL8

[Salva Bará @salvabara]

;) This is a periodic reminder that from an environmental point of view 'all' artificial outdoor light is polluting or wasted. Use artificial light at night sensibly and with some restraint.
Details in arXiv (open access) https://t.co/pgvGRGg3wy or in the version of record (...)

[Ashley Wilson @alpha_wombat]

@RestoringDrknss Although what the folks in Oregon have done and will continue to do is no small feat! Lots of promise to see in the future as the movement continues to build.

[Ashley Wilson @alpha_wombat]

@RestoringDrknss Big bend is a Reserve spanning nearly 10 million acres and includes multiple counties and communities that actively worked to write effective policies and retrofit outdoor lights. The Outback is a Sanctuary and is only 2 million acres. No records have been broken here :)

[Sam Fabian @samueltfabian]

This little figure sums up the theory developed by our findings. Read the whole paper here: https://t.co/fEdCzmcgh8

[Dr. John Barentine FRAS @JohnBarentine]

France recently announced its intention to reduce light pollution nationwide by 50% by 2030. Even as a concept this is important because it is an recognition in law that reducing energy consumption should not result in a net increase in light pollution.

https://t.co/FOIMENsjX5

[Salva Bará @salvabara]

A step forward for reporting and improving the reproducibility of studies on non-visual effects of light. A must-read.

[Colleen Miller @ColleenEcology]

So excited to share this new piece on light pollution ecology for young readers! Open access publication that you could share with audiences of (almost) all age levels! 💡🐞🦋

https://t.co/LQMXdhjoSu

[Angela Fuller @Fuller_Lab]

🦇📢🦇2 Bat Postdoc Jobs @ Cornell! 🦇📢🦇
1) Data manager/data visualization https://t.co/AFmPTXdd5e
2) Bat abundance/trends using mobile acoustic data https://t.co/7X7Wevukxw
Both supporting the North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) mobile acoustic surveys.
Please RT.🦇

[Travis Longcore @travislongcore]

If you study #lightpollution and #ecology, drop everything and go read this special issue, edited by @MyriamHirt , @DarrenMarkEvans , @ColleenEcology , and @Remo_Ryser . https://t.co/FXzjei0jx2 An abundance of riches here!

[Dani Robertson @DaniDarkSkies]

We need to stop asking women how we make them ‘feel’ safe in the dark. ‘Feeling safe’ and actually being safe are two very different things.

You could stick a street light on my head and it ain’t keeping me safe if a man wants to hurt me.

This conversation needs to change.

[Hector Cordero @CorderoNature]

The bright lights are causing a significant disruption in the migratory route of thousands of birds every night during the fall. We urge that, at the very least, this event be postponed until the fall migration is over #LightsOutNYC @NYCAudubon @wildbirdfund

[ESO @ESO]

Protecting the #DarkSkies is crucial not only for astronomical observations, but also for people's health & #biodiversity.

This is why #Chile —ESO's partner country and host to our observatories— has issued a new law to safeguard its dark skies, which are unique in the world. 1/

[Steffen Oppel @SteffOpp]

NEW PAPER in #ornithology highlights that the bycatch of #seabirds in #gillnets is not reduced by LED lights that deter #turtles - these lights may inadvertently attract plunge-diving birds: https://t.co/QTe2cy5z3g

[Jakoah Brgoch @BrgochChemistry]

Have you seen streetlights turning purple in your city?! This article in Scientific American @sciam discusses why — @ShrutiHariyani and I provided some of our thoughts with @XtlStruc quoted too!

https://t.co/cHdCbEozPC

[Carl Bovis @CarlBovisNature]

Sadly, despite paying for Twitter Blue, people are still not seeing my tweets like they used to.😔
Can you please do me a favour? If you follow me and you see this tweet, can you please retweet it.🙏
To make it more worth sharing, here's a Kingfisher on a thorny branch. 🥰🐦

[Dr. John Barentine FRAS @JohnBarentine]

"This rule is not simply updating 'outdated and wasteful technology,' but rather a decision that reflects a narrow focus on reducing energy consumption while disregarding the full scope of potential public health concerns."

https://t.co/n7ciTJQqEU

[Ashley Wilson @alpha_wombat]

There are several solutions to update this property, including blinds, shutters, or window tinting to reduce the amount of light escaping the building. Or even turning off lights when they're not needed, especially when stargazing. We can do better!

[Ashley Wilson @alpha_wombat]

This is a good example demonstrating interior lighting that is not properly shielded contributes to #lightpollution and ignoring this source will not help protect night skies, something the 'experts' behind this certification should have accounted for...

[Dr. John Barentine FRAS @JohnBarentine]

The bright inside lighting shining out into the night, as shown in the preview image of this story, isn't a good look. 😒