Ontario

TRUE DARK, article by LESLIE SCRIVENER, The Star (12/21/08), is about how parks are helping darken skys. Nearby Toronto is working on a plan to reduce light pollution. Click photo on right for more information on the Torrance Barrens, which references, how the nearby township has already passed a resolution to reduce light pollution with directing lights downward.

"See how dark it is at the top of the canopy?" asks Robert Bowles, looking up at the cloudy night sky. He's standing on a crust of deep snow at the Torrance Barrens, the world's first permanent dark sky reserve, and it is darkish up there.

On Sunday, November 4, 20 volunteers came together at High Park for the "Buckthorn Buster" event.  High Park is the largest park in Toronto spanning 161 hectares of land, north of Humber Valley.  Its a mixed recreational park with educational facilities, playgrounds, and even a zoo.  Animals such as llamas, bison, and moose were kept in wired fences.  "

Farmers Fields to Homely Habitats: Point Pelee National Park - This tiny oasis located in southern ontario attracts approximately 300, 000 visitors each year. Their main goal is to bring people and the environment together, in the little time we spend outdoors.

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