TUCSON, Arizona, March 12 -- DarkSky International issued the following news release on March 11, 2024: Gantrisch Dark Sky Zone, Berne, Switzerland, was certified as an International Dark Sky Park today by DarkSky International. It is the first International Dark Sky Park in Switzerland. "The certification is an important milestone that will now set in motion many things for which the ground has been prepared for years," says Nicole Dahinden, Project Manager "Nightscape" of the Gantrisch Regio  more

TUCSON, Arizona, March 12 -- DarkSky International issued the following news release: The Oregon Outback Dark Sky Network (ODSN) has completed the first phase of a multi-phased project to establish a landscape-level International Dark Sky Sanctuary within the largest, contiguous dark sky zone in the lower 48 United States. Phase 1 (Lake County) of the proposed Oregon Outback International Dark Sky Sanctuary (OOIDSS) was certified as an International Dark Sky Sanctuary by DarkSky International,   more

TUCSON, Arizona, March 12 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: Sports fans from Tucson and beyond spend tens of millions of dollars attending University of Arizona athletics events, according to a recent study, demonstrating the Wildcats continue to be a significant economic engine for Pima County and the state. The study, "Visitor Impacts of Arizona Athletics Events," was conducted by UArizona Cooperative Extension and the Department of Agricultural and Resource Eco  more