Shield Ranch Barton Creek Named the First Urban Night Sky Place in Texas
July 24, 2024
July 24, 2024
TUCSON, Arizona, July 24 -- DarkSky International issued the following news release:
DarkSky International officially certified Shield Ranch Barton Creek as an Urban Night Sky Place (UNSP). Shield Ranch joins three neighboring designated International Dark Sky Places: Dripping Springs and Bee Cave, Texas - both International Dark Sky Communities - and Travis County Milton Reimers Ranch Park - an International Dark Sky Park - augmenting the regional effort to protect the night sky.
DarkSky International officially certified Shield Ranch Barton Creek as an Urban Night Sky Place (UNSP). Shield Ranch joins three neighboring designated International Dark Sky Places: Dripping Springs and Bee Cave, Texas - both International Dark Sky Communities - and Travis County Milton Reimers Ranch Park - an International Dark Sky Park - augmenting the regional effort to protect the night sky.