In October, the
Valley Conservation Council sponsored a Dark-Sky Summit at Douthat State Park in Bath County, hosting 30 local leaders from the Alleghany-Highland region to discuss the potential for becoming a dark-sky destination and joining the ranks of astro-tourism locations throughout the world.
Op/ed coverage of this watershed event:
Roanoke Times Editorial "
Virginia's Dark Sky Country"
Virginia IDA's Laura Greenleaf
in response.
Roanoke Times Editorial Dark Skies on "
Christmas Wish List"
In response, local resident points out that pointlessly
overlit highway exits contradict dark sky goal.
