After Dark in the Park is a lecture series put on at Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park. Starting at 7pm, the free (with suggested $1 donation, and park entrance fees apply) series are on topics important and interesting to people living and working in Hawaii. The ADiP for August 18, 2009 is titled “Dark Sacred Nights”:

For countless millennia, migrating birds, nesting sea turtles and pollinating insects lived in daily cycles of daylight followed by natural dark. Nowadays, thousands of birds and other wildlife perish every year when artificial lights at night disrupt their normal foraging, reproductive, and migratory behaviors. Light pollution wastes electricity, diminishes natural resources and impairs our views of stars and other nighttime wonders. Happily, we can restore dark nights without sacrificing our safety or security. Park ranger Dean Gallagher shares information about cutting edge technology to minimize light pollution with Wildlife Lighting and Dark Sky Friendly Lighting. Learn how we can share the dark night sky with wildlife around us and protect our natural heritage of “Dark Sacred Nights”.