Fight Light Pollution with Dark Skies

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Dark skies are more than beautiful—they’re essential. Natural darkness lets wildlife migrate, hunt, and breed without harmful glare, keeping ecosystems in balance. For people, less artificial light at night means better sleep, lower energy bills, and healthier, more sustainable communities. For home lighting that protects dark skies, think “lower, warmer, and downward.” Here are some tips: Choose fully shielded fixtures that hide the bulb and aim light straight down, not out or up into the sky. Look for “DarkSky Approved” … Read More

Road Project Defeated

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The County of Orange decided to spend public tax dollars on a road widening project in unincorporated territory near the City of Brea. The County proposed to widen the two lane rural road into four lanes. This would not only have encouraged development of a beautiful hillside area, but it would also make it harder for wildlife like deer and bobcats to safely move across the widened road. In the proposal, it called for k-rail down the middle of the … Read More

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