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The Massacre Rim Wilderness Study Area in far northern Washoe County, Nevada, has been designated as a Dark Sky Sanctuary, only the seventh place in the world with the elusive designation.
The International Dark-Sky Association, a non-profit organization founded in 1988 to protect night skies for present and future generations, notified the Bureau of Land Management and Friends of Nevada Wilderness that their joint application for Massacre Rim has been approved. According to the IDA, a Dark Sky Sanctuary is a place that has an “exceptional or distinguished quality of starry nights and a nocturnal environment that is protected for its scientific, natural, or education value, its cultural heritage and/or public enjoyment.” Photo by Kurt Kuznicki Friends of Nevada Wilderness.
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