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Join us for the 4th Annual Chatham Earth Week Town Forum

Date: April 23rd, 4:00 - 6:00pm

4:00 - 4:30: Earth Week Community Environmental Showcase, featuring displays presented by local organizations

4:30 - 6:00: Keynote lectures and Q&A


Place: Chatham Community Center


Speakers: 

James Lowenthal, Mary Elizabeth Moses Professor of Astronomy at Smith College and President of the Massachusetts Chapter of DarkSky International.


Gail Walker, Founder and President of Nantucket Lights


Topics for discussion:

The environmental and ecological benefits of dark skies. The global movement to protect our view of the night sky. Lessons from Nantucket’s dark skies bylaw and how it came to life


This event will include time for audience questions and discussion. Whether you're a stargazer, nature lover, or concerned resident, join us to learn how Chatham can take meaningful steps together, as individuals and as a community, to protect our night skies.




James Lowenthal is the Mary Elizabeth Moses Professor of Astronomy at Smith College, where he researches the formation and evolution of galaxies. He is president of the Massachusetts Chapter of DarkSky International and leads the local advocacy group Northampton City Lights. He also chairs the Light Pollution Subcommittee of the American Astronomical Society’s Committee for the Protection of Astronomy and the Space Environment and serves as president of the International Astronomical Union’s Commission on Site Protection (light pollution). 


Gail Walker is the founder and president of Nantucket Lights, an all-volunteer citizen advocacy group dedicated to reducing light pollution on Nantucket. She became a dark sky advocate in 2018 following her retirement from the U.S. Department of Justice. In addition to driving community efforts to develop, enact, and implement Nantucket’s dark skies bylaw, Gail serves on the board of the Nantucket Civic League and is a member of the Massachusetts Chapter of DarkSky International.



 
 
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