Blanco County Friends Of The Night Sky

WORKED WITH THREE BLANCO MOTELS IN USING HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX (HOT) FUNDS TO BECOME DARK SKY COMPLIANT MEMBERSHIP SIGN MEMBERSHIP SIGN WORKING WITH THE CITY OF BLANCO TO BECOME AN INTERNATIONAL DARK SKY COMMUNITY HELD 2ND ANNUAL MIDDLE SCHOOL NIGHT SKY ART CONTEST FOR BLANCO AND JOHNSON CITY ISDS MET WITH PEDERNALES ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE (PEC) IN SUPPORT OF DARK SKY LIGHTING. IN DECEMBER, PEC ANNOUNCED IT WILL BE REPLACING 38,000+ DARK SKY COMPLIANT STREET LIGHTS BY THE END OF 2023 WORKING WITH BLANCO AND JOHNSON CITY ISDS TO BRING THEIR FACILITIES INTO DARK SKY COMPLIANCE DISTRIBUTED 38 MEMBER SIGNS TO BE DISPLAYED ON MEMBERS' PROPERTIES WORKING WITH THE HILL COUNTRY ALLIANCE TO ENCOURAGE DARK SKY COMPLIANCE THROUGHOUT THE HILL COUNTRY OUR BROCHURE OUR BROCHURE WORKING WITH THE INTERNATIONAL DARK-SKY ASSOCIATION TO ENCOURAGE DARK SKY COMPLIANCE THROUGHT THE WORLD UPDATED A TRI-FOLD BROCHURE THAT EXPLAINS THE PURPOSE OF OUR ORGANIZATION UPDATED THIS WEBSITE THAT GETS OVER 1000 HITS PER MONTH BLANCOCOUNTYNIGHTSKY.ORG MAINTAINED AN ACTIVE FACEBOOK GROUP DAILY WITH 558 MEMBERS AND 2900+ VIEWS PER MONTH CREATED AND MAINTAIN INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT MANAGED THE NIGHT-SKY-FRIENDLY BUSINESS RECOGNITION PROGRAM. 31 LOCAL BUSINESSES HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED SO FAR. ASSISTED THE HILL COUNTRY ALLIANCE IN DEVELOPING THE NIGHT SKY FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD RECOGNITION PROGRAM HAVE VOLUNTEERS USING UNIHEDRON DARK SKY METERS TAKING REGULAR DARK SKY MEASUREMENTS IN MOST OF BLANCO COUNTY WORKING WITH SUBDIVISION DEVELOPERS TO BE DARK SKY COMPLIANT WORKED WITH BLANCO COUNTY ON ADDING LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS TO SUBDIVISION CODE MADE THE WIZARD OF THE NIGHT SKY AVAILABLE FOR PRESENTATIONS AND MEET AND GREETS DESIGNED, PROCURED AND DISTRIBUTED BLANCO COUNTY FRIENDS OF THE NIGHT SKY BUSINESS CARDS, MEMBERSHIP SIGNS, POLO SHIRTS, HATS AND BUMPER STICKERS DISTRIBUTED TEXAS NIGHT SKY STICKERS FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS HELD 2ND ANNUAL DEEP IN THE DARK OF TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL ESSAY CONTEST AT BLANCO HIGH SCHOOL CREATED AN ADVISORY BOARD OF EXPERTS IN SPECIALIZED FIELDS TO ADVISE US WORKED WITH THE HILL COUNTRY ALLIANCE'S NIGHT SKY TEAM TO ESTABLISH NEW FRIENDS OF THE NIGHT SKY ADVOCACY GROUPS IN EIGHT OTHER HILL COUNTRY COUNTIES AND IN WEST TEXAS HELPED LBJ RANCH NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK DEVELOP AN EDUCATIONAL VIDEO TO SUPPORT ITS APPLICATION TO BECOME AN INTERNATIONAL DARK SKY PARK. THE PARK WAS CERTIFIED. UPGRADED PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS USING OUR NEW LIGHT DEMONSTRATION BOARD BEGAN FREE DISTRIBUTION OF NIGHT SKY FRIENDLY LIGHT BULBS AT EVENTS PLACED IDENTIFICATION ADS IN BLANCO COUNTY NEWS AND JOHNSON CITY RECORD-COURIER INCREASED OUR SUPPORTING HOUSEHOLDS FROM 54 TO 84 CREATED A LIFETIME MEMBER STATUS AND IMMEDIATELY ENROLLED THREE LIFETIME MEMBERS PUBLISHED AN ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER EVERY MONTH AND INCREASED DISTRIBUTION FROM 351 TO 410 CREATED AND CONDUCTED A FACEBOOK GROUP DARK SKY POETRY CONTEST WITH 10 POEMS ENTERED