HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-28-26 Public Comment - M. Baur - Dark SkyFrom:City of Bozeman, MT
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Date:Friday, April 24, 2026 10:11:20 AM
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Full Name
Mary Bauer
Email
marybbauer@yahoo.com
Phone
(406) 548-1560
Comments
We are rapidly losing one of the Gallatin Valleys most iconic features and it isn’t just open space. It’s the dark sky
above it. As our population grows, we are becoming dangerously desensitized to the “light creep” transforming our
nights. From the harsh glare of storage unit and sporting complexes, equipment rentals, extreme residential lighting,
and over saturated signage of businesses, we are beginning to bathe our Valley in artificial perpetual noon. There is
no clear scientific evidence that increased outdoor lighting reduces crime. This isn’t just an aesthetic loss for
stargazers, it is an ecological crisis in the making. Our local wildlife-the birds, bats insects, that keep our ecosystem
healthy, rely on darkness for survival. This includes plant life and ourselves! Migratory birds are disoriented by
skyglow, while bat populations and nocturnal pollinators find their hunting and breeding patterns disrupted. Studies
have indicted that artificial light negatively affects human hea
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City Of Bozeman
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