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Big Bend State Park Ranger works hard to protect starry skies

December 28, 2017 by Don Miller

“This is a really hard thing to get,” beamed Big Bend State Park Interpreter-Ranger Amber Harrison, referring to the hard-won International Dark Skies status recently bestowed upon the park.

It took a year of public outreach, data collection, photo gathering, and networking to create an application impressive enough for the International Dark-Sky Association to approve.

Harrison didn’t really know what she was in for when she agreed to take on a dark skies initiative for the park over a year ago. She was sent to McDonald Observatory for training designed to beef up the interpretive programs surrounding one of the park’s great assets – its nighttime views.

FYI – Sierra La Rana is an approved International Dark Sky Development.

http://www.alpineavalanche.com/news/article_320777da-d551-11e7-aa66-e73f3d83b24e.html

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02/22/2019 & 2/23/2019 - The 33rd Annual Texas Cowboy Poetry Gathering

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From poets to musicians two days of true out west entertainment at Sul Ross State University in Alpine. 

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From poets to musicians two days of true out west entertainment at Sul Ross State University in Alpine.  And don’t miss the Cowboy Chuckwagon Breakfast Friday and Saturday morning from 7:30am to 8:30am behind KVLF radio on Loop Road.

 

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