A workshop covering the development of the light pollution issue over the last few decades and the response that NZ had taken starting with Tekapo/Takapō and how this has also been implemented in New Zealand. We will look at the impact of light pollution on a range of issues including the effect on pollinators, birds and humans. We will show how the science around the impact of light pollution has developed and the role that citizen science has played in getting a better understanding of this global problem. This will be an indoor based workshop with a ‘ virtual field trip’ component in our inflatable planetarium to view the Moon garden and planting that promotes pollinators.
