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Shield Ranch Barton Creek Named the First Urban Night Sky Place in Texas
July 24, 2024
TUCSON, Arizona, July 24 -- DarkSky International issued the following news release:

DarkSky International officially certified Shield Ranch Barton Creek as an Urban Night Sky Place (UNSP). Shield Ranch joins three neighboring designated International Dark Sky Places: Dripping Springs and Bee Cave, Texas - both International Dark Sky Communities - and Travis County Milton Reimers Ranch Park - an International Dark Sky Park - augmenting the regional effort to protect the night sky.

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