Elk Ridge Pros And Cons

International Dark-Sky Association reports, “The sky glow of Los Angeles is visible from an airplane 200 miles away. Residents of L.A. haven’t been able to see the stars for a while. In fact some city dwellers don’t even know what a natural night sky looks like. When a 1994 earthquake knocked out the city’s power, many anxious residents called local emergency centers to report a strange “giant, silvery cloud” in the dark sky. What they were seeing – for the first time – was the Milky Way, long obscured by light pollution.” In 1994 Los Angeles’ population was 3.543 million.

Currently Elk Ridge, Utah County, Utah, is near a population of 2,500. Elk Ridge is far from being the size of L.A.; yet, in the past eight years Elk Ridge has experienced

These desires to maintain the aesthetics of a mountain setting community can be met by assessing and planning in ways that minimize the citizens’ footprint on nature. One way to maintain the rural feeling and mountain scenery is to keep the night sky visible by limiting light pollution. The best time to do this, is as Elk Ridge grows. As new houses are built, installing shielded or yellow lighting instead of contractor grade normal lighting would limit light pollution. The new developments should maintain the Cities standard of no street lights, thus also saving

Insects are drawn to light instead of their natural night habits, congregating around streetlights and house lights. The decline in some insects then affects the circle of life in nature. Other repercussions in nature are the changes in nocturnal mammal’s and rodent’s activities, due to the presence of light. Some mammals and rodents are drawn to light and, therefore, end up being hit by vehicles or killed by predators. Other mammals and rodents avoid the light, and choose to move their homes and areas of roaming. These changes may not seem like a concern to citizens, but the changes alter the