Good Light Neighbor Program
Overview
Established by DarkSky International and DarkSky Oregon to recognize residents, businesses, and organizations in Oregon that employ responsible lighting on their property – lighting that is human, wildlife, and night sky-friendly.
The Goal
Encourage responsible lighting to conserve energy, enhance safety and security, safe-guard human health, protect wildlife, and preserve the cultural heritage of Oregon's star-filled night-time sky.
Certification
Participation is entirely voluntary and on the honor system. Any resident, business, and organization in Oregon may participate. If your outdoor lighting is already up to the mark, then you immediately qualify as a Good Light Neighbor. Otherwise, make changes to significantly reduce or eliminate these lighting issues from your property:
Up-light
upward directed / unshielded lights that contribute to skyglow
Glare
excessive brightness from overly bright and/or unshielded lights is unsafe for drivers, pedestrians and neighbors
Light Trespass
light shining onto other properties – if your light bulb can be seen from off your property, redirect or change the shielding
Blue-rich White Light
use warm light bulbs instead, preferably at 2700K or less; blue light at night adversely affects people and wildlife
Take the Home Lighting Assessment
Use the information and application on the DarkSky International's "Home Lighting Assessment" page.
At the end, after making any lighting changes, you can download an Oregon-based Good Light Neighbor Certificate of Merit from the DarkSky International website.
If you would like to use the Oregon Good Light Neighbor logo in your advertising and social media and/or if you would like to be listed on our website as a Good Light Neighbor, please contact us at idaoregon@darksky.org
OPTIONAL: Please submit photographs that illustrate the type of fixtures used (daytime photos) and how they look at night (night time photos). We’ll post them on our website as examples of Good Light Neighbor lighting for others. Send any pictures to hello@darkskyoregon.org.