In this episode of Bend Don’t Break, Aaron Switzer talks with Bill Kowalik, PhD, founding board member and Chairperson of DarkSky Oregon.

Bill shares the mission behind DarkSky Oregon, a nonprofit dedicated to preserving Oregon’s dark skies and combating light pollution for the health and well-being of all life. They discuss the importance of raising awareness about environmentally-friendly outdoor lighting, the impact of blue light, and the efforts that go into certifying dark sky places.

Bill also provides insight into the challenges and rewards of running a nonprofit focused on this critical environmental issue. Tune in to learn more about the fight to keep our skies dark and why it matters for both nature and humans.

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LISTEN: Bend Don’t Break with Bill Kowalik 🎧

by The Source Staff, The Source - Bend, Oregon
October 17, 2024

<h1>LISTEN: Bend Don’t Break with Bill Kowalik 🎧</h1> <p class="byline">by The Source Staff, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />October 17, 2024</p> <p>In this episode of <em>Bend Don't Break</em>, Aaron Switzer talks with Bill Kowalik, PhD, founding board member and Chairperson of DarkSky Oregon. </p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full aligncenter aligncenter"><a href="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/bend_don_t_break_digital_101724.webp"><img src="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/bend_don_t_break_digital_101724.webp" alt="" class="wp-image-1841" /></a></figure> <p> Bill shares the mission behind DarkSky Oregon, a nonprofit dedicated to preserving Oregon’s dark skies and combating light pollution for the health and well-being of all life. They discuss the importance of raising awareness about environmentally-friendly outdoor lighting, the impact of blue light, and the efforts that go into certifying dark sky places.</p> <p>Bill also provides insight into the challenges and rewards of running a nonprofit focused on this critical environmental issue. Tune in to learn more about the fight to keep our skies dark and why it matters for both nature and humans.</p> <p>LISTEN:</p> <p>WATCH: </p> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"> <div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://www.youtube.com/embed/98bI92FeUak </div> </figure> <p> </p> <div class="wp-block-group fdn-after-article-related"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Related Stories</h3> </p></div></p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/news/listen-bend-dont-break-with-bill-kowalik-21991695/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com&quot;&gt;The Source - Bend, Oregon&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Untitled-design-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=1840&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://www.bendsource.com/news/listen-bend-dont-break-with-bill-kowalik-21991695/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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