Embrace Darkness, It's Good For The Environment: Simsbury Program

SIMSBURY, CT — Not only should people not be afraid of the dark, they should embrace it.

That's the message behind a unique program at the Simsbury Public Library on Thursday, Nov. 2, hosted by the Simsbury Pollinator Pathway and other local conservation organizations.

The Simsbury-based nonprofit's charge is to urge the community to embrace plantings and gardens that aid pollinators, creatures that spread pollen and allow for more gardens to grow.

Key to that is the absence of light pollution and Thursday's free program will look at ways to address a problem caused by excess light from homes, yards and businesses.

The event will take place at 7 p.m. in the library's Tariffville Room. The library is located at 86 Englewood Lane, Simsbury.

There, Leo Smith, chairperson of the Connecticut Chapter of Dark Skies, will discuss both the problem and solutions.

Light pollution is a problem because excess light at night can disrupt the behavior patterns of nocturnal creatures like birds, bugs and bats, among others.

And that can have a negative effect on the ecosystem.

Thursday's program is being presented by the Simsbury Open Space Committee, Simsbury Conservation Commission, Simsbury Land Trust, Simsbury Grange and Simsbury Pollinator Pathway.

For more information on the program and to RSVP, click on this link.