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Presenter urges dark-sky compliance after LED streetlights raised wildlife and sleep concerns
Summary
Jeff told the township that Narberth's recent LED streetlight conversion uses daylight color temperatures, increasing nighttime brightness and potentially disorienting migrating birds; he recommended dark-sky practices on township properties.
Jeff raised concerns about recent LED streetlight conversions in Narberth, saying the change created very bright, daylight-colored nighttime lighting that can disorient migrating birds and interfere with sleep for nearby residents.
"It feels like a full moon every night...the color temperature is like a daylight color, which is the opposite of what you want for, to comply with, like, what's friendly for wildlife," Jeff said. He suggested the township consider dark-sky compliance for its properties and urged attention to color temperature and dimming schedules.
Jeff framed dark-sky changes as a relatively simple township policy that could benefit wildlife and residents and offered to discuss options with borough staff to reduce adverse effects from well-intentioned LED conversions.
