{"id":7381,"date":"2017-09-14T13:24:15","date_gmt":"2017-09-14T17:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=7381"},"modified":"2017-09-14T13:24:15","modified_gmt":"2017-09-14T17:24:15","slug":"bright-ideas-a-workshop-on-smart-outdoor-lighting","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/event\/bright-ideas-a-workshop-on-smart-outdoor-lighting\/","title":{"rendered":"Bright Ideas: A Workshop on Smart Outdoor Lighting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Wellesley Natural Resources Commission has long been concerned about the effects of artificial light on our natural environment. Research has shown that artificial light can create light pollution that affects human health, and has adverse consequences for trees and plants, birds, turtles, bats, and even fireflies. To help inform residents about the importance of outdoor lighting, this month we are hosting a workshop with lighting expert Bob Parks of Smart Outdoor Lighting Alliance.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Wellesley-lighting-picture.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7383\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Wellesley-lighting-picture-300x178.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Wellesley-lighting-picture-300x178.png 300w, https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Wellesley-lighting-picture.png 587w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This free workshop will take place at the <strong>Wellesley Free Library<\/strong> on <strong>Tuesday, September 26<\/strong>, 2017, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. and will include an outdoor demonstration of LED lighting options.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Our &#8220;Bright Ideas&#8221; workshop will help you:<\/p>\n<p>Evaluate different types of lighting<br \/>\nChoose the correct lighting for your property<br \/>\nMake sure your lights improve safety<br \/>\nChoose environmentally friendly lights<br \/>\nTalk to your neighbors about lighting, and more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Wellesley Natural Resources Commission has long been concerned about the effects of artificial light on our natural environment. Research has shown that artificial light can create light pollution that affects human health, and has adverse consequences for trees and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"America\/New_York","_EventStartDate":"2017-09-26 19:00:00","_EventEndDate":"2017-09-26 20:30:00","_EventStartDateUTC":"2017-09-26 23:00:00","_EventEndDateUTC":"2017-09-27 00:30:00","_EventShowMap":true,"_EventShowMapLink":true,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"0","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"prefix","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[153,156,169],"class_list":["post-7381","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","hentry","tribe_events_cat-calendar","tribe_events_cat-energy-efficiency","tribe_events_cat-health","cat_calendar","cat_energy-efficiency","cat_health"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/7381","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/7381\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7381"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7381"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=7381"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}