{"id":7402,"date":"2017-09-24T21:25:30","date_gmt":"2017-09-25T01:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=7402"},"modified":"2017-09-24T21:25:30","modified_gmt":"2017-09-25T01:25:30","slug":"bright-ideas-a-workshop-on-smart-outdoor-lighting-2","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/event\/bright-ideas-a-workshop-on-smart-outdoor-lighting-2\/","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\u00a0consequences for trees and plants, birds, turtles, bats, and even fireflies.\u00a0To help inform residents about the importance of outdoor lighting, this month we are\u00a0hosting a workshop with lighting expert\u00a0Bob Parks of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001Fc7dfy4pIYkjXUWsIsgRd7CZd60vTkGMmivBBBs4nv4NaNXAnm1HhougE4V1CGVSTl-s-JXHVUftDPQk8YIXmgfs108fk8jIjUkjSyiTwgmBzf7ttPxq4o2ZSBQLUMHWvkUS9MAsxJchZI7rrtumcTDI7pYDWrPR&amp;c=-lI7kHyE25cTcFCliiT-1G6c68pluanpVZERtzC5DdqGY4uot_UKzg==&amp;ch=YfKXCBTwqqI7fWKJuumzWGFqsRIRhKUTDjVA_S17raVCNgqRcZnbkQ==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Smart Outdoor Lighting Alliance.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bright Ideas: A Workshop on Smart Outdoor Lighting, with Bob Parks<br \/>\nIncluding an outdoor demonstration of LED lighting options<br \/>\nTuesday September 26,\u00a07:00 to 8:30 pm<br \/>\nWellesley Free Library<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Free and Open to the Public<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our\u00a0\u201cBright Ideas\u201d workshop\u00a0will help you:<br \/>\nEvaluate 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!<br \/>\nAs you may have heard, new streetlights are coming to Wellesley. The\u00a0Municipal Light Plant is planning to replace the town\u2019s 3,000 cobrahead streetlights with energy and cost saving LED (light emitting diode) fixtures.\u00a0 This fall, the MLP will pilot these LED fixtures on selected streets to gather public input. Join us at this free workshop to get information that will help you determine the best outdoor lighting for your home and neighborhood.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001Fc7dfy4pIYkjXUWsIsgRd7CZd60vTkGMmivBBBs4nv4NaNXAnm1HhougE4V1CGVScWiXRXha0eBP3LQkVmzhdpbWhST4XQaWL4McLMI2HPjSyidMmEqHM27T7ktbgJXt7VyX7bZkVuSAEuyBENqLw_5djCnDN-IQhzpTUmFcsKLk-fO4DnHr570dOvpaQ6ObXBSZ-Qvh_WM4W6MVk6QnYw==&amp;c=-lI7kHyE25cTcFCliiT-1G6c68pluanpVZERtzC5DdqGY4uot_UKzg==&amp;ch=YfKXCBTwqqI7fWKJuumzWGFqsRIRhKUTDjVA_S17raVCNgqRcZnbkQ==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0Click here for more information on outdoor lighting from the Friends of Brookside.<\/a><\/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\u00a0consequences for trees and plants,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"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":[4836],"_EventVenueID":[5418],"_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":[169],"class_list":["post-7402","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","hentry","tribe_events_cat-health","cat_health"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/7402","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\/32"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/7402\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7402"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7402"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=7402"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}