Potawatomi Wildlife Park

Potawatomi Wildlife Park was developed into a Dark-Sky Preserve by creating a policy of wise use of lighting including utilizing full cutoff lighting practices where lighting is needed, removal of unnecessary lighting where it already exists, and to not install any additional lighting where it is not necessary.

Certain fixtures have been removed, replaced, or installed to maintain our Dark-Sky Preserve policy. Below are examples of changes incorporating cutoff and full cutoff lighting park staff has made to better manage our lighting infrastructure.

AREA	BEFORE	AFTER	FIXTURE DESCRIPTION
FIRE RING AREA			Replaced fixture with Glare Buster Model 1000 (full cutoff & under sofit)
FIRE RING AREA			Added a shield to the ceramic pull chain fixture (full cutoff)
RESTROOM AREA	NEW CONSTRUCTION		REGENCY RMS-100 dawn to dusk mercury vapor fixture added at construction time. (full cutoff & under sofit)
MAINTENANCE SHED		CORNER SPOT LIGHTS REMOVED	Reason: lights were not needed and spot lights without a motion sensor are not economical, and do not deter crime
MAINTENANCE SHED		LIGHT REMOVED	Reason: "Barn Busters" are highly polluting, a poor lighting choice, and do not deter crime
SIDEWALK TO NATURE CENTER	NEW CONSTRUCTION		Added at new construction time along with a photo sensor. Lowest bulb wattage available (semi cutoff & under sofit)
MULTI-FLAG POLE PAD	NEW CONSTRUCTION		Narrow beam spotlights added at new construction time along with a photo sensor and dimmer switch. Light output is very low. Only enough to illuminate flag!
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S RESIDENCE		MOTION SENSORS ADDED TO OUTSIDE LIGHTS	Reason: Addition of motion sensors makes fixture more effective in preventing crime.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S RESIDENCE		SIDEWALK LANDSCAPE LIGHTING REMOVED	Reason: Landscape lighting is costly to maintain.