Central Idaho Dark Sky Reserve STEM Network

The Central Idaho Dark Sky Reserve STEM Network is a funded partner of NASA’s Science Activation Program and supports STEM engagement efforts throughout the state of Idaho.

The program has forged a cornerstone partnership with the Central Idaho Dark Sky Reserve, the only gold star-certified dark sky reserve in the US spanning an under-served rural region and thus an ideal venue for STEM engagement.

About the Program

The program combines several, mutually supporting strands:

• ongoing community education efforts hosted at Boise State
• adapting NASA Science Mission Directorate (SMD) materials and infrastructure to Idaho’s Content Standards for Science curriculum
• citizen science light pollution monitoring to support the Reserve’s mission
• an astronomer-in-residence program within the CIDSR

The program director is Prof. Brian Jackson of Boise State Physics.