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This week before the Winter Solstice, Cultivating Place is exploring and appreciating the many benefits and beauty of winter’s bountiful darkness – in our gardens and in our wildlands. Join us to listen to the conversation with Keith Ashley and Amanda Gormley of theInternational Dark-Sky Association, two passionate people within a global organization working to protect natural darkness as the precious natural resource it is.