Where we work Cities, Towns and Parks Lights Out Program

Existing Lights Out Programs

The  was the first to raise awareness of the problem lights pose for birds in an urban center, starting in 1993.

In 1999, ÌÇÐÄlogo and partners established the first Lights Out program in Chicago. Since then, groups in many other cities have organized programs to make a difference for birds. See the list below or explore the map of the Lights Out network. 

  • Akron/Canton, Ohio - - Ohio Bird Conservation Initiative
  • Ann Arbor, Michigan -  - Washtenaw Chapter, Ann Arbor City Parks and Recreation
  • Asheville, North Carolina -  - Blue Ridge ÌÇÐÄlogo, UNCA-ÌÇÐÄlogo
  • Atlanta, Georgia - - Birds Georgia
  • Austin, Texas - - Travis ÌÇÐÄlogo Society, ÌÇÐÄlogo Texas, Defenders of Wildlife
  • Baltimore, Maryland -  - Baltimore Bird Club
  • Bend, Oregon -  - International Dark-Sky Association Oregon Chapter
  • Boston, Massachusetts -  - Mass ÌÇÐÄlogo / City of Boston
  • Charlotte, North Carolina -  - Mecklenburg ÌÇÐÄlogo
  • Chicago, Illinois -  - Chicago Bird Collisions Monitors, Chicago Bird Alliance
  • Cincinnati, Ohio - - Cincinnati Nature Center
  • Cleveland, Ohio - - Columbus ÌÇÐÄlogo
  • Columbia, Missouri - - Columbia ÌÇÐÄlogo Society, IDA Missouri
  • Columbus, Ohio -  - Ohio Bird Conservation Initiative
  • Dallas, Texas - - Texas Conservation Alliance, ÌÇÐÄlogo Texas, Trinity River ÌÇÐÄlogo Center, Dallas Zoo, Perot Museum of Nature and Science
  • Dayton, Ohio - - Aullwood ÌÇÐÄlogo Nature Center
  • Denver, Colorado - - City of Denver
  • Detroit, Michigan -  - Detroit Bird Alliance / Michigan ÌÇÐÄlogo
  • Eugene, Oregon -  - Lane County ÌÇÐÄlogo
  • Fargo, North Dakota -  - ÌÇÐÄlogo Dakota
  • Flagstaff, Arizona -  - Dark Skies Coalition     
  • Fort Worth, Texas - Texas Conservation Alliance, ÌÇÐÄlogo Texas, Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
  • Greensboro, North Carolina -  - T Gilbert Pearson ÌÇÐÄlogo Society, City of Greenboro
  • Harrisburg, Pennsylania -  - Appalachian ÌÇÐÄlogo Society, Pennsylvania Department of Natural Resources, Pennsylvania Department of General Services, Harristown, Pennsylvania Game Commission, West Shore Wildlife Center, Harrisburg Downtown Improvement District, Wyncote ÌÇÐÄlogo Society
  • Houston, Texas - - Houston ÌÇÐÄlogo, ÌÇÐÄlogo Texas
  • Indianapolis, Indiana -  - Amos Butler ÌÇÐÄlogo
  • Jacksonville, Florida - - Duval ÌÇÐÄlogo Society, St. Johns Regional ÌÇÐÄlogo Society, Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens
  • Kansas City, Missouri - - Burroughs ÌÇÐÄlogo Society and IDA Missouri
  • Louisville, Kentucky -  - Louisville ÌÇÐÄlogo Society
  • Miami, Florida - - Tropical ÌÇÐÄlogo Society
  • Milwaukee, Wisconsin -  - Wisconsin Humane Society
  • Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota -  - ÌÇÐÄlogo Minnesota
  • Nashville, Tennessee - - including Cumberland-Harpeth ÌÇÐÄlogo Society
  • New Haven, Connecticut - Lights Out! New Haven - See  - Menunkatuck ÌÇÐÄlogo Society
  • New York, New York -  - NYC Bird Alliance
  • Norfolk, Virginia -  - Cape Henry ÌÇÐÄlogo Society, Virginia Zoo, Elizabeth River Project, Friends of Indian River, Tidewater Rehabilitation & Environmental Education, Virginia Society of Ornithology, William and Mary Institute for Integrative Conservation, Downtown Norfolk, Coastal Virginia Wildlife Observatory, Williamsburg Bird Club 
  • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma -  - Oklahoma City ÌÇÐÄlogo
  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -  - ÌÇÐÄlogo Mid-Atlantic, Wyncote ÌÇÐÄlogo, Valley Forge ÌÇÐÄlogo, Academy of Natural Sciences,  Delaware Valley Ornithological Club
  • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - - Carnegie Museum of Natural History, BOMA Pittsburgh, BNY Mellon, Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership, National Aviary
  • Portland, Oregon -  - Oregon Bird Alliance
  • Raleigh, North Carolina -  - Wake ÌÇÐÄlogo
  • Salt Lake City, Utah - - Tracy Aviary, Great Salt Lake ÌÇÐÄlogo Society
  • San Antonio, Texas - - Bexar ÌÇÐÄlogo Society, ÌÇÐÄlogo Texas
  • San Diego, California - - San Diego Bird Alliance
  • San Francisco, California -  - Golden Gate Bird Alliance
  • St. Louis, Missouri -  - ÌÇÐÄlogo Center at Riverlands, St. Louis ÌÇÐÄlogo Society, IDA Missouri
  • Toledo, Ohio - - Black Swamp Bird Observatory
  • Toronto, Ontario, Canada -  - FLAP / City of Toronto
  • Washington DC -  - City Wildlife
  • Wilmington, Delaware -  - Delmarva Ornithological Society
  • Winston-Salem, North Carolina -  - ÌÇÐÄlogo Society of Forsyth County

 

State-wide and Regional Lights Out Programs

  • Colorado -  - Denver ÌÇÐÄlogo Society, IDA Colorado
  • Connecticut -  - Menunkatuck ÌÇÐÄlogo (initially launched with CT Ornithological Association, ÌÇÐÄlogo Connecticut)
  • Georgia -  - Birds Georgia
  • Louisiana -  - Louisiana Wildlife Federation
  • New York -  - 
    New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, ÌÇÐÄlogo New York, NYC Bird Alliance
  • Texas -  - ÌÇÐÄlogo Texas, Texan by Nature, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Texas Conservation Alliance, Perot Museum of Nature and Science, Biodiversity Research and Teaching Collections, Texas A&M University, Houston ÌÇÐÄlogo, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Nature Trackers, Colorado State University, University of Massachusetts Amherst
    • Arkansas - Missouri Chapter - International Dark-Sky Association, Arkansas Natural Sky Association
    • Iowa - Missouri Chapter - International Dark-Sky Association, Green Iowa AmeriCorps
    • Kansas - Missouri Chapter - International Dark-Sky Association, Johnson County Community College
    • Missouri - Riverlands ÌÇÐÄlogo Center, St. Louis ÌÇÐÄlogo Society, Burroughs ÌÇÐÄlogo Society, Columbia ÌÇÐÄlogo Society, Greater Ozarks ÌÇÐÄlogo Society, Dark Sky MO, Gateway Arch National Park Missouri, Missouri Department of Conservation, Missouri River Bird Observatory, Missouri Sierra Club, Saint Louis Zoo, St. Charles County Parks, St. Louis Arts Chamber of Commerce, Wildlife Rescue Center