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, Ä¢¹½Av 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 Ä¢¹½Av, UNCA-Ä¢¹½Av
  • Atlanta, Georgia - - Birds Georgia
  • Austin, Texas - - Travis Ä¢¹½Av Society, Ä¢¹½Av Texas, Defenders of Wildlife
  • Baltimore, Maryland -  - Baltimore Bird Club
  • Bend, Oregon -  - International Dark-Sky Association Oregon Chapter
  • Boston, Massachusetts -  - Mass Ä¢¹½Av / City of Boston
  • Charlotte, North Carolina -  - Mecklenburg Ä¢¹½Av
  • Chicago, Illinois -  - Chicago Bird Collisions Monitors, Chicago Bird Alliance
  • Cincinnati, Ohio - - Cincinnati Nature Center
  • Cleveland, Ohio - - Columbus Ä¢¹½Av
  • Columbia, Missouri - - Columbia Ä¢¹½Av Society, IDA Missouri
  • Columbus, Ohio -  - Ohio Bird Conservation Initiative
  • Dallas, Texas - - Texas Conservation Alliance, Ä¢¹½Av Texas, Trinity River Ä¢¹½Av Center, Dallas Zoo, Perot Museum of Nature and Science
  • Dayton, Ohio - - Aullwood Ä¢¹½Av Nature Center
  • Denver, Colorado - - City of Denver
  • Detroit, Michigan -  - Detroit Bird Alliance / Michigan Ä¢¹½Av
  • Eugene, Oregon -  - Lane County Ä¢¹½Av
  • Fargo, North Dakota -  - Ä¢¹½Av Dakota
  • Flagstaff, Arizona -  - Dark Skies Coalition     
  • Fort Worth, Texas - Texas Conservation Alliance, Ä¢¹½Av Texas, Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
  • Greensboro, North Carolina -  - T Gilbert Pearson Ä¢¹½Av Society, City of Greenboro
  • Harrisburg, Pennsylania -  - Appalachian Ä¢¹½Av Society, Pennsylvania Department of Natural Resources, Pennsylvania Department of General Services, Harristown, Pennsylvania Game Commission, West Shore Wildlife Center, Harrisburg Downtown Improvement District, Wyncote Ä¢¹½Av Society
  • Houston, Texas - - Houston Ä¢¹½Av, Ä¢¹½Av Texas
  • Indianapolis, Indiana -  - Amos Butler Ä¢¹½Av
  • Jacksonville, Florida - - Duval Ä¢¹½Av Society, St. Johns Regional Ä¢¹½Av Society, Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens
  • Kansas City, Missouri - - Burroughs Ä¢¹½Av Society and IDA Missouri
  • Louisville, Kentucky -  - Louisville Ä¢¹½Av Society
  • Miami, Florida - - Tropical Ä¢¹½Av Society
  • Milwaukee, Wisconsin -  - Wisconsin Humane Society
  • Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota -  - Ä¢¹½Av Minnesota
  • Nashville, Tennessee - - including Cumberland-Harpeth Ä¢¹½Av Society
  • New Haven, Connecticut - Lights Out! New Haven - See  - Menunkatuck Ä¢¹½Av Society
  • New York, New York -  - NYC Bird Alliance
  • Norfolk, Virginia -  - Cape Henry Ä¢¹½Av 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 Ä¢¹½Av
  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -  - Ä¢¹½Av Mid-Atlantic, Wyncote Ä¢¹½Av, Valley Forge Ä¢¹½Av, 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 Ä¢¹½Av
  • Salt Lake City, Utah - - Tracy Aviary, Great Salt Lake Ä¢¹½Av Society
  • San Antonio, Texas - - Bexar Ä¢¹½Av Society, Ä¢¹½Av Texas
  • San Diego, California - - San Diego Bird Alliance
  • San Francisco, California -  - Golden Gate Bird Alliance
  • St. Louis, Missouri -  - Ä¢¹½Av Center at Riverlands, St. Louis Ä¢¹½Av 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 -  - Ä¢¹½Av Society of Forsyth County

 

State-wide and Regional Lights Out Programs

  • Colorado -  - Denver Ä¢¹½Av Society, IDA Colorado
  • Connecticut -  - Menunkatuck Ä¢¹½Av (initially launched with CT Ornithological Association, Ä¢¹½Av Connecticut)
  • Georgia -  - Birds Georgia
  • Louisiana -  - Louisiana Wildlife Federation
  • New York -  - 
    New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Ä¢¹½Av New York, NYC Bird Alliance
  • Texas -  - Ä¢¹½Av 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 Ä¢¹½Av, 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 Ä¢¹½Av Center, St. Louis Ä¢¹½Av Society, Burroughs Ä¢¹½Av Society, Columbia Ä¢¹½Av Society, Greater Ozarks Ä¢¹½Av 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