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, ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓƵ 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 ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓƵ, UNCA-¸£Àû¼§ÊÓƵ
  • Atlanta, Georgia - - Birds Georgia
  • Austin, Texas - - Travis ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓƵ Society, ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓƵ Texas, Defenders of Wildlife
  • Baltimore, Maryland -  - Baltimore Bird Club
  • Bend, Oregon -  - International Dark-Sky Association Oregon Chapter
  • Boston, Massachusetts -  - Mass ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓƵ / City of Boston
  • Charlotte, North Carolina -  - Mecklenburg ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓƵ
  • Chicago, Illinois -  - Chicago Bird Collisions Monitors, Chicago Bird Alliance
  • Cincinnati, Ohio - - Cincinnati Nature Center
  • Cleveland, Ohio - - Columbus ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓƵ
  • Columbia, Missouri - - Columbia ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓƵ Society, IDA Missouri
  • Columbus, Ohio -  - Ohio Bird Conservation Initiative
  • Dallas, Texas - - Texas Conservation Alliance, ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓƵ Texas, Trinity River ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓƵ Center, Dallas Zoo, Perot Museum of Nature and Science
  • Dayton, Ohio - - Aullwood ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓƵ Nature Center
  • Denver, Colorado - - City of Denver
  • Detroit, Michigan -  - Detroit Bird Alliance / Michigan ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓƵ
  • Eugene, Oregon -  - Lane County ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓƵ
  • Fargo, North Dakota -  - ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓƵ Dakota
  • Flagstaff, Arizona -  - Dark Skies Coalition     
  • Fort Worth, Texas - Texas Conservation Alliance, ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓƵ Texas, Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
  • Greensboro, North Carolina -  - T Gilbert Pearson ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓƵ Society, City of Greenboro
  • Harrisburg, Pennsylania -  - Appalachian ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓƵ Society, Pennsylvania Department of Natural Resources, Pennsylvania Department of General Services, Harristown, Pennsylvania Game Commission, West Shore Wildlife Center, Harrisburg Downtown Improvement District, Wyncote ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓƵ Society
  • Houston, Texas - - Houston ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓƵ, ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓƵ Texas
  • Indianapolis, Indiana -  - Amos Butler ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓƵ
  • Jacksonville, Florida - - Duval ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓƵ Society, St. Johns Regional ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓƵ Society, Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens
  • Kansas City, Missouri - - Burroughs ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓƵ Society and IDA Missouri
  • Louisville, Kentucky -  - Louisville ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓƵ Society
  • Miami, Florida - - Tropical ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓƵ Society
  • Milwaukee, Wisconsin -  - Wisconsin Humane Society
  • Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota -  - ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓƵ Minnesota
  • Nashville, Tennessee - - including Cumberland-Harpeth ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓƵ Society
  • New Haven, Connecticut - Lights Out! New Haven - See  - Menunkatuck ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓƵ Society
  • New York, New York -  - NYC Bird Alliance
  • Norfolk, Virginia -  - Cape Henry ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓƵ 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 ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓƵ
  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -  - ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓƵ Mid-Atlantic, Wyncote ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓƵ, Valley Forge ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓƵ, 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 ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓƵ
  • Salt Lake City, Utah - - Tracy Aviary, Great Salt Lake ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓƵ Society
  • San Antonio, Texas - - Bexar ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓƵ Society, ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓƵ Texas
  • San Diego, California - - San Diego Bird Alliance
  • San Francisco, California -  - Golden Gate Bird Alliance
  • St. Louis, Missouri -  - ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓƵ Center at Riverlands, St. Louis ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓƵ 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 -  - ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓƵ Society of Forsyth County

 

State-wide and Regional Lights Out Programs

  • Colorado -  - Denver ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓƵ Society, IDA Colorado
  • Connecticut -  - Menunkatuck ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓƵ (initially launched with CT Ornithological Association, ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓƵ Connecticut)
  • Georgia -  - Birds Georgia
  • Louisiana -  - Louisiana Wildlife Federation
  • New York -  - 
    New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓƵ New York, NYC Bird Alliance
  • Texas -  - ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓƵ 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 ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓƵ, 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 ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓƵ Center, St. Louis ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓƵ Society, Burroughs ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓƵ Society, Columbia ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓƵ Society, Greater Ozarks ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓƵ 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