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, 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú 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 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú, UNCA-51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú
  • Atlanta, Georgia - - Birds Georgia
  • Austin, Texas - - Travis 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Society, 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Texas, Defenders of Wildlife
  • Baltimore, Maryland -  - Baltimore Bird Club
  • Bend, Oregon -  - International Dark-Sky Association Oregon Chapter
  • Boston, Massachusetts -  - Mass 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú / City of Boston
  • Charlotte, North Carolina -  - Mecklenburg 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú
  • Chicago, Illinois -  - Chicago Bird Collisions Monitors, Chicago Bird Alliance
  • Cincinnati, Ohio - - Cincinnati Nature Center
  • Cleveland, Ohio - - Columbus 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú
  • Columbia, Missouri - - Columbia 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Society, IDA Missouri
  • Columbus, Ohio -  - Ohio Bird Conservation Initiative
  • Dallas, Texas - - Texas Conservation Alliance, 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Texas, Trinity River 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Center, Dallas Zoo, Perot Museum of Nature and Science
  • Dayton, Ohio - - Aullwood 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Nature Center
  • Denver, Colorado - - City of Denver
  • Detroit, Michigan -  - Detroit Bird Alliance / Michigan 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú
  • Eugene, Oregon -  - Lane County 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú
  • Fargo, North Dakota -  - 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Dakota
  • Flagstaff, Arizona -  - Dark Skies Coalition     
  • Fort Worth, Texas - Texas Conservation Alliance, 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Texas, Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
  • Greensboro, North Carolina -  - T Gilbert Pearson 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Society, City of Greenboro
  • Harrisburg, Pennsylania -  - Appalachian 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Society, Pennsylvania Department of Natural Resources, Pennsylvania Department of General Services, Harristown, Pennsylvania Game Commission, West Shore Wildlife Center, Harrisburg Downtown Improvement District, Wyncote 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Society
  • Houston, Texas - - Houston 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú, 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Texas
  • Indianapolis, Indiana -  - Amos Butler 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú
  • Jacksonville, Florida - - Duval 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Society, St. Johns Regional 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Society, Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens
  • Kansas City, Missouri - - Burroughs 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Society and IDA Missouri
  • Louisville, Kentucky -  - Louisville 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Society
  • Miami, Florida - - Tropical 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Society
  • Milwaukee, Wisconsin -  - Wisconsin Humane Society
  • Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota -  - 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Minnesota
  • Nashville, Tennessee - - including Cumberland-Harpeth 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Society
  • New Haven, Connecticut - Lights Out! New Haven - See  - Menunkatuck 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Society
  • New York, New York -  - NYC Bird Alliance
  • Norfolk, Virginia -  - Cape Henry 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú 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 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú
  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -  - 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Mid-Atlantic, Wyncote 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú, Valley Forge 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú, 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 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú
  • Salt Lake City, Utah - - Tracy Aviary, Great Salt Lake 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Society
  • San Antonio, Texas - - Bexar 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Society, 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Texas
  • San Diego, California - - San Diego Bird Alliance
  • San Francisco, California -  - Golden Gate Bird Alliance
  • St. Louis, Missouri -  - 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Center at Riverlands, St. Louis 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú 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 -  - 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Society of Forsyth County

 

State-wide and Regional Lights Out Programs

  • Colorado -  - Denver 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Society, IDA Colorado
  • Connecticut -  - Menunkatuck 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú (initially launched with CT Ornithological Association, 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Connecticut)
  • Georgia -  - Birds Georgia
  • Louisiana -  - Louisiana Wildlife Federation
  • New York -  - 
    New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú New York, NYC Bird Alliance
  • Texas -  - 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú 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 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú, 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 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Center, St. Louis 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Society, Burroughs 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Society, Columbia 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Society, Greater Ozarks 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú 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