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, ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ 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 ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ, UNCA-³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ
  • Atlanta, Georgia - - Birds Georgia
  • Austin, Texas - - Travis ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Society, ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Texas, Defenders of Wildlife
  • Baltimore, Maryland -  - Baltimore Bird Club
  • Bend, Oregon -  - International Dark-Sky Association Oregon Chapter
  • Boston, Massachusetts -  - Mass ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ / City of Boston
  • Charlotte, North Carolina -  - Mecklenburg ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ
  • Chicago, Illinois -  - Chicago Bird Collisions Monitors, Chicago Bird Alliance
  • Cincinnati, Ohio - - Cincinnati Nature Center
  • Cleveland, Ohio - - Columbus ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ
  • Columbia, Missouri - - Columbia ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Society, IDA Missouri
  • Columbus, Ohio -  - Ohio Bird Conservation Initiative
  • Dallas, Texas - - Texas Conservation Alliance, ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Texas, Trinity River ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Center, Dallas Zoo, Perot Museum of Nature and Science
  • Dayton, Ohio - - Aullwood ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Nature Center
  • Denver, Colorado - - City of Denver
  • Detroit, Michigan -  - Detroit Bird Alliance / Michigan ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ
  • Eugene, Oregon -  - Lane County ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ
  • Fargo, North Dakota -  - ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Dakota
  • Flagstaff, Arizona -  - Dark Skies Coalition     
  • Fort Worth, Texas - Texas Conservation Alliance, ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Texas, Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
  • Greensboro, North Carolina -  - T Gilbert Pearson ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Society, City of Greenboro
  • Harrisburg, Pennsylania -  - Appalachian ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Society, Pennsylvania Department of Natural Resources, Pennsylvania Department of General Services, Harristown, Pennsylvania Game Commission, West Shore Wildlife Center, Harrisburg Downtown Improvement District, Wyncote ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Society
  • Houston, Texas - - Houston ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ, ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Texas
  • Indianapolis, Indiana -  - Amos Butler ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ
  • Jacksonville, Florida - - Duval ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Society, St. Johns Regional ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Society, Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens
  • Kansas City, Missouri - - Burroughs ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Society and IDA Missouri
  • Louisville, Kentucky -  - Louisville ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Society
  • Miami, Florida - - Tropical ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Society
  • Milwaukee, Wisconsin -  - Wisconsin Humane Society
  • Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota -  - ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Minnesota
  • Nashville, Tennessee - - including Cumberland-Harpeth ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Society
  • New Haven, Connecticut - Lights Out! New Haven - See  - Menunkatuck ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Society
  • New York, New York -  - NYC Bird Alliance
  • Norfolk, Virginia -  - Cape Henry ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ 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 ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ
  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -  - ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Mid-Atlantic, Wyncote ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ, Valley Forge ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ, 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 ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ
  • Salt Lake City, Utah - - Tracy Aviary, Great Salt Lake ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Society
  • San Antonio, Texas - - Bexar ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Society, ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Texas
  • San Diego, California - - San Diego Bird Alliance
  • San Francisco, California -  - Golden Gate Bird Alliance
  • St. Louis, Missouri -  - ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Center at Riverlands, St. Louis ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ 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 -  - ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Society of Forsyth County

 

State-wide and Regional Lights Out Programs

  • Colorado -  - Denver ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Society, IDA Colorado
  • Connecticut -  - Menunkatuck ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ (initially launched with CT Ornithological Association, ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Connecticut)
  • Georgia -  - Birds Georgia
  • Louisiana -  - Louisiana Wildlife Federation
  • New York -  - 
    New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ New York, NYC Bird Alliance
  • Texas -  - ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ 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 ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ, 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 ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Center, St. Louis ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Society, Burroughs ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Society, Columbia ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Society, Greater Ozarks ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ 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