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, ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ 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 ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½, UNCA-ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½
  • Atlanta, Georgia - - Birds Georgia
  • Austin, Texas - - Travis ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Society, ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Texas, Defenders of Wildlife
  • Baltimore, Maryland -  - Baltimore Bird Club
  • Bend, Oregon -  - International Dark-Sky Association Oregon Chapter
  • Boston, Massachusetts -  - Mass ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ / City of Boston
  • Charlotte, North Carolina -  - Mecklenburg ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½
  • Chicago, Illinois -  - Chicago Bird Collisions Monitors, Chicago Bird Alliance
  • Cincinnati, Ohio - - Cincinnati Nature Center
  • Cleveland, Ohio - - Columbus ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½
  • Columbia, Missouri - - Columbia ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Society, IDA Missouri
  • Columbus, Ohio -  - Ohio Bird Conservation Initiative
  • Dallas, Texas - - Texas Conservation Alliance, ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Texas, Trinity River ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Center, Dallas Zoo, Perot Museum of Nature and Science
  • Dayton, Ohio - - Aullwood ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Nature Center
  • Denver, Colorado - - City of Denver
  • Detroit, Michigan -  - Detroit Bird Alliance / Michigan ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½
  • Eugene, Oregon -  - Lane County ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½
  • Fargo, North Dakota -  - ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Dakota
  • Flagstaff, Arizona -  - Dark Skies Coalition     
  • Fort Worth, Texas - Texas Conservation Alliance, ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Texas, Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
  • Greensboro, North Carolina -  - T Gilbert Pearson ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Society, City of Greenboro
  • Harrisburg, Pennsylania -  - Appalachian ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Society, Pennsylvania Department of Natural Resources, Pennsylvania Department of General Services, Harristown, Pennsylvania Game Commission, West Shore Wildlife Center, Harrisburg Downtown Improvement District, Wyncote ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Society
  • Houston, Texas - - Houston ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½, ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Texas
  • Indianapolis, Indiana -  - Amos Butler ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½
  • Jacksonville, Florida - - Duval ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Society, St. Johns Regional ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Society, Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens
  • Kansas City, Missouri - - Burroughs ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Society and IDA Missouri
  • Louisville, Kentucky -  - Louisville ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Society
  • Miami, Florida - - Tropical ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Society
  • Milwaukee, Wisconsin -  - Wisconsin Humane Society
  • Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota -  - ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Minnesota
  • Nashville, Tennessee - - including Cumberland-Harpeth ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Society
  • New Haven, Connecticut - Lights Out! New Haven - See  - Menunkatuck ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Society
  • New York, New York -  - NYC Bird Alliance
  • Norfolk, Virginia -  - Cape Henry ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ 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 ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½
  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -  - ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Mid-Atlantic, Wyncote ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½, Valley Forge ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½, 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 ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½
  • Salt Lake City, Utah - - Tracy Aviary, Great Salt Lake ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Society
  • San Antonio, Texas - - Bexar ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Society, ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Texas
  • San Diego, California - - San Diego Bird Alliance
  • San Francisco, California -  - Golden Gate Bird Alliance
  • St. Louis, Missouri -  - ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Center at Riverlands, St. Louis ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ 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 -  - ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Society of Forsyth County

 

State-wide and Regional Lights Out Programs

  • Colorado -  - Denver ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Society, IDA Colorado
  • Connecticut -  - Menunkatuck ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ (initially launched with CT Ornithological Association, ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Connecticut)
  • Georgia -  - Birds Georgia
  • Louisiana -  - Louisiana Wildlife Federation
  • New York -  - 
    New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ New York, NYC Bird Alliance
  • Texas -  - ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ 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 ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½, 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 ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Center, St. Louis ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Society, Burroughs ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Society, Columbia ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Society, Greater Ozarks ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ 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