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, Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ 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 Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ, UNCA-Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ
  • Atlanta, Georgia - - Birds Georgia
  • Austin, Texas - - Travis Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ Society, Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ Texas, Defenders of Wildlife
  • Baltimore, Maryland -  - Baltimore Bird Club
  • Bend, Oregon -  - International Dark-Sky Association Oregon Chapter
  • Boston, Massachusetts -  - Mass Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ / City of Boston
  • Charlotte, North Carolina -  - Mecklenburg Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ
  • Chicago, Illinois -  - Chicago Bird Collisions Monitors, Chicago Bird Alliance
  • Cincinnati, Ohio - - Cincinnati Nature Center
  • Cleveland, Ohio - - Columbus Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ
  • Columbia, Missouri - - Columbia Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ Society, IDA Missouri
  • Columbus, Ohio -  - Ohio Bird Conservation Initiative
  • Dallas, Texas - - Texas Conservation Alliance, Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ Texas, Trinity River Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ Center, Dallas Zoo, Perot Museum of Nature and Science
  • Dayton, Ohio - - Aullwood Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ Nature Center
  • Denver, Colorado - - City of Denver
  • Detroit, Michigan -  - Detroit Bird Alliance / Michigan Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ
  • Eugene, Oregon -  - Lane County Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ
  • Fargo, North Dakota -  - Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ Dakota
  • Flagstaff, Arizona -  - Dark Skies Coalition     
  • Fort Worth, Texas - Texas Conservation Alliance, Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ Texas, Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
  • Greensboro, North Carolina -  - T Gilbert Pearson Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ Society, City of Greenboro
  • Harrisburg, Pennsylania -  - Appalachian Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ Society, Pennsylvania Department of Natural Resources, Pennsylvania Department of General Services, Harristown, Pennsylvania Game Commission, West Shore Wildlife Center, Harrisburg Downtown Improvement District, Wyncote Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ Society
  • Houston, Texas - - Houston Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ, Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ Texas
  • Indianapolis, Indiana -  - Amos Butler Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ
  • Jacksonville, Florida - - Duval Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ Society, St. Johns Regional Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ Society, Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens
  • Kansas City, Missouri - - Burroughs Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ Society and IDA Missouri
  • Louisville, Kentucky -  - Louisville Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ Society
  • Miami, Florida - - Tropical Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ Society
  • Milwaukee, Wisconsin -  - Wisconsin Humane Society
  • Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota -  - Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ Minnesota
  • Nashville, Tennessee - - including Cumberland-Harpeth Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ Society
  • New Haven, Connecticut - Lights Out! New Haven - See  - Menunkatuck Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ Society
  • New York, New York -  - NYC Bird Alliance
  • Norfolk, Virginia -  - Cape Henry Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ 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 Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ
  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -  - Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ Mid-Atlantic, Wyncote Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ, Valley Forge Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ, 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 Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ
  • Salt Lake City, Utah - - Tracy Aviary, Great Salt Lake Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ Society
  • San Antonio, Texas - - Bexar Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ Society, Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ Texas
  • San Diego, California - - San Diego Bird Alliance
  • San Francisco, California -  - Golden Gate Bird Alliance
  • St. Louis, Missouri -  - Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ Center at Riverlands, St. Louis Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ 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 -  - Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ Society of Forsyth County

 

State-wide and Regional Lights Out Programs

  • Colorado -  - Denver Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ Society, IDA Colorado
  • Connecticut -  - Menunkatuck Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ (initially launched with CT Ornithological Association, Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ Connecticut)
  • Georgia -  - Birds Georgia
  • Louisiana -  - Louisiana Wildlife Federation
  • New York -  - 
    New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ New York, NYC Bird Alliance
  • Texas -  - Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ 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 Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ, 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 Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ Center, St. Louis Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ Society, Burroughs Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ Society, Columbia Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ Society, Greater Ozarks Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ 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