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

 

State-wide and Regional Lights Out Programs

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