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

 

State-wide and Regional Lights Out Programs

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