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

 

State-wide and Regional Lights Out Programs

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