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