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Existing Lights Out Programs

The FLAP program in Toronto was the first to raise awareness of the problem lights pose for birds in an urban center, starting in 1993.

In 1999, Audubon 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

 

State-wide and Regional Lights Out Programs

  • Colorado - Lights Out Colorado - Denver Audubon Society, IDA Colorado
  • Connecticut - Lights Out Connecticut - Menunkatuck Audubon (initially launched with CT Ornithological Association, Audubon Connecticut)
  • GeorgiaLights Out Georgia - Birds Georgia
  • Louisiana - Lights Out Louisiana - Louisiana Wildlife Federation
  • New York - Lights Out New York
    New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Audubon New York, NYC Bird Alliance
  • Texas - Lights Out Texas - Audubon 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 Audubon, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Nature Trackers, Colorado State University, University of Massachusetts Amherst
  • Lights Out Heartland
    • 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 Audubon Center, St. Louis Audubon Society, Burroughs Audubon Society, Columbia Audubon Society, Greater Ozarks Audubon 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