“Our proactivity with this issue hopefully has also – and will continue to – save the lives of migrating birds and reduce light pollution in the Greensboro sky, especially with the help of our local business partners,” says Deputy City Manager Chris Wilson. Greensboro previously implemented switching off non-critical lights at night in City government buildings, helping to implement the GSO2040 Comprehensive Plan goals for sustainability and energy conservation and contributing to LEED for Cities recertification. Nearly 50 cities in the US have already implemented “Lights Out” programs, including New York City, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Atlanta, Baltimore, Washington, DC, Charlotte, Raleigh, and Winston-Salem. Research in other cities with “Lights Out” programs determined that turning off and shielding these lights at night has reduced bird collisions. These deaths are believed to be one of the factors responsible for a 29 percent decline in North American bird populations since 1970.ĭuring migration, intense lights on and inside buildings can cause birds to collide with windows or walls, or cause them to circle in confusion, leaving them weak and exhausted when they land. Learn more about the program on TGPAS’ website and contact the organization to sign up to participate in Lights Out for bird protection.Īccording to National Audubon Society statistics, collisions with glass windows cause as many as a billion bird deaths in the US each year. The program is also expected to reduce local light pollution. This voluntary initiative asks the management of tall buildings and large facilities in Greensboro to turn off or block as many exterior and interior building lights as possible from 11 pm to 6 am during those peak migration seasons.
The annual “Lights Out” Program takes effect each spring, from March 15 to May 31, and again in the fall, from September 10 to November 30. Gilbert Pearson Audubon Society (TGPAS) and local businesses, established the “Lights Out” program in 2022 to help protect migrating birds that fly through the city, as well as conserve energy. The City of Greensboro, in partnership with the T.
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