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Greensboro asks residents to dim lights for bird migration with voluntary 'Lights Out' campaign
Summary
The City of Greensboro and the T. Gilbert Pearson Audubon Society urged residents, businesses and building managers to turn off nonessential lights from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. through May 31 as part of a voluntary Lights Out for Birds campaign to protect migrating birds.
The City of Greensboro, in partnership with the T. Gilbert Pearson Audubon Society, is running a voluntary Lights Out for Birds program during spring migration, the city said on FYI Weekly. The program asks residents, businesses and building managers to turn off nonessential exterior and interior lighting from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. through May 31.
The initiative, first launched in 2022, aims to reduce collisions and disorientation among migrating birds. Organizers asked for non-bulky donations for a simultaneous hygiene drive run by the city's international advisory committee and the HUM Foundation; the broadcast directed listeners to partner web pages for program details and for information about the donation drive.
Why it matters: Lights-out campaigns are a common conservation measure in cities on migration routes and are voluntary for property owners. The broadcast emphasized community participation rather than enforcement and provided partner contact points for more information.
