Close blinds at night to reduce the amount of light being emitted from windows.Use motion detectors and sensors so lights are only on when you need them.Use lighting shields to direct light downwards and avoid light shining into the sky or trees.For essential lights (like security and safety lighting) use the following dark skies friendly lighting practices:.Do not use landscape lighting to light up trees or gardens where birds may be resting.Turn off all non-essential lights from 11:00 p.m.
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We encourage everyone to turn off non-essential lights at night from 11 pm – 6 am during the full fall and spring migration periods, and where conflicts apply, prioritize lights out during the critical peak migration periods. Visit the Audubon Texas website for the latest dates. *Please note that migration dates vary from year to year. Critical Spring Peak Migration Period: April 19 – May 7.Full Spring Migration Period: March 1 – June 15.Critical Fall Peak Migration Period: September 5 – October 29.Full Fall Migration Period: August 15 – November 30.Former First Lady and Texan by Nature Founder, Laura Bush ( Read the full op-ed…) WHEN TO GO LIGHTS OUT: Learn more and see the latest Lights Out Texas Resources at tx./urbanconservation/lights-out-texas “Every Texan can participate in protecting our feathered friends by simply turning off their lights at night…Taking action now is vital because every spring and fall, between a third and a quarter of all birds migrating at night through the United States, travel through Texas.” In 2022, the management of Lights Out Texas for Spring of 2022 was co-facilitated by Texan by Nature and Audubon Texas, with a total transition of the statewide initiative to Audubon Texas in the Summer of 2022. In 2021, Texan by Nature collaborated with these leading organizations to facilitate Lights Out Texas at the statewide level in order to standardize the approach to messaging, communication, and volunteer efforts across all Texas organizations. Later, Lights Out Texas took hold in Dallas-Fort Worth, led by Texas Conservation Alliance, The Perot Museum of Nature and Science, and Dallas Zoo with The Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Colorado State University supporting efforts and Texan by Nature helping with outreach in Fall 2020. Right around this time, Cornell Lab of Ornithology developed their BirdCast migration forecast maps using historical radar data. This effort was originally launched in 2017 by Houston Audubon and American National Insurance Company following a major bird collision event involving 400 birds in Galveston. Lights Out Texas is a campaign of education, awareness, and action that focuses on turning out lights at night during the spring and fall migrations to help protect the billions of migratory birds that fly over Texas annually.
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