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Lights out, Texas! This is why you should turn off your lights at night for the next 2 weeks
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HOUSTON – Turning off your lights at night not only helps you save energy, but also helps migrating birds.
A statewide initiative with Texan by Nature, a nonprofit led by former first lady Laura Bush, and Houston Audubon are urging Texans to turn off their lights or reduce light usage to help migrating birds travel north, according to a news release.
Texans are being urged to turn off lights between 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. April 19 through May 7, which is the peak migration period for birds flying through Texas.
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Laura Bush: Turn off your lights to save the birds Chron 4 days ago
Laura Bush wants you to turn out the lights for the birds.
Save the birds. Sit in the dark.
That s the message from former first lady Laura Bush in a new Dallas Morning News op-ed. Bush pleaded with the public to turn off their lights nightly from April 19 to May 7 as millions of migratory birds attempt to navigate the Texas skies.
Birds migrating are often confused by large buildings and lights during nightfall, which is why Bush wrote to the Dallas paper urging Texans to help our avian friends.
Texas and Philly Join Movement to Dim Lights at Night â Making it Safer for Migrating Birds
Mar 16, 2021
Since 1990, cities around the U.S. have gradually been cutting or dimming outdoor lights in order to help one of their most vulnerable populationsâmigratory birds.
Lights Out programs, organized by conservation and civil society groups like the Audubon Society, have sprung up in 20 different states, plus D.C. and Toronto, and involve enlisting the help of landlords, their tenants, and business owners to make cities safe for migratory birds in the spring and fall.
Birds use celestial clues to navigate thousands of miles along migration routes. Some of these routes involve passing through some of the largest and brightest cities in North America. The light pollution blots out the stars and other navigation points the birds use, causing them to collide with buildings.