Lights Out Harrisburg Program was initiated to make Harrisburg and surrounding areas safer for migratory and resident birds.

All participants are asked to minimize unnecessary lights and make some lighting changes during the peak spring and fall migration periods of April 1 - May 31 and August 15 - November 15 and between the hours of midnight and 6:00 AM. Specific actions include the following:

 Turn off exterior decorative lighting
 Extinguish spot and flood-lights
 Substitute strobe lighting where possible
 Reduce lobby and atrium lighting where possible
 Turn off interior lighting, especially on upper floors
 Substitute task and area lighting for workers staying late
 Down-shield exterior lighting or limit to ground level