Lights Out Philly Pledge for Municipal/Government Buildings
In 2021, Bird Safe Philly launched the Lights Out Philly Program to make Philadelphia and surrounding areas safer for migratory and resident birds, and since then, more than 100 commercial, residential and municipal participants pledged to turn off their lights at night to help birds. Thank you to all those that took part!
For 2023, we are once again asking building owners, tenants, and residents 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, from midnight to 6am. 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