LIGHTS OUT

City of Madison warns of multiple traffic lights out on Madison Blvd due to power outage

https://www.waaytv.com/city-of-madison-warns-of-multiple-traffic-lights-out-on-madison-blvd-due-to-power/article_bab10c3e-6904-11ee-998a-8be9d01214ee.html

Multiple traffic lights on Madison Boulevard are out due to a power outage in the area, according to the city of Madison.

 

The city reminds you to treat all traffic lights on Madison Boulevard that are out or in flash mode as four-way stops.

 

Huntsville Utilities is aware of the outage and is working to get it fixed as quickly as possible, the city says.

 

Please expect delays or seek an alternative route.

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Foerster remembers Gregory being ‘lights out' vs. 49ers in playoffs

 

https://www.nbcsportsbayarea.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/foerster-remembers-gregory-being-lights-out-back-in-2021/1662258/

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Lights Out Fort Worth asks Texans to dim lights to give migrating birds safe passage

https://news.yahoo.com/lights-fort-worth-asks-texans-202833461.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall

 

Texans can help birds migrating this fall by simply flipping off the lights.

 

Every spring and fall, over one billion birds in North America migrate through Texas, in turn creating a major flying highway. A majority of the birds migrate at night, but brightly lit buildings can confuse them and cause deadly collisions.

 

Lights Out Texas was created exactly for this reason, serving as a campaign of education, awareness and action on turning out the lights during the spring and fall migration periods.

 

By simply turning off the lights during this migration periods, Texans help create safe passage for the birds.

 

The organization is encouraging Fort Worth residents to turn off non-essential lights from 11 a.m. to 6 a.m. for the following periods:

 

Fall migration: Aug. 15- Nov. 30

 

Peak fall migration: Sept. 6- Oct. 29

 

Lights Out Texas was created in 2017 by Houston Audubon, after a major bird collision involving several hundred birds in Galveston.

 

Within one week back in 2017, nearly 400 birds were caught in the floodlights of a 32-story skyscraper and were killed by colliding with windows, according to the organization. The initiative found supporters across the Lone Star State ever since.

 

Fort Worth remains a key collaborator with Lights Out Texas in its local partnerships with the following organizations:

 

Amon G. Carter Foundation

 

City of Fort Worth

 

Downtown Fort Worth, Inc.

 

Fort Worth Audubon Society

 

Fort Worth Museum of Science and History

 

Keep Fort Worth Beautiful

 

Tarrant County College

 

Texas Master Naturalists

 

To help understand the effects of light pollution on bird populations, the University of Oklahoma is working on a project to help find answers.

 

With money from the Amon G. Carter Foundation, 20 Fort Worth buildings have been outfitted with rooftop light sensors for a collision survey and light project. The data collected will be used by OU Master’s student Grace Trankina to find out more about light effects on birds.