Lights Out Louisville &
LAS media coverage
2026
WBRT
Ryan Hack of Bardstown-based radio station WBRT (1320 AM and 97.1 FM) interviewed two spokespeople from Bernheim Forest & Arboretum. Lynette Cox and Jenny Zeller highlighted Bernheim’s partnership with Lights Out Louisville. Hack called out Lights Out Louisville as a “big part of the efforts in Kentucky to counter light pollution.” Hack also noted that—unlike other human-created environmental issues—light pollution is easily solved, and “each and every person in the community who owns a home or operates a business can … contribute to” mitigating it.
Spectrum News
Spectrum News’ Laya Gilpin highlighted the April 2026 announcement that Louisville Metro Government has partnered with Lights Out Louisville in “Louisville initiative dims the lights to protect migratory birds.”
WDRB
WDRB covered the April 2026 announcement that Louisville Metro Government has partnered with Lights Out Louisville in “Mayor Greenberg backs Lights Out Louisville initiative to reduce light pollution, protect birds.”
LouisvilleKY.gov
Louisville Metro Government’s official press release for its partnership with Lights Out Louisville. LMG will work to reduce artificial light at night at Louisville Free Public Library branches, Parks and Recreation sites, and Fleets and Facilities buildings.
WFHB
IN community radio station WFHB picked up the news about Louisville Metro Government’s partnership with Lights Out Louisville. WFHB also dove deeper into the issue of light pollution and highlighted how reducing it is important for birds, bats, fireflies, plants, and people.
The Lane Report
The Lane Report covered the April 2026 announcement that Louisville Metro Government has partnered with Lights Out Louisville in “Louisville lowering the night lights for migrating birds.”
LPM/NPR
LPM host and producer Ayisha Jaffer interviewed Louisville Audubon Vice President (then Secretary) Dan Price for “All Things Considered.” Dan gave a great shout-out to the Lights Out Louisville program.
The Cumberland
Mary Beth Nevulis—co-founder and chair of Lights Out Louisville and Louisville Audubon president (then VP)—wrote about “the dark side of light” for migratory birds for the Sierra Club Kentucky Chapter’s monthly publication, The Cumberland.
The Cool Down
The Cool Down covers stories and tips about easy-to-implement ways to help the planet. The publication highlighted the Lights Out Louisville program as “the kind of solution that benefits both ecosystems and neighborhoods at once.”
East End Living & East End Living Brownsboro Road
Two local sister publications invited Louisville Audubon to contribute an article that would appear in both publications’ Nonprofit Spotlight. Mary Beth Nevulis—president of Louisville Audubon and Lights Out Louisville program chair—wrote about the power of collective action for conservation success, with Lights Out Louisville as a proof point.
2025
Louisville
Courier Journal
Mary Beth Nevulis, Louisville Audubon Society president (then VP) and Lights Out Louisville program co-founded and chair, spoke to the Courier-Journal about why and how the Lights Out Louisville program helps protect migrating birds. Get tips on how you can join this local conservation initiative and help save birds—plus some local birding hotspots.
2024
LOUToday
LOUToday’s Jeff Milby explained why Louisville Audubon encourages Derby City to douse or minimize lights during peak migration in the spring and fall (April and May, and September and October). Milby highlighted how residential and non-residential buildings can pledge to go Lights Out.
Forward Radio
Ahead of the Lights Out Louisville launch event,Justin Mog of Louisville’s Forward Radio spoke with now-former LAS President Brandon McQueen and Lights Out Louisville program co-founders Mary Yandell, Margaret Carreiro, and Mary Beth Nevulis about this new conservation initiative.
WHAS
Louisville ABC affiliate WHAS spoke to Lights Out Louisville co-founder Mary Beth Nevulis and LAS President Brandon McQueen at the Lights Out Louisville launch event. Watch the segment to learn why LAS saw the need for Louisville to join dozens of other cities in the effort to protect migratory birds by going Lights Out.
Kentucky Edition
Louisville Audubon Society board members Professor Margaret Carreiro and Mary Yandell spoke to Kentucky Edition about the critical need to protect birds.
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Louisville
Courier Journal
CJ’s Environmental reporter Connor Giffin covered LAS’ Lights Out campaign asking residents and businesses to minimize all non-essential lights from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. during spring and fall bird migration to protect birds on their migration journeys.
Spectrum
News
Spectrum News spoke to Brandon McQueen, then president of the Louisville Audubon Society, about the need for homes and commercial buildings to go lights out to protect birds and how making a few small changes can help birds survive their journeys.
Louisville Courier Journal
In this letter to the editor, headlined “Migratory birds are facing a deadly gauntlet: city lights,” Louisville resident R. Thorne Vail presents a compelling case for reducing artificial lighting during peak migration periods in our area. Vail highlights Lights Out Louisville, LAS, BirdCast, and more as informational resources.