Lights Out Louisville &
LAS media coverage
LOUToday
LOUToday’s Jeff Milby explains why the Louisville Audubon Society encourages Derby City to douse or minimize lights during peak migration in the spring and fall (April and May, and September and October). Milby also highlights how residential and non-residential buildings can pledge to go Lights Out.
Forward Radio
Justin Mog of Louisville’s Forward Radio spoke with four LAS board members—President Brandon McQueen and Conservation Committee members Mary Yandell, Margaret Carreiro, and Mary Beth Nevulis—about the Lights Out Louisville initiative. Learn why going Lights Out helps birds and humans alike.
WHAS
Louisville ABC affiliate WHAS spoke to LAS Conservation Committee member 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.
The Louisville Courier-Journal
CJ’s Environmental reporter Connor Griffin covered LAS’ Lights Out campaign and the call for residents and businesses alike to minimize all non-essential lights to protect birds on their migration journeys. Learn how making a few small changes—including dousing unnecessary lights from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. during peak spring and fall bird migration—can help birds survive their journey.
The 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.
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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Spectrum News
Spectrum News spoke to Brandon McQueen, president of the Louisville Audubon Society, about the need for homes and commercial buildings to go lights out to protect birds.