“Blinded By The Glow: How Light Pollution Is Shifting Our Minds, Bodies, and Environment.”New documentary film explores the dangers of light pollution made by digital marketing, media, and communications students Liam Simard, Kate Oxley, and Ryan MCCaffrey.
- $12.5 million awarded to partners for Delaware River watershed conservation
The Wildlife Management Institute (WMI) and its partners, including Bird Safe Philly, are recipients of a grant entitled, “Increasing connectivity for migratory birds in the Delaware Watershed by reducing bird collisions.” This three-year grant will provide nearly $500,000 for efforts to educate and mitigate for bird collisions with glass through 2028 in Southeast Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
- 5 Myths About Bird-Friendly Design (Buildings)
Protecting birds is about more than stickers on a window—but it’s also a relatively straightforward sustainability goal. Do any of these common misconceptions sound familiar?
- ASHRAE officially publishes bird friendly addendum O to ASHRAE 189.1 / International Green Construction Code
ASHRAE Standard 189.1 and the International Green Construction Code (IgCC) officially incorporate bird-friendly design strategies, focusing on reducing avian collisions with glass.
- BCPA 2025 Virtual Summit To Take Place Oct 29-30
On Oct 29-30, the Bird Collision Prevention Alliance will host two half days of inspiring talks and presentations on a variety of topics around bird collision prevention and advocacy for partners and collaborators.
- Bird Strikes Drop by More Than 95% at McCormick Place After Bird-Safe Film Installed (NBC Chicago)
Since bird-safe film was installed on the building’s windows last summer, collisions into the mostly glass structure are down over 95% during the recent fall migration compared with previous seasons, the Field Museum said.
- Can CT light the way on protecting our night skies? (Where We Live)
Produced by Connecticut Public, ‘Where We Live’ puts Connecticut in context. Guests Craig Repasz, Misha SemeLev, and Alan Sheiness explore how light pollution impacts birds, river ecosystems, insects and even human health.
- Celebrating Successes in Reducing Bird Collisions (USFWS)
Following the February 2024 Multi-Sector Summit to Address Light Pollution and Bird Collisions, a large collaborative partnership formed to address light pollution and stop bird collisions. Here are just a few examples highlighting the partnerships’ work.
- Dallas’ new convention center will be built with birds in mind
Environmental advocates in Dallas are celebrating a successful campaign to make the new convention center safer for migratory birds.
- Evening Grosbeak Window Collisions!
The Evening Grosbeak needs your help. For decades this brightly colored finch was a beloved winter backyard feeder bird during its irruptions from more northern or montane breeding areas. Recent studies have found that Evening Grosbeak has lost more than…
- FGCU Students Design Solution to Deadly Bird-Window Strikes (Gulf Coast ABC)
FGCU’s Ornithology Club partnered with FGCU’s art galleries to create designs on glass at the University to prevent collisions
- LEED’s Green Building Rules Are Becoming More Bird-Friendly—Do They Go Far Enough? (Audubon Magazine)
The world’s top system for certifying environmentally conscious design is putting more emphasis on preventing bird-building collisions, but critics say it’s still too easy for builders to skip measures that could save avian lives.
