The City of Greensboro, the Audubon Society and some of the area’s partnering businesses are coming together for an interesting cause: To make it easier for birds to fly south for the winter.
The joint effort, called the “Lights Out” program, is in effect twice each year. It takes place every spring – from March 15 to May 31 – and again each fall, when it runs from September 10 to November 30.
It’s a voluntary program that asks the management of tall buildings and large facilities in Greensboro to turn off – or block – as many exterior and interior lights in their buildings as possible from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m…