NYC Bird Alliance’s efforts to reduce bird collisions with glass has been spotlighted in recent articles by The Guardian and New York Post. This fall, our volunteers are on track to log a record number of collisions. The good news is that there are proven fixes available to reduce the quarter million deaths from collisions that occur in NYC each year: retrofitting windows and turning off non-essential lights at night. NYC Bird Alliance has had tremendous success with window retrofit projects, reducing collisions by up to 90% in buildings. Learn how you can help protect biodiversity and make your building sustainable: https://lnkd.in/eifiNgA3. However, more work is needed to drive wider adoption of these solutions. Our key advocacy initiatives include: ⚖️Enforcing Local Law 15 requiring bird-friendly glass in new construction. ⚖️Passing an effective retrofit bill to accelerate window upgrades in existing buildings. ⚖️Passing Lights Out bill Int. 0896 in the New York City Council to reduce nocturnal lighting (Please urge your Council Member to co-sponsor: https://lnkd.in/excFBH_q) Please spread the word about how we can reduce collisions through bird-friendly design and turning our lights out. And please be on the lookout for additional ways you can help advance effective legislation to spur wider adoption of these solutions. Read the articles here: 📰 The Guardian: https://lnkd.in/ebfaD8Pg 📰 The New York Post: https://lnkd.in/erdpjB_j #biodiversity #birdsafedesign #advocacy
