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Last week, Logan Mayor Holly Daines signed a proclamation reminding residents and businesses to reduce their light pollution to help migrating birds.
“It s the equivalent of throwing your trash on the side of the road and not picking up after your dog because it spoils the world for everybody else when there s too much light coming off of buildings and a lot of lights are actually pointing outward and upward,” said Hilary Shughart, the president of the Bridgerland Audubon Society.
Shughart is worried about light pollution, or the excess use of nighttime lighting. She said nighttime is an important time for migrating songbirds, and excess light can confuse them.