Secure Your Spot: BALANCE Symposium | California Lighting Technology Center

While the current outdoor lighting system keeps communities safe and accessible, it also disrupts wildlife corridors, pollinator behavior, and bird migration. Researchers are collaborating with industry leaders to address this challenge through the BALANCE project. By looking at outdoor lighting through an ecological lens, BALANCE explores how intentional lighting design can protect California’s biodiversity and agricultural resilience without compromising public safety or state energy goals.

RSVP for Session 1 on Wednesday, September 9, 2026.

Session 1 – Light Intensity & Part-Night Lighting + Spectrum & Color Temperature

Managing light intensity and timing serves as the most effective strategy in outdoor lighting design. Shifting to warmer color temperatures reduces environmental harm while maintaining night visibility.

Moderator: Nancy Clanton | Visibility Innovations

Part 1: Biology/Ecology Science

Speaker: Travis Longcore, Ph.D. | UCLA

Light Intensity & Part-Night Lighting

High nighttime light levels disorient pollinators, disrupt nocturnal predators like mountain lions, and alter crop biology, making reduced lumen output and part-night dimming far more critical for ecological health than spectrum changes alone.

Spectrum & Color Temperature

Warm, low-CCT lighting (3,000K or lower) combined with fully shielded downward fixtures prevents insect glare traps and skyglow, providing a proven framework already adopted across Colorado municipalities to protect local wildlife.

Part 2: Lighting Engineering & Industry

Speaker: Nancy Clanton | Visibility Innovations
Speaker: To Be Announced

Light Intensity & Part-Night Lighting

Studies show that dimming outdoor lighting or using occupancy sensors can save substantial energy while maintaining and even improving nighttime visibility.

Spectrum & Color Temperature

Manufacturers like Cooper Lighting Solutions and Acuity Brands demonstrate industry readiness for outdoor lighting that protects surrounding habitats while preserving nighttime visibility.