Editing Lighthouse (section)

==Preservation==
As lighthouses became less essential to navigation, many of their historic structures faced demolition or neglect. In the United States, the [[National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act]] of 2000 provides for the transfer of lighthouse structures to local governments and private non-profit groups, while the USCG continues to maintain the lamps and lenses. In Canada, the [[Nova Scotia Lighthouse Preservation Society]] won heritage status for [[Sambro Island Lighthouse]], and sponsored the [[Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act]] to change Canadian federal laws to protect lighthouses.<ref>{{cite web
 |url         = http://www.heritagecanada.org/eng/featured/current.html
 |title       = Lighthouse Bill Protecting Our Lighthouses&nbsp;– The Icons of Canada's Maritime Heritage
 |publisher   = Canadian Heritage Foundation
 |work        = Featured Heritage Buildings
 |author      = Douglas Franklin
 |access-date  = 10 June 2008
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20080513182532/http://www.heritagecanada.org/eng/featured/current.html
 |archive-date = 13 May 2008
}}</ref>

Many groups formed to restore and save lighthouses around the world, including the [[World Lighthouse Society]] and the [[United States Lighthouse Society]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://uslhs.org/|title=Home &#124; United States Lighthouse Society|website=uslhs.org}}</ref> as well as the [[Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society]], which sends amateur radio operators to publicize the preservation of remote lighthouses throughout the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://arlhs.com/|title=Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society – Contacting the Light Beacons of the World|access-date=6 April 2017}}</ref>