Recently, one 2-hour flight covered 100 sites for Agricultural Stewardship Assoc. in NY, work that would have taken weeks on the ground. That’s the power of aerial perspective! Give to strengthen the view that informs conservation on #GivingTuesday. 🔗 www.lighthawk.org/donate 📸 Drake McDonough

LightHawk flew with the native-led nonprofit Native Land Institute over Chaco Canyon in New Mexico. Volunteer pilot Evan Anderman flew Tribal leaders and media members to capture imagery as federal policy conversations could impact current canyon protections. 📸 Evan Anderman

LightHawk pilots are our biggest supporters, donating their time, aircraft, & resources to support conservation. They keep aerial insights accessible to nonprofits, tribes & research teams working on the ground. Give in honor of a pilot who lifts conservation into view. 🔗 www.lighthawk.org/donate

Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at LightHawk. We’re grateful for you—our volunteer pilots, partners, and supporters. You make this work possible. 📸 Jonathan Milne 🛩️ Pilot: Jonathan Hinson #HappyThanksgiving #ConservationInFlight #Grateful #ThankYou #LightHawk

What do you see when you look down from the sky? These photos don’t just wow—they move the work forward, sparking awareness & conversations to protect water, lands and wildlife. 💬 Which image moves you? 📸 Benjamin Drummond · Alexander Heilner · Dave Showalter · David Moskowitz

We’re one week from Giving Tuesday—and gearing up to reach our $75,000 December goal. Your support helps LightHawk bring aerial insight to the conservation work happening across the country. 🔗 Donate: https://www.lighthawk.org/donate 📸 Evan Anderman #GivingTuesday #ConservationInFlight

A flight with the Nez Perce Tribe over the Snake River showed two very different stories: blocked salmon migration at the dams & thriving tributaries upstream. The aerial view helps partners see the full picture and guide what comes next. #ConservationInFlight #SalmonRecovery #LightHawk #NezPerce

Behind the scenes at 2,000 ft 🎥✈️ Camera mounts capture what most people never get to see—giving partners early insights into change and helping protect critical habitats. What in-flight views should we share next? #AerialPerspective #ConservationInFlight #LightHawk

#PilotViewFriday Shoutout to Ken Newbury, a LightHawk volunteer pilot for over 10 years! Our partners at the Land Trust of Santa Cruz recently got to experience his dedication on a flight over their lands. Thank you, Ken, for flying for conservation. ✈️💚 📸: Ken Newbury

#PilotViewFriday Our partners with Land Trust of Santa Cruz recently learned how great of a volunteer pilot Ken Newbury is! Ken has been flying with us for a decade and has been a great contributor to conservation aviation! Thanks Ken for all you do for us and for the planet! (📸 by Ken Newbury.)

📸 Calling all nature photographers! Share the View’s annual contest is open, and proceeds help support LightHawk’s conservation work and the natural world! Share your best shot for a chance to win $5,000 in prizes! 👉 Enter here: https://loom.ly/xMAFV_s #ShareTheView #NaturePhotography

Did you see the October Conservation FLYer? This month’s mission features Northwestern Maine’s forests—and incredible fall colors. 🍁 Check it out! https://www.lighthawk.org/what-we-do/conservation-flyer-october-2025/ #LightHawk #ConservationInFlight #AerialConservation #Maine

#PartnersAreSaying “There would have been no way to get such a comprehensive view of the river… this overview will help us along tremendously.” – Brynne Lazarus, USGS The view from above changes what we understand—and how we act. #LightHawk #ConservationInFlight #USGS

💧 The #ColoradoRiver is the lifeblood of the West, but it needs a more balanced approach that supports both people & ecosystems. Check out images from a flight with Western Resource Advocates – AZ documenting current conditions to inspire action for the river’s future. 📸 by Steve Meyer

✈️ #PilotViewFriday Celebrating volunteer pilot Jamie Gamble (left), who’s been flying with LightHawk for 15 years! Jamie is a key part of our conservation work in New England, and we’re grateful for all he does to keep our mission aloft. 💙

#TBT In 2019, LightHawk partnered with the Everglades Foundation to see Florida Bay and the Tamiami Trail restoration area from above. With restoration efforts ongoing today, the aerial view still reveals one truth: water connects everything. 🌿✈️ 📸 Steve Davis & Ryan Boggs

✈️ Where Are We Wednesday! We’ve flown missions in 27 states this year—can you guess where this landscape is? Drop your answer below 👇and we’ll reveal the answer tomorrow! #WhereAreWeWednesday #LightHawk #FlyingForGood

To all veterans across the LightHawk community and beyond—thank you for your service, in the air and on the ground. 💙 #VeteransDay #LightHawk #FlyingForGood #ConservationInFlight #Service #Gratitude

#PartnersAreSaying "Driving chicks for the 1200 mile drive typically results in 5-10% mortality of chicks, while LightHawk flights are typically 3.5 hour or less, with zero mortality of endangered Masked Bobwhite chicks and adults." LightHawk flights are a game-changer for endangered species!

🛩️ As 2025 winds down, we’re celebrating the view from above: 188 missions & 650+ hours in the air to protect wildlife, water & wild places. Each flight brings new perspective & we’re not done yet. 💙 Fly with us: https: lighthawk.org 📸 Jason Derrick, Payton Wyatt, Dave Showalter, Jonathan Milne.

🎉 It’s GO time! As a proud Colorado-based nonprofit, LightHawk is soaring into the season of giving. Early giving for #ColoradoGives kicks off today! 💚 Make your impact take flight—give early and help keep conservation in the air! 👉 https://loom.ly/J4FhkfI#ColoradoGives📸 Flatirons, Boulder CO - Mitch Tobin

#PilotViewFriday This week we recognize volunteer pilot Eric Berman, seen here with partners from the Legacy Forest Defense Coalition after a flight earlier this year in Washington! Thanks for being part of the team Eric and sharing the gift of flight with our conservation partners!

🧙‍♀️ Need a witch’s-eye view this Halloween? LightHawk’s got the next best thing! 🛩️ From above, our pilots see the hidden webs connecting forests, rivers & wildlife—no magic required. ✨#HappyHalloween Image: Karlson Island (Oregon) Volunteer Pilot: Jane Rosevelt Photographer: Tom Josephson

#TBT to 2018, when photographer Lauren Ownes joined a LightHawk flight with the New England Forestry Foundation to capture Maine’s Denny’s River—vital spawning habitat for endangered Atlantic Salmon. 🐟 Forests shape rivers. Rivers sustain life. 🌲💧 #LightHawk #ConservationInFlight #NewEngland

Olympic National Park’s glaciers & coastline are changing fast. 🏔️🌊 This month, LightHawk flew with Washington National Park Fund to document these vital landscapes from above—revealing how glaciers, rivers, & forests connect in a rapidly warming world. 📸 Mark Erskine #LightHawk #Conservation

California condors nearly disappeared in the 1980s—just 22 remained. Today, there are 400+ thanks to conservation partners working together. 🦅 This month, we took flight for the Santa Barbara Zoo in search of three missing condors using aerial telemetry. 💚 #LightHawk #CaliforniaCondor

🛩️ Early giving for #ColoradoGives kicks off Nov 3—& LightHawk is once again part of it! Your early gift helps us fly for conservation & protect wild places from the Colorado River to the Rockies—and beyond. 💚 #ColoradoGives #LightHawk #Conservation #GiveWhereYouLive

Happy #PilotViewFriday, friends! Volunteer pilot Scott Cianchette took to the skies over Maine’s fall foliage in his Beechcraft Bonanza with partners, Forest Society of Maine (@forest_society_of_maine). It's a reminder of how awesome pilots like Scott connect people & conservation from above. ✈️

🛩️ Volunteer pilot Robert Thomas flew members of the Clean River Advisory Council (CRAC) above Illinois’ waterways to capture imagery of river restoration sites. Footage from the flight will soon appear in a PSA to share the power of the aerial view far beyond the flight. #LightHawk

#TBT 🌊 Back in 2016, LightHawk joined San Francisco Baykeeper & local partners to capture aerial imagery of Bay Area King Tides—offering a glimpse of how sea level rise can reshape coastlines. Nearly a decade later, that perspective continues to inform climate resilience work across the region. 💙

“Thank you for this opportunity! It was very useful for me to be at this altitude in order to truly understand the landscape context and scale of our conservation project.” — Abby King, The Nature Conservancy–Maine 💙 Grateful to Volunteer Pilot Scott Cianchette for making this Maine view possible.

America’s public lands are under growing pressure from development, extraction & the rollback of protections. LightHawk takes to the air with partners to reveal these threats & inspire action. From above, it’s clear: our public lands connect us all. 🌎 #PublicLands #WildPlaces

Mexican Wolf Recovery Takes Flight! 🛩️ Our Wolf Pack volunteer pilots transported pups from breeding centers to wild dens in NM—boosting genetic diversity & giving them a new start in the wild. LightHawk is proud to support one of North America’s most inspiring wildlife recovery stories. 💙

There’s something peaceful about watching rivers wind and fields stretch below. 🌾 A view that reminds us why protecting these landscapes matters. 💙 Support conservation from above: https://loom.ly/e0hj5S8

Lake Champlain connects communities across VT, NY, & QC—but faces challenges from runoff & climate change. LightHawk flew to capture aerial imagery, helping conservationists monitor water quality. Sometimes the best way to protect water is to see it from the air. 💙 #LightHawk #LakeChamplain

#PilotViewFriday We’re spotlighting Archer Olmer, one of our newest volunteer pilots! Archer joined LightHawk earlier this year and has already signed up for several conservation missions across the Pacific Northwest. Welcome aboard, Archer—thanks for helping conservation take flight! 💙

#TBT A 2022 flight provided Los Padres ForestWatch the chance to gather photos along the Gaviota Coast. The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors was considering a proposal to send up to 70 oil tanker trucks per day through the Los Padres National Forest along California's Central Coast.

Introducing Above and Beyond — our new blog where our stories take flight! Our first post, “Wilderness, Wings, and Words,” by volunteer contributor Kristin Smith, explores how a love of nature & aviation led her to LightHawk. 📖 Read now: https://loom.ly/NaBDC8E #AboveAndBeyond

Glaciers on Colorado’s Front Range are changing—fast. LightHawk teamed up with a @ColoradoStateU researcher to fly over 12 glaciers from Rocky Mountain NP to the Indian Peaks, capturing images to track climate-driven change. Understanding starts with seeing. ❄️ #LightHawk #ConservationInFlight

Did you catch the September Conservation FLYer? ✈️ It features first-time LightHawk pilot Bronson Daughtry’s flight over iconic Wyoming landscapes—and a gorgeous photo from Chris Boyer, our Northern Region Program Manager. 👉 Read the latest issue: https://loom.ly/A1eKhiU #LightHawk #FlyingForGood

A view from above can turn awareness into action. In August, LightHawk flew to document Nevada’s remaining wild landscapes—capturing both their beauty and the pressures they face. The imagery is helping partners advocate for permanent protection through a short film for lawmakers and the public.

It’s #WorldWildlifeDay! 🌍🦅 From transporting endangered species to flying aerial surveys, LightHawk uses the power of flight to protect wildlife & the places they depend on. Conservation takes perspective—& that’s why we fly. 🛩️ #LightHawk #FlyingForGood #ConservationInFlight

Today we honor the life of Dr. Jane Goodall. Her courage, vision, and unwavering hope shaped the way we see our world. LightHawk flies in service of the same belief she carried so gracefully — that every action for wildlife and conservation matters. #JaneGoodall #ConservationHero #ReasonforHope

The Colorado River Delta is one of North America’s most important restoration stories & monitoring progress is still critical today. #TBT to 2020: we partnered with @SonoranInstitute to fly over restoration sites to track recovery. The work continues & so does the need for aerial perspective. 💙

Another week, another chance to fly for conservation. Missions are on the board, pilots are ready, and LightHawk is bringing the aerial perspective to challenges that matter. Be part of the impact: lighthawk.org/donate!

Our coastlines face growing challenges—from erosion and flooding to habitat loss and development pressures. LightHawk provides the aerial view that reveals patterns you can’t see from the ground—insights that guide on-the-ground solutions. #LightHawk #CoatalConservation #FlyingForGood

#PilotViewFriday: Celebrating David Riffle! Flying with #LightHawk since 2018, David has been a vital part of our conservation flying family in Washington. 👏 Thank you, David—and to all our volunteer pilots—for giving conservation wings! #VolunteerPilot #FlingForGood

#TBT: In 2021, LightHawk and American Rivers flew the Yampa—for a film telling the story of one of the last free-flowing rivers in the Colorado Basin. Today, it’s still at the heart of the fight for resilient rivers in the West. 📸 David Cole #FlyingForGood #ColoradoRiverBasin

#PartnersAreSaying “I had not realized before the flight the sheer size and impact of the Everglades to our local economy and well being.” – Betty De Aragon, Brickell Magazine LightHawk flights don’t just show the view—they reveal the significance. #Everglades #FlyingForGood

We took flight with the Sierra Club – Grand Canyon Chapter to document wildlife corridors in AZ where new wall construction is planned. From above, the Santa Cruz River and Coronado National Memorial tell a story of habitat at risk & images will help inform the public & decision-makers. #LightHawk