LightHawk Conservation Flying
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LightHawk is a 501(c)3 nonprofit flying for conservation across North America! Using the power of an aerial perspective, we partner with organizations to tackle pressing environmental challenges and protect habitats, wildlife, and natural resources.
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
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
November 27, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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
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
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
November 27, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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
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
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
November 25, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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
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
The aerial view helps partners see the full picture and guide what comes next.
#ConservationInFlight #SalmonRecovery #LightHawk #NezPerce
November 24, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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
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
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
November 23, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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
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
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
November 21, 2025 at 8:52 PM
#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
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.)
November 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM
#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
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
Share the View - An international Nature Photography Contest
Share the View is open to everyone worldwide, 18 years and up. Landscapes, wildlife, and nature from anywhere on earth qualify for entry. Proceeds benefit organizations supporting nature, conservation, and education around the world.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:09 PM
📸 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
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
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
Conservation FLYer – October 2025 - LightHawk
LightHawk Monthly News - October 2025
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November 19, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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
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
“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
November 18, 2025 at 11:32 PM
#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
“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
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
November 17, 2025 at 11:19 PM
💧 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
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. 💙
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. 💙
November 14, 2025 at 6:43 PM
✈️ #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. 💙
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
With restoration efforts ongoing today, the aerial view still reveals one truth: water connects everything. 🌿✈️
📸 Steve Davis & Ryan Boggs
November 13, 2025 at 7:38 PM
#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
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
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
November 12, 2025 at 8:07 PM
✈️ 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
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
#VeteransDay #LightHawk #FlyingForGood #ConservationInFlight #Service #Gratitude
November 11, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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
#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!
LightHawk flights are a game-changer for endangered species!
November 10, 2025 at 9:19 PM
#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!
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.
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.
November 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
🛩️ 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.
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
📸 Flatirons, Boulder CO - Mitch Tobin
💚 Make your impact take flight—give early and help keep conservation in the air!
👉 https://loom.ly/J4FhkfI
📸 Flatirons, Boulder CO - Mitch Tobin
November 3, 2025 at 8:50 PM
🎉 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
📸 Flatirons, Boulder CO - Mitch Tobin
💚 Make your impact take flight—give early and help keep conservation in the air!
👉 https://loom.ly/J4FhkfI
📸 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!
October 31, 2025 at 10:43 PM
#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
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
October 31, 2025 at 3:47 PM
🧙♀️ 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
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
Forests shape rivers. Rivers sustain life. 🌲💧
#LightHawk #ConservationInFlight #NewEngland
October 30, 2025 at 6:36 PM
#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
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
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
October 29, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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
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
This month, we took flight for the Santa Barbara Zoo in search of three missing condors using aerial telemetry. 💚
#LightHawk #CaliforniaCondor
October 28, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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
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
Your early gift helps us fly for conservation & protect wild places from the Colorado River to the Rockies—and beyond. 💚
#ColoradoGives #LightHawk #Conservation #GiveWhereYouLive
October 27, 2025 at 9:09 PM
🛩️ 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
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 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. ✈️
October 24, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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 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. ✈️