
LIGHTHAWK INSPIRES CONSERVATION ACTION
What we do
We are conservation scientists working with the leading environmental groups on the continent, showing them how aviation can augment their work, in perhaps unexpected ways, and creating flight campaigns that achieve significant conservation outcomes.
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LightHawk will partner with you to see the world in ways that help you create
conservation changes that protect water, wildlife, and our way of life.
LightHawk will partner with you to see the world in ways that help you create conservation changes that protect water, wildlife, and our way of life.
Become a LightHawk Pilot
LightHawk invites pilots with 1000 hours as PIC to share your plane,
and reveal the earth in ways that inspire conservation action.
IN THE PAST YEAR, WE ADVANCED CONSERVATION WITH:
Conservation Missions
Conservation Partners
Change Makers Flown
Volunteer Pilots
Is your organization ready to fly with us?
Are you a pilot ready to make a difference?
Will you help protect our planet?
STORIES FROM THE AIR
January 2023 Conservation FLYer
Catch up on the latest LightHawk news – January 2023 – Featured mission: Surveying Eared Grebes at Mono Lake
December 2022 Conservation FLYer
Catch up on the latest LightHawk news December 2022 Featured mission: Red wolves travel across the country (L-R): LightHawk Flight Coordinator Nell Jordan, volunteer pilot Thomas Haas, Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature Center’s wolf handler Taylor...
October 2022 Conservation Flyer
Catch up on the latest LightHawk news October 2022 Featured mission: Surveying Hurricane Ian impacts in the Everglades An aerial survey of the Everglades after Hurricane Ian revealed the mangroves in the Ten Thousand Islands area were practically unscathed.. Photo by...