Seeing More.
Protecting More.

There is really nothing like the aerial view to showcase the intersection of the natural and built environment. Without LightHawk we can use maps and on the ground images but it just does not tell the story in the same powerful way.

LightHawk has and continues to be a vital tool in the effort to recover the condor. Population surveys, nest finding, and locating mortalities from the air enables us to much more effectively manage the species.

We could not have reached the milestone of 14,000 endangered animals released without LightHawk’s consistent and steadfast support of our program. LightHawk is instrumental in saving this critically endangered species.

Without Lighthawk the monitoring of these properties would’ve taken months of on-the-ground staff time. We also captured some of the best photos yet of conserved lands, which will be helpful for ongoing stewardship reference and for communications with our communities we serve.

We could not have accomplished this without LightHawk and their amazing volunteer pilots. This helps Cheetah Outreach Trust immensely towards meeting our goals for Livestock Guarding dogs to work in conflict mitigation with predators in South Africa – namely Cheetah.

These visuals would not have been possible without LightHawk. The ability to circle areas in real time of particular interest to be sure that visuals were captured, and also having experts there familiar with the landscape to help me read the topography and what I was seeing correctly was critical.

This really was the most incredible experience and I am profoundly grateful for the opportunity. Taking a group of people on this overflight created a tangible connection between us all and a rich discussion about fire challenges. I am thankful for the skilled pilots who so generously volunteered their time and planes.

This flight allowed us to complete a critical piece of our visual storytelling for an investigation produced with ProPublica. We knew the only way to convey the scale and impacts of water-intensive activities was from the air, and we could not have done it without LightHawk and Chuck’s expertise.

Minimizing holding time during bobwhite translocation is extremely important to the survival of the birds. Traveling from Florida to Pennsylvania by vehicle would have greatly increased holding time, could have increased mortality, and would have been dangerous for our employees. LightHawk was instrumental in protecting the birds and allowing us to release them in a fast and effective manner.

What would have been 13+ hour drives through the night was accomplished in 2.5–3 hour flights during daylight hours. Reaching our goal of reintroducing the wolves by December 31 was due in large part to our collaboration with LightHawk.