our pilots
Flying with purpose
LightHawk’s volunteer pilots bring exceptional skill, experience, and generosity to conservation flying. Meet the people behind the missions and learn how they to put their flying to work for something larger.
Volunteer Pilot Network
276 volunteer pilots ready to fly for conservation across North America.
Pilot locations
- Anaheim, California, 92807
- Anchorage, Alaska, 99507
- Anchorage, Alaska, 99516
- Andover, Massachusetts, 01810
- Ankeny, Iowa, 50021
- Apalachicola, Florida, 32329
- Appleton, Wisconsin, 54915
- Aptos, California, 95003
- Arvada, Colorado, 80004
- Auburn, California, 95603
- Austin, Texas, 78703
- Avoca, Wisconsin, 53506
- Bainbridge Island, Washington, 98110
- Baltimore, Maryland, 21218
- Bandon, Oregon, 97411
- Beaverton, Oregon, 97007
- Bellingham, Washington, 98229
- Belmont, California, 94002
- Belvedere, California, 94920
- Bend, Oregon, 97703
- Bettendorf, Iowa, 52722
- Bishop, California, 93514
- Bloomington, Indiana, 47408
- Boca Raton, Florida, 33486
- Bolton, Massachusetts, 01740
- Bonners Ferry, Colorado, 83805
- Boonville, New York, 13309
- Boulder Creek, California, 95006
- Boulder, Colorado, 80301
- Boulder, Colorado, 80302
- Boulder, Colorado, 80304
- Boulder, Colorado, 80305
- Bozeman, Montana, 59715
- Bradenton, Florida, 34208
- Bradford Woods, Pennsylvania, 15015
- Broomfield, Colorado, 80023
- Buckley, Washington, 98321
- Buellton, California, 93427
- Camarillo, California, 93010
- Camas, Washington, 98607
- Carbondale, Illinois, 62903
- Carefree, Arizona, 85377
- Carnelian Bay, California, 96140
- Carson City, Nevada, 89703
- Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27514
- Chappaqua, New York, 10514
- Chattanooga, Tennessee, 37419
- Cimarron, New Mexico, 87714
- Claremore, Oklahoma, 74017
- Cleveland Heights, Ohio, 44118
- Clifton Park, New York, 12065
- Cody, Wyoming, 82414
- Cohoes, New York, 12047
- Colleyville, Texas, 76034
- Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80926
- Columbia, Tennessee, 38401
- Columbus, Ohio, 43220
- Coral Gables, Florida, 33143
- Corralitos, California, 95076
- Coventry, Connecticut, 06238
- Cumberland, Maine, 04021
- Cypress, California, 90630
- Dallas, Texas, 75206
- Dayton, Ohio, 45429
- Deer Park, Washington, 99006
- Del Norte, Colorado, 81132
- Denver, Colorado, 80209
- Denver, Colorado, 80238
- Des Moines, Iowa, 50313
- Dover, New Hampshire, 03820
- Driftwood, Texas, 78619
- Dublin, California, 94568
- Dumfries, Virginia, 22026
- Dunstable, Massachusetts, 01827
- Eagle, Colorado, 81631
- East Aurora, New York, 14052
- Edgartown, Massachusetts, 02539
- El Cajon, California, 92019
- El Dorado Hills, California, 95762
- El Prado, New Mexico, 87529
- Emerald Hills, California, 94062
- Erie, Colorado, 80516
- Eugene, Oregon, 97405
- Evans City, Pennsylvania, 16033
- Fairbanks, Alaska, 99709
- Fayetteville, Georgia, 30215
- Fernandina Beach, Florida, 32034
- Fillmore, California, 93015
- Flagstaff, Arizona, 86001
- Flagstaff, Arizona, 86004
- Fort Collins, Colorado, 80526
- Franklin, Michigan, 48025
- Georgetown, Maine, 04548
- Gig Harbor, Washington, 98335
- Gillette, Wyoming, 82716
- Gilroy, California, 95020
- Glenside, Pennsylvania, 19038
- Graham, Washington, 98338
- Grand Haven, Michigan, 49417
- Grand Junction, Colorado, 81505
- Grass Valley, California, 95945
- Greenland, New Hampshire, 03840
- Hagerstown, Maryland, 21742
- Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, 03844
- Harleysville, Pennsylvania, 19438
- Heber City, Utah, 84032
- Helena, Montana, 59601
- Hereford, Arizona, 85615
- High Rolls Mountain Park, New Mexico, 88325
- Hillsborough, California, 94010
- Hinesburg, Vermont, 05461
- Hingham, Massachusetts, 02043
- Homer, Alaska, 99603
- Houston, Texas, 77005
- Hudson, Ohio, 44236
- Irvine, California, 92620
- Ivins, Utah, 84738
- Jackson, Wyoming, 83002
- Jacksonville, Oregon, 97530
- Jersey City, New Jersey, 07306
- Juno Beach, Florida, 33408
- Ketchum, Idaho, 83340
- Key West, Florida, 33040
- Lander, Wyoming, 82520
- Laramie, Wyoming, 82073
- Las Cruces, New Mexico, 88001
- Las Vegas, Nevada, 89113
- Las Vegas, Nevada, 89138
- Las Vegas, Nevada, 89183
- Leawood, Kansas, 66209
- Lee, New Hampshire, 14541
- Lexington, Massachusetts, 02420
- Littleton, Colorado, 80123
- Longmont, Colorado, 80503
- Los Altos, California, 94022
- Los Altos, California, 94024
- Lyme, Connecticut, 06371
- Madison, Wisconsin, 53705
- Madison, Wisconsin, 53711
- Mammoth, California, 93546
- Manhattan Beach, California, 90266
- Marblehead, Massachusetts, 01945
- Mazama, Washington, 98833
- Mazon, Illinois, 60444
- Melbourne Beach, Florida, 32951
- Mercer Island, Washington, 98040
- Meridian, Idaho, 83642
- Merion Station, Pennsylvania, 19066
- Merrimack, New Hampshire, 03054
- Milan, Illinois, 61264
- Milltown, Montana, 59851
- Minnetonka, Minnesota, 55345
- Missoula, Montana, 59808
- Moab, Utah, 84532
- Molalla, Oregon, 97038
- Monrovia, California, 91016
- Monsey, New York, 10952
- Montclair, New Hampshire, 07043
- Montgomery, Massachusetts, 01085
- Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, 29466
- Mountain View, California, 94043
- Napa, California, 94558
- Naples, Florida, 34113
- Nashville, Tennessee, 37215
- Nederland, Colorado, 80466
- New Castle, New Hampshire, 03854
- New York, New York, 10009
- Newport Beach, California, 92660
- Newton Center, Massachusetts, 02459
- Newtown, Pennsylvania, 19438
- Niwot, Colorado, 80503
- Norfolk, Virginia, 23508
- North Conway, New Hampshire, 03860
- Northfield Falls, Vermont, 05664
- Oakhurst, California, 93644
- Oakhurst, California, 93644
- Ocala, Florida, 34472
- Oceanside, California, 92057
- Oceanside, California, 92054
- Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, 53066
- Odessa, Florida, 33556
- Omaha, Nebraska, 68114
- Orange, California, 92867
- Overgaard, Arizona, 85933
- Oyster Bay Cove, New York, 11771
- Palm Beach, Florida, 33480
- Palm Desert, California, 92211
- Palo Alto, California, 94303
- Park City, Utah, 84060
- Parkland, Florida, 33076
- Peck, Idaho, 83545
- Phoenix, Arizona, 85032
- Pickerington, Ohio, 43147
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15217
- Port Orange, Florida, 32128
- Portland, Oregon, 97218
- Pottsdam, Pennsylvania, 19464
- Prescott, Arizona, 86305
- Quartz Hill, California, 93536
- Queenstown, Maryland, 21658
- Rapid City, South Dakota, 57703
- Redondo Beach, California, 90277
- Richland, Washington, 99352
- Ridgway, Colorado, 81432
- Romulus, New York, 14541
- Salmon, Idaho, 83467
- San Diego, California, 92131
- San Diego, California, 92128
- San Diego, California, 92116
- San Francisco, California, 94118
- San Francisco, California, 94122
- San Luis Obispo, California, 93405
- Sandwich, Massachusetts, 02563
- Santa Barbara, California, 93460
- Santa Clara, California, 95050
- Santa Cruz, California, 95060
- Santa Fe, New Mexico, 87505
- Santa Rosa, California, 95404
- Santa Rosa, California, 95403
- Saugerties, New York, 12477
- Scottsdale, Arizona, 85266
- Scottsdale, Arizona, 85254
- Seattle, Washington, 98105
- Seattle, Washington, 98118
- Seattle, Washington, 98122
- Seattle, Washington, 98144
- Sebastopol, California, 95472
- Sedona, Arizona, 86336
- Seeley Lake, Montana, 59868
- Seminole, Florida, 33776
- Sharon, Massachusetts, 02459
- Sonoma, California, 95476
- South Dartmouth, Massachusetts, 02748
- Southold, New York, 11971
- Sparks, Nevada, 89436
- Sparks, Nevada, 89441
- Spokane Valley, Washington, 99206
- St Bonifacius, Minnesota, 55375
- St. George, Utah, 84770
- Stanwood, Washington, 98292
- Stone Ridge, New York, 12484
- Superior, Colorado, 80027
- Surprise, Arizona, 85387
- Talkeetna, Alaska, 99676
- Toms River, New Jersey, 08757
- Truckee, California, 96161
- Tucson, Arizona, 85701
- Tustin, California, 92782
- Upland, California, 91786
- Vail, Arizona, 85641
- Van Nuys California, 91406
- Venice, Florida, 34292
- Ventura, California, 93001
- Ventura, California, 93003
- Vero Beach, Florida, 32963
- Vienna, Virginia, 22180
- Viola, Idaho, 83872
- Vonore, Tennessee, 37885
- Warrenton, Oregon, 97146
- Warwick, New York, 10990
- Washington, District of Columbia, 20008
- Watsonville, California, 95076
- Waunakee, Wisconsin, 53597
- Wayland, Massachusetts, 01778
- West Grove, Pennsylvania, 19390
- West Linn, Oregon, 97068
- Westerville, Ohio, 43082
- Westminster, Colorado, 80023
- Westport, Connecticut, 06880
- White Salmon, Washington, 98672
- Windsor, California, 95492
- Woodinville, Washington, 98072
- Wyoming, Michigan, 49519
- Yarmouth, Maine, 04096
- Yerington, Nevada, 89447
- Yorkville, California, 95494
LightHawk’s volunteer pilot corps spans the country, making it possible to respond to conservation needs across North America.
pilots of the month
Celebrating the People Behind the Perspective
Each month, we recognize a LightHawk volunteer pilot whose time, skill, and commitment help make conservation flying possible. Click a photo to learn more about these pilots and how they’re helping move conservation forward.
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