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Three Ways to Join Our Community

Pilots donate their time and aircraft. Your support covers what it takes to turn that generosity into a mission. Whether you fly, give, or partner, you put the aerial perspective to work for conservation.

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Power the Mission

Every contribution helps LightHawk bring conservation and aviation expertise where it can make an impact for lands, waters, and wildlife.

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Become a Volunteer Pilot

Fly with purpose on conservation missions that put your experience to work in ways you won’t find anywhere else. 1,000 hours PIC required.

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Become a Partner

Nonprofits, land trusts, scientists, tribes, and storytellers fly with LightHawk to gain perspective and access at no direct cost to qualifying partners.

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The Network

275+ pilots. Nationwide reach.

LightHawk volunteer pilots are spread across the United States, ready to make conservation fly wherever the mission is.

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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.

Flagship Event

50 in 50 Challenge

Every summer, LightHawk pilots and partners take on our ambitious nationwide Challenge — fifty flights in fifty days. Join the cockpit, follow along, or help power the next missions.

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