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Fly for something bigger
Join the largest conservation flying organization in the world — 275+ volunteer pilots donating time, expertise, and aircraft to protect the places we fly over.
Why Fly With Us
A two-hour flight. An impact that lasts for years.
LightHawk offers a unique opportunity for 1,000-hour-PIC qualified pilots to volunteer their time and aircraft for conservation missions across North America — a different kind of adventurous flying.
Some pilots fly for the view. LightHawk pilots fly for what happens because of it: a story that gets told, a species that gets a second chance, a decision that finally gets made with the facts in hand.
LightHawk volunteer pilots donate their expertise, time, aircraft, and fuel. Your support helps turn that generosity into conservation action, giving scientists, community leaders, journalists, and photographers the perspective they need to understand what’s happening on the ground and help shape what happens next.
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Working with LightHawk and their partners has enriched my flying experience ten fold and is very addictive. The more I fly, the more I want to fly for causes and issues in which I believe strongly.
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
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