March 2025 Conservation FLYer Featured Mission: Looking for Loons In All the Frozen Places

Mar 31, 2025 | Blog

Flying over Lake Winnipesaukee looking for loons stranded by ice on the lake. Photo by Harry Vogel. The Issue Life as a loon is filled with challenges. One of the most deadly? Mistaking a small piece of lead fishing tackle for food. For loons, ingesting lead is almost...

March 2025 NOTAM Featured Mission

Mar 17, 2025 | Blog

Volunteer Pilots Protect Utah’s Iconic Landscapes with the Aerial Perspective The Mission LightHawk partnered with Rig to Flip, a group that produces amazing videos about Western rivers, to fly 7 people to see the potential impact from mine drilling operations...

Featured Mission – December 2024

Dec 23, 2024 | Blog

Taking time to reflect on 2024’s accomplishments Before we launch a new year of conservation flying, let’s take a moment to look back on 2024 and all that was accomplished. LightHawk and our volunteer pilots have made a lasting impact on conservation over...

August 2024 Mission of the Month – Preserving bull kelp beds with Samish Indian Nation

Aug 29, 2024 | Blog

In May of this year, LightHawk partnered with the Samish Indian Nation to conduct a test flight ahead of monthly monitoring flights of the bull kelp beds in the San Juan Archipelago. The leaders of the Tribe move both in the traditional Samish ways and use the tools...

July 2024 Mission of the Month

Jul 26, 2024 | Blog

Documenting transmission line’s impact on the land Earlier this month, LightHawk took to the sky with conservation partner Archeology Southwest. The flight aimed to assess the SunZia transmission line and document its impacts on cultural and natural resources....

Spring 2024 On The Wing Newsletter

Jul 24, 2024 | Blog

On The Wing – Spring 2024 Uncovering the hidden realities of wild places Recently, as I sat on a plane cruising at 30,000 feet above the Earth, I couldn’t help but think about the total solar eclipse people were witnessing below. Although I missed viewing it...