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...

Conservation FLYer – June 2024

Jun 29, 2024 | Blog

Check out the latest news from LightHawk! Donate 50 in 50 Challenge LightHawk's inaugural 50 in 50 Challenge took flight June 15. So far, we've completed 11 out of the 50 flights with many more still to come! Thanks to volunteer pilots Alan Finback, Doug Paris, Ken...

June 2024 Mission of the Month

Jun 28, 2024 | Blog

Another season of Mexican Wolf cross-foster flights In early May, LightHawk kicked off another season of Mexican wolf cross-foster flights with conservation partner, the Mexican Wolf Saving Animals From Extinction (SAFE) Program. Mexican wolves were almost eradicated...

Mission of the Month: Documenting the removal of dams on the Klamath River

Feb 26, 2024 | Blog

Mission of the Month Documenting the removal of dams on the Klamath River LightHawk is helping to document a historic moment for free-flowing rivers and salmon recovery in the Pacific Northwest. For more than a century, four dams along the Klamath River in southern...